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The Squatter: An Old Castle Novel

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“Emma couldn’t see her lower half hidden beneath the bed and thank Christ she couldn’t because what Molly witnessed in that moment changed how she looked at the world. Who would’ve ever thought that what lurked in the shadows beneath Emma’s bed — her safe haven — would change how the world looked at Molly Greene.”

“The giant mouldy screen on Molly’s bedroom ceiling began to twirl and swirl in on itself. A black vortex emitting an overpowering stench of decay and mould began to drip from the ceiling like a hellish stalactite. Molly’s pitiful sobs cut to a sudden gagging halt in her throat as her child — her thing — oozed from the ceiling, descending down through the whirlwind of blight, sending Molly Greene into heaving hyperventilation.”