The Remaking

By Clay McLeod Chapman

Book Overview

A chilling supernatural horror novel that follows a ghost story across generations as each retelling brings its deadly secrets back to life, from Clay McLeod Chapman, "the twenty-first century's Richard Matheson" (Richard Chizmar).

In the 1930s, Ella Louise and her daughter Jessica are dragged from their home at the outskirts of Pilot's Creek, Virginia. Ella Louise is accused of witchcraft, and both are burned at the stake. Ella Louise's burial site is never found, but the little girl has the most famous grave in the South: a steel-reinforced coffin surrounded by a fence of interconnected white crosses. But if the mother was the witch, why was the little girl's grave so tightly sealed?

Decades later, the legend inspires a 1970s horror movie starring young actress Amber Pendleton as Jessica. But Amber's experiences on set are only the beginning. When the film is remade in the 1990s, the haunting follows her into adulthood, destroying her career and turning her into the target of a modern-day witch hunt.

Years later, a true-crime investigator tracks Amber down, hoping to uncover the truth behind the infamous legend. But as the story is told once more, an unsettling question remains: Can the cycle of horror finally be broken, or is every retelling another invitation for the past to return?

From acclaimed horror author Clay McLeod Chapman, The Remaking is an atmospheric supernatural thriller that blends ghost stories, Southern Gothic folklore, cursed Hollywood productions, and true-crime obsession. Spanning decades and told through interconnected narratives, this haunting novel explores the power of urban legends, the consequences of injustice, and the terrifying ways stories can take on lives of their own.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 168369211X
• ISBN13: 9781683692119
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Quirk Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.2" x 8.0"