Published November 26, 2025

 

If you’re reading this, it means the Festival is close again.
The valley won’t be on any map.
It never is.

Harold has spent his whole life building worlds that vanish by morning—lights, laughter, the roar of rides, and the kind of fun people pay for because it feels safe.

So when his traveling carnival is invited deep into a hidden Appalachian valley for a festival that only happens once every five years, he thinks it’s just another stop on the circuit.

A good crowd.
Easy money.
A place to set up, tear down, and roll on.

But the longer the midway stays lit, the more the festival shows its teeth.

People start to disappear.

Not the way drifters disappear on the road…
but the way something takes them—quietly, cleanly, like they were always meant to be part of the show.

Prizes go unclaimed.
Raffles turn wrong.
And the locals keep smiling like they already know how the night ends.

Because this isn’t entertainment.

It’s an invitation.
It’s a tradition.
And it’s hungry.

Harold is about to learn the truth every carnie understands too late:

Some places demand a price.
And some festivals exist for one reason—
to feed what’s been waiting in the dark.

Festival is a slow-burn horror novel where spectacle masks menace, the crowd feels like a single living thing, and the lights only shine to help you see what’s coming.

Perfect for fans of:

Dark carnival / festival horror

Folk horror + supernatural dread

Claustrophobic, isolated settings

Slow-burn terror that turns into a trap

Step into the Festival.
Just don’t expect to leave unchanged.
 

If Festival unsettled you, Snow Storm goes quieter — and deeper.

Same darkness. Different kind of breaking.

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