The Cellar

The storm never stopped. It just moved underground.

When a young woman awakens chained inside a flooded root cellar, the storm outside is only the beginning of the nightmare.
Her captor—once a sheriff's deputy—believes the rising water is a cleansing sent by God.
But as the flood rises, so does something far darker: a legacy of violence, corruption, and a brotherhood that stretches from Polk County into the heart of Trinity itself.

Trapped beneath the cabin with another victim, Sierra must fight not just for freedom, but for sanity, as the truth behind the Leviathan Cross cult comes to light.
Escape might mean death—but staying means something worse.

The Cellar is a stand-alone psychological horror short story from D. G. McCool Jr., blending Southern Gothic dread, survival terror, and small-town corruption into a single storm of fear.

Perfect for fans of Stephen King's Misery, T. Kingfisher's The Twisted Ones, and C. J. Tudor's The Chalk Man.