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Title: Lurker in the Pines
Author: Joey Stardust
Genre: Psychological Thriller / Supernatural Mystery
Publication Date: 2025
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Joey Stardust Unveils Lurker in the Pines: A Haunting Descent into Memory, Fear, and the Darkness Between Worlds
In Lurker in the Pines, acclaimed storyteller Joey Stardust delivers a chilling psychological thriller that blurs the line between memory and madness, set against the eerie backdrop of a forgotten mountain town where the woods whisper secrets no one dares to hear.
When Ethan Vale returns to Pine Hollow after the mysterious disappearance of his childhood friend, he’s drawn back into a past that refuses to stay buried. The town hasn’t changed—but something within the trees has. Locals speak in hushed tones of figures that move just beyond the light, of dreams that bleed into waking life, and of a darkness that remembers every sin.
As Ethan begins to uncover the town’s buried history, reality begins to unravel. The forest isn’t just alive—it’s watching. Each step deeper pulls him closer to the truth behind the legend of The Lurker—and the horrifying realization that some stories are written in blood, bark, and bone.
A masterclass in atmosphere and tension, Lurker in the Pines is a haunting meditation on guilt, grief, and the boundaries of human perception. Fans of Stephen King’s The Outsider, Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation, and Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter will find themselves enthralled by Stardust’s elegant prose and immersive, slow-burn terror.
With Lurker in the Pines, Joey Stardust continues to expand his growing mythos of interconnected psychological and speculative worlds—where the familiar becomes foreign and every shadow hides a secret waiting to be found.
LURKER IN THE PINES was originally released as an article in TooSquare Magazine in 2002.