The Last Turn Before the Lights: A Cosmic Horror Thriller

By Dillon Demaine

She spent her life racing against death.
Now, on a frozen stretch of highway, death is riding shotgun.

Disgraced paramedic Emma Black plunges into a historic nor'easter on Maine's desolate Route 9, desperate to reach her dying father before he passes. But as the whiteout swallows the road, the isolation manifests something worse than memories of the patient she killed: the frost on her windshield is forming impossible, intelligent patterns.

Her electronics glitch with rhythmic malice, and a low-frequency hum vibrates through the chassis, syncing with the ghosts of her past. Trapped in a metal cage against a surreal, encroaching forest, Emma realizes the storm is merely a trap-and she has driven straight into its jaws.

On Route 9, the darkness has teeth.

Perfect for fans of Stephen King, Joe Hill, *Bird Box*, and *The Shining*.

- From the author of Stairway to Darkness and many more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJ4YDSMJ
• ISBN13: 9798245056876
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"