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"""Absolutely chilling.""-Mallory O'Meara, author ofThe Lady from the Black Lagoon Inspired by a true story, this supernatural thriller for fans of horror and true crime follows a tale as it evolves every twenty years-with terrifying results. In the 1930s, Ella Louise and her daughter Jessica are dragged fromtheir home at the outskirts of Pilot's Creek, Virginia, in the middle ofthe night. Ella Louise is accused of using her apothecary for witchcraft,and both are burned at the stake. Ella Louise's burial site is neverfound, but the little girl has the most famous grave in the South- asteel-reinforced coffin surrounded by a fence of interconnected whitecrosses. Some wonder- If the mother was the witch, why is Jessica'sgrave so tightly sealed? This question fuels a legend as their story is told around a campfirein the 1950s by a man forever marked by his boyhood encounterswith Jessica. Decades later, a boy at that campfire will cast AmberPendleton as Jessica in a '70s horror movie inspired by the Witch Girlof Pilot's Creek. Amber's experiences on the set and its meta-remakein the '90s will ripple through pop culture, ruining her life and careerafter she becomes the target of a witch hunt herself. Amber's best chance to break the cycle of horror comes when atrue-crime investigator tracks her down to interview her for his popularpodcast. But will this final act of storytelling redeem her-or willit bring the story full circle, ready to be told once again. And again.And again . . ."

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A deeply eerie and evocative portrayal of what its like to stare into the abyss and find something there waiting for you. A memorable, disquieting ghost story about stories, rendered inside a Moebius strip. --Kirkus Reviews Chapman has expertly crafted an ouroboros of a horror story. The Remaking is a fast-paced and haunting examination of how misogyny poisons our culture, generation after generation. It's absolutely chilling. You won't be able to put it down or stop thinking about it after the lights go out. --Mallory O'Meara, author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon

A deeply eerie and evocative portrayal of what its like to stare into the abyss and find something there waiting for you. A memorable, disquieting ghost story about stories, rendered inside a Moebius strip. --Kirkus Reviews As both a novel of psychological terror and a traditional ghost story, this short, chilling read is recommended for all collections. --Booklist Chapman has expertly crafted an ouroboros of a horror story. The Remaking is a fast-paced and haunting examination of how misogyny poisons our culture, generation after generation. It's absolutely chilling. You won't be able to put it down or stop thinking about it after the lights go out. --Mallory O'Meara, author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon

An HWA Summer Scares Pick! A 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Semifinalist An ambitious mosaic novel exploring the power of urban myth and superstition. -The Guardian One of the most original and chilling novels this writer has read in recent memory. -Buzzfeed Something like Stephen King's imperfect masterpiece The Shining. -Kirkus Reviews This disorienting and immersive story anchors itself in history but stretches its terrifying tentacles into the present, producing intense chills. -Library Journal The perfect horror novel for fans of filmmaking and true crime. -Book Riot The Remaking is a fast-paced and haunting examination of how misogyny poisons our culture, generation after generation. It's absolutely chilling. You won't be able to put it down or stop thinking about it after the lights go out. -Mallory O'Meara, author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon Jumps out the gate and takes the reader on [a] wild and unnerving ride. -Horror DNA, 4 out of 5 star review A streamlined page turner of clearly cut supernatural encounters that moonlights as a frighteningly lucid story of injustice. Be it a specter or a painful recollection, Chapman teaches an absolutely chilling lesson on just how long the past will wait to bite you. -Fangoria A ripping good yarn. The Remaking first takes you into its confidence and then makes you wonder if you are also cursed with and by this story. Because, incidentally, you are. -Richmond Magazine Chapman tells a well-paced, spare story with original twists and some definite shocks. -Star News As both a novel of psychological terror and a traditional ghost story, this short, chilling read is recommended for all collections. -Booklist An obvious valentine to the horror genre. -The Big Thrill

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Clay McLeod Chapmanwrites novels, comic books, and children's books, as well as for film and TV. He is the author of the horror novelsThe RemakingandWhisper Down the Lane.Visit him atclaymcleodchapman.com.

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