The Curses We Keep
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $4.99
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Publisher Description
The York family believed distance would save them.
Fleeing the pyres of Salem in 1692, they sought refuge in Carolina's sultry lowcountry, desperate to escape the witch trial hysteria that had consumed their neighbors. But in their new Charleston homestead, the nightmares begin anew. Spectral figures drift through moonlit rooms. Livestock perish in inexplicable numbers. And young Cassandra York sees what others cannot—or will not—acknowledge.
Something followed them from Salem.
As Cassandra delves into her family's guarded history, she uncovers the horrifying truth: a witch's vengeance, sworn in blood and flame, has bound the York bloodline to an eternal cycle of torment. Each generation inherits the curse anew. And now, in this remote colonial outpost, the reckoning has come due.
The Curses We Keep emerges as a forgotten masterwork of Southern Gothic terror that chills to the marrow.
Customer Reviews
Southern Gothic Horror Revival
As a longtime devotee of classic gothic tales like Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, I've often returned to those masterpieces, convinced they might be the only ones capable of delivering that signature chill.
I'm thrilled to discover that The Curses We Keep revives the gothic tradition in thrilling fashion, masterfully blending New England witch-trial folklore with the humid shadows of the American South. This haunting novella chilled me to the bone as I peeled back its layers of dread, revealing a curse that spans centuries and refuses to be buried.
If you love the brooding atmospheres of Edgar Allan Poe, the tormented passions of the Brontë sisters, or the eerie folklore of Washington Irving, you won't be disappointed. Dakota J. Miller has conjured what feels like a lost classic from a bygone era — one more timeless tale destined to haunt your dreams.