The Horned One

By Angela Babcock

Every fifty years, the Horned One comes to Balmville. This time, he's

coming for Angel.

For a year, Angel has woken at 3:17 a.m. to the sound of hooves in her

bedroom - a towering, horned demon watching her from the corner,

whispering that she's almost ready. Her parents call it night terrors.

Her therapist calls it trauma. But the crescent scar on her wrist, her

grandmother's hidden journal, and the twisted oak deep in the

Balmville woods all tell the same story: in 1874, her bloodline made a

pact with the Horned One, and every fifty years the firstborn must be

given willingly.

With her only friend Eli and a forbidden reversal ritual, Angel goes

to the oak to end the cycle forever. But fire cannot kill what was

born of earth - and the demon doesn't want her fear. He wants her

blood, freely given.

A chilling horror novella about bloodlines, bargains, and the girl who

chose her town over herself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HQGDN4C2
• ISBN13: 9798182989565
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Babcock Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"