The Echo Beneath

By B. E. Jacobs

What lies beneath the sleepy town of Millridge has waited centuries to awaken... When thirteen-year-old Eliot Harlow moves to the isolated town of Millridge, he expects nothing more exciting than sketching landscapes and navigating middle school. But after he and his new friends discover mysterious symbols carved into ancient markers throughout the surrounding forest, they unearth something impossible: a hidden underground structure that shouldn't exist. As they explore the subterranean chambers, the five friends awaken an entity that calls itself the Echo--a consciousness from another dimension that has been imprisoned beneath Millridge for generations. While Eliot's connection to the Echo grows stronger through disturbing dreams and visions, a secret society called the Order of the Vessel prepares for a cosmic alignment that occurs only once every thirty-seven years. When children begin disappearing throughout town, Eliot realizes the Echo isn't merely communicating--it's hunting. The ancient entity promises to reveal the truths kept hidden by the town's powerful families, but at what cost? As dimensions begin to blur and reality fractures around them, Eliot must determine whether the Echo is a guide to hidden knowledge or a manipulative force using them as unwitting pawns in its bid for freedom. With time running out before the dimensional barrier collapses completely, Eliot and his friends must uncover centuries of buried secrets to save both their world and themselves. Because in Millridge, what's been forgotten is far more dangerous than what's remembered. Perfect for fans of "Stranger Things," Stephen King's "IT," and "The Goonies," this supernatural coming-of-age thriller explores the thin boundary between wonder and terror, and the price of forbidden knowledge.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F6D43YG7
• ISBN13: 9798281298353
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 225 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"