Five Tales. One cursed forest. No one escapes unchanged.

Six English villages lay one the outskirts of Sylvius Firth, a forest older than history. The residents know not to enter the forest, but they never truly know why. Partly because of the local folklore, but mostly because of the feeling they have when they get anywhere near its shadowy depths. The change in the air, the eerie silence and the feeling they are being watched keeps them out.

But then there are those whose greed far surpasses their fear. Those who steal the forest. Those who take the land. Those who disturb the ancient being.

And then there are those who are left to pay the price.

A dad who wants to spend time with his son, a simple farm girl who finds a crystal, an innocent boy whose mum buys a painting, a millionaire playboy planning to make it on his own and the accountant who his discovering himself.

The connection of their stories spans centuries as lives are shattered and souls are claimed by Erish-Kigel, and ancient and demonic witch, whose hunger is boundless and whose cruelty endures though time. Each story builds the mystery revealing the twisted fates and linked trauma that the witch leaves in her wake - all tied to one single dark and terrifying place.

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As these five gothic horror stories unfold, threads begin to weave together. A larger evil, an ancient hunger and a growing resistance are revealed that lead to book two - Sorrowleaf and Soulglass - The discovery of a Witch, where the survivors peace together the curse of Sylvius Firth.

But for some, it is already too late.