DISCOVER THE DISTURBING LEGEND THAT HAS HAUNTED THE PINE BARRENS FOR CENTURIES.1735. Leeds Point, New Jersey. A weary woman discovers she is pregnant with her thirteenth child. In a moment of despondence, she curses the unborn that it may be a devil. On the night the infant enters the world, no one in the room is left alive to recount the tale.
2005. Thirteen-year-old Patrick Shourds and his friend encounter a terrifying creature in the Pine Barrens. When only Patrick emerges from the woods alive, the residents of the small town blame and shun him. A pariah in his community, Patrick is ultimately driven away, vowing to never look back.
2025. Patrick reluctantly returns to Leeds Point after the death of his mother. Seeking to lay the ghosts of his past to rest, he soon discovers they refuse to go quietly. When a string of grisly events rock the small town, old suspicions resurface, and the residents again point their fingers at the prodigal son.
Patrick will learn that he can't run from the past. He'll have to confront his demons - the monster in the woods and the darkness that dwells within.
IN THESE WOODS, LEGENDS BECOME NIGHTMARES.James Kaine, author of The Dead Children's Playground, brings you the next chilling tale in his American Horrors series where you'll learn fear always finds its way home.
James Kaine is a bestselling author, publisher and filmmaker born and raised in Trenton, NJ. An active pro member of the Horror Writer's Association, he brings readers visceral, haunting tales of terror via his Horror House Publishing imprint.Ted Tally, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, called his book My Pet Werewolf "Twisty. Spooky. Shocking." and "Unputdownable."BookLife by Publishers Weekly proclaimed his novel, The Dead Children's Playground, "will chill readers to the bone." The book, the first in his American Horrors anthology series, has been a #1 bestseller in U.S. Horror on Amazon and was the winner of the 2025 Books of Horror Indie Brawl. His works are being translated into multiple languages, bringing James's cinematic style of scary storytelling to a global audience. He resides in Hamilton, NJ with his wife, Jessica, their two children and an energetic Boston Terrier. When he isn't writing he loves to read, travel, cook, watch movies and learn new skills.For bookings, media inquiries and any other requests, send an email to james@jameskaine.com.
