THE HEARTS OF BLACK DUSK (It Hunts Book 1)

In the year 2456 AC, the quiet town of Blackreach Hollow in the Duskland Republic becomes the hunting ground of something that does not behave like a man—and does not remain a monster for long.At first, it wears a mask and carries a two-handed axe. It stalks young men in the dark, testing strength, harvesting hearts, leaving brutality in its wake. Law enforcement fails. Weapons fail. Fear becomes routine.Then the killings change.The monster learns.As bodies fall, the town itself begins to shift—fear replaced by calm, resistance by acceptance. What starts as a slasher horror becomes something far worse: a presence that spreads through people, through systems, through the promise of relief from pain.Three members of a fringe group known as the Dungeon Crawlers stand against it:Malcolm, a Glenmorian brute with the strength to fight backColt, a fast-draw gunslinger who pays for survival in blood and boneRylon, a young mage whose knowledge costs him everythingWhat they face cannot simply be killed.Because it doesn’t want to rule the town.It wants to be the town.Dark, hopeless, and relentlessly psychological, The Hearts of Black Dusk is a horror novel about control, consent, and the terrifying cost of choosing comfort over freedom. Read more