What Lingers

By Matt Allan Clark

Some things end when you close the door. Others come inside, sit down, and wait for you to forget they're there.

Two children at a farmhouse door in the middle of the night, asking politely to be let in. A new hire at a meat processing plant starting to wonder what the work is actually for. An abandoned doll factory in West Virginia and the story the locals still tell about it. A country singer whose rise happens faster than it should. A woman who comes home after her divorce and finds what the town has been keeping. A bedtime story with no last page. A hypnotist's tent at the county fair.

Eight stories that don't leave when you do. What Lingers collects original tales of slow-building dread from Matt Clark, including "The First Guest," a prequel to the award-winning thriller The Last Guest.

Finishing the book is the easy part. What lingers after the last page is what will keep you up at night.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HLQW67YT
• ISBN13: 9798177740836
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"