Chosen

Something’s rotten in the waters around Ludlow. It’s turning townsfolk into the Brethren—pale and lifeless apparitions, monstrous reflections of themselves. The Brethren crave only the Light in the Dark, under the command of the Angel in the Depths. Guided by the shadowy cult leader, Mal Lazarus, who is intent on taking over the town, the Brethren stalk the streets of Ludlow, taking victims to the Mercy River, to a fate far worse than death. Standing in the way of the Brethren are only a handful of people—a photographer, an art teacher, a student, a priest, and a federal agent—all trying to stop the Brethren from taking over Ludlow. But is it too late for the town, and, in the end, too late for the last Breathers of Ludlow to prevent Lazarus from realizing his dire dream in the service of the Light in the Dark?

From the Back Cover

There's something the matter with Ludlow, Pennsylvania. Something in the water. When Malcolm Warner first learns about the Light in the Dark, it sets in motion a ghastly, grisly crusade for the heart and soul of this tiny town that draws everyone to banks of the Mercy River, and something dreadful living in the muck and shadows. A few brave townsfolk desperately try to stem the tide of the Brethren who move inexorably to claim the town, and the world beyond it. Can anyone resist the Light in the Dark?

About the Author

D. T. Neal is a fiction writer and editor living in Chicago. He won second place in the 2008 Aeon Award for his short story, "Aegis," and has been published in Albedo One, Ireland's premier magazine of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. He is author of the werewolf horror novel, Saamaanthaa (2011) and sequel, The Happening (2015), the vampire novel, Suckage (2013), the creature feature novella, Relict (2013) and the eco horror novella, Summerville (2013). He is currently working on several new science fiction, fantasy, and thriller stories.

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