To save her daughter's soul, a grieving mother must battle a sinister pastor who feeds off the cremains of the dead and haunts a lake community."This is goddamn wonderful. It's both beautiful and horrible."—Julie Hutchings, author of The Harpy"A beautiful, seismic novel."—Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your EyesWhen Jewel Jordan dies from cancer, her father's wish is to scatter the ashes inside their beloved Torch Lake. But after the grieving mother hears her daughter's voice coming from inside the urn, how can she let the ashes go? Especially after a mysterious pastor begs her to keep them and promises to reunite her with her daughter's spirit. Who should she listen to? Even creatures from the lake whisper to her at night, pleading for the remains of her daughter. Who can she trust? Nobody knows the truth and the bargain she made that led to her daughter's death. Now she has to fight to save her child's soul, and Torch Lake holds the answers. But the lake is cold, the truth is deep, and you have to earn the right to hear such secrets, for the lake speaks most honestly to those willing to drown."Deep, disturbing, and beautifully rendered."—Christa Carmen, Bram Stoker Award winning author of The Daughters of Block Island"An epic tale of pain, love, grief, and regret." —Laurel Hightower, author of Crossroads"Matthews is the reigning king of modern psychological horror." —Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Kin"Matthews is a damn good writer, and make no mistake, he will hurt you." —Jack Ketchum, Bram Stoker Award winning author of The Girl Next Door

The complete Ancient Enemy series together for the first time - all four books in one box set.It starts when Stella, an archaeologist specializing in Anasazi culture, finds David, a young Navajo boy who stumbles onto their dig site in a remote corner of the Navajo Reservation. David's coat is smeared with blood and he's in shock from something he's seen, revealing nothing but his name. Soon Stella and the other archaeologists will discover that something is chasing David, an unimaginable ancient evil that will stop at nothing to get him.After Stella escapes the dig site with David, driving north into Colorado, right into a blizzard, she's carjacked by a gang of criminals fleeing a botched bank robbery. All of them take refuge from the snowstorm in what they believe is an abandoned cabin. But after they find the owner's mutilated body stuffed into a freezer, they realize that something is out there in the blizzard waiting for them.The Ancient Enemy wants things . . . you have to give it what it wants or bad things will happen. Very bad things.

A deep well of the darkest wishes.Rosie and Victor Ryan, real estate investors, land a massive sale to a mystery buyer of Wishing Well House. But the same night the Ryan family celebrate the sale, a bizarre accident robs Rosie of her mobility, freezing their idyllic life in tragedy.Victor volunteers to be Rosie’s full-time caregiver. But the accident has turned his wife into a paranoid stranger in a wheelchair she calls Winter. Rosie is convinced an evil entity of untold horror lurks outside their house and is trying to come inside. Her obsession with protecting the household triggers Victor’s descent into madness.As the Ryan household spirals into claustrophobic dread and terrifying secrets, the eccentric occupants of Wishing Well House carry out a shocking ceremony with sinister results.A mother's love knows no bounds.