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Weaver's Web: A Psychological Horror Novella
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 17 2025
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A psychological horror novella
An archaeologist losing her mind. A daughter grasping for truth. A buried evil that feeds on the forgotten.
Dr. Ellie Bennett was once at the peak of her field-until early-onset Alzheimer's began unraveling her memory. But when she uncovers a forgotten Viking burial site in Newfoundland, she doesn't just awaken history... she awakens Skuggr Valdr-the Shadow Ruler, an ancient entity based on Norse Mythology that according to sagas, preys on minds caught between life and death.
As hallucinations, memory lapses, and violence grip her archaeological team, Ellie's daughter Sarah is pulled into a chilling race against time. Together, they must navigate Norse myth, ancient ritual, and the dark world of Skuggarheimr, where the fading live in limbo and Skuggr Valdr reigns.
But in a memory care home filled with others slipping away, Ellie may hold the final key. To stop the darkness, she'll have to surrender the last pieces of herself... before the past becomes the future, and no mind is safe.
Perfect for fans of:
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Taking of Deborah Logan (film)
The Ruins by Scott Smith
Nordic Noir meets folk horror
Slow-burn terror with emotional stakes
Themes: Memory, identity, mortality, maternal bonds, and the terrifying spaces between life and death with lose relation to mythological creatures and folk tales.
About the AuthorJ.T. Patten is known for his hard-edged thrillers, but Weaver's Web marks another haunting chapter to his growing collection of horror novellas. Inspired by his Scandinavian roots and his mother's battle with Alzheimer's, this novella fuses cinematic pacing with deep emotional resonance. If you like horror that lingers, Weaver's Web will stick in your memory-even when everything else begins to fade.
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