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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LURKER IN THE PINES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Joey Stardust Unveils Lurker in the Pines: A Haunting Descent into Memory, Fear, and the Darkness Between Worlds

Lurking Fear Publishing is proud to announce the release of Lurker in the Pines, the debut novel from Joey Stardust — a work of atmospheric horror that has already been generating significant buzz among early readers and genre critics alike.

Set in the fictional town of Harmony Creek, Lurker in the Pines follows a protagonist drawn back to a place they thought they'd escaped — only to discover that the darkness they fled has been waiting patiently for their return. What begins as a story of homecoming quickly unravels into something far more unsettling, as buried memories surface and the boundary between the natural and supernatural begins to dissolve.

Stardust's prose has been described as "hypnotic" and "deeply unsettling," combining the literary sensibility of authors like Shirley Jackson with the visceral dread of modern horror masters.

"Lurker in the Pines is the book I've been carrying inside me for years," says Stardust. "It's about the things we bury and the things that refuse to stay buried. It's about the darkness in the spaces between what we remember and what actually happened."

The novel is available now through Lurking Fear Publishing in paperback and digital formats.

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About Lurking Fear Publishing: Lurking Fear Publishing is an independent press dedicated to stories that disturb, provoke, and illuminate.

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