Deb Stratton

For years, rumors of the "hairy beast" have haunted the woods of Missouri, a Midwestern state filled with river bluffs and caves. So in late 2014, when housewife and mother Emily is discovered missing, the locals immediately suspect Dave, her ex-husband....

For years, rumors of the "hairy beast" have haunted the woods of Missouri, a midwestern State filled with river bluffs and caves. So in late 2014, when housewife and mother Emily is discovered missing, the locals immediately suspect Dave, her ex-husband....

A stunning sunset begins in the northeastern sky. It sunk beautifully, like a time-lapse movie of eerie summer sunsets. But it was no ordinary event. Wholly orange, it reached up and up until it loomed over town, blocking out the sun. Somehow, she knew, life was going to change soon....

Liam and Junior are two local teens who get their thrills by vandalizing local homes and terrorizing residents. Inside a neighboring residence lives Sandy. She becomes an easy target of the local teens, who trespass in her garden-filled yard that surrounds her old wooden home....