Where Hunger Pays: A Literary Horror Novel

By Brent Hulk

Something watches from beneath the forgotten church of Brisca Hollow. Something that feeds on silence, grief, and empty stomachs. When Solene Briar receives a letter postmarked 1986--the year her mother vanished--she's drawn to a town that exists on no modern map. A place where locals fast during the new moon and pray without words. Where the church that supposedly burned still stands, its bell tower moving in the night. As Solene unravels the mystery of her mother's disappearance, she discovers the terrifying truth: in Brisca Hollow, prayers aren't offered up--they're consumed. And the congregation isn't seeking salvation. They're feeding something ancient that lives beneath the chapel floor, something that remembers her name and hungers for her grief. Now Solene must choose: uncover the secrets her mother died to protect, or become another sacrifice to the Listening Root--the god that prays when the hungry sing. "They said the church burned down in '86, but I saw the bell tower move last night."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5WKLKHN
• ISBN13: 9798280852952
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 385 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"