Based on the Port St. Lucie Legend
Back in the 1970s, a series of bizarre incidents occurred at what has since been known as "The Devil Tree." Beneath this ancient denizen, evil was wrought by a sick serial killer, calling upon forces most evil and dark. People were hung there ... and bodies buried there ... exhumed by the police. Overcome by superstition, some tried to cut down the tree, to no avail. Since then, it has stood in a remote section of a local park --- left to its own devices --- quiet in its eerie repose -- until now!
Best-selling psychological-thriller author Keith Rommel has imagined the whole tale anew. He's brought the tree to life and retold the tale with gory detail only possible in a fiction novel. Action-packed, with spine-tingling detail, this thriller is beyond parallel in the ground it uncovers ... one author's explanation of what may have really been said -- what may have really happened -- under Port St. Lucie's "Devil Tree."
What others are saying:
"The Devil Tree blankets you in dread from the start and then proceeds to smother you." - Jason Brant, Best Selling author of The Hunger series.
"Rommel has taken what was already a spooky legend and amped up the scares. Crackling dialogue, terrifying secrets, a Satanic aura and a mystery that should be left alone. The Devil Tree will give you shivers!" - Hunter Shea, author of Tortures of the Damned and The Montauk Monster.
"The Devil Tree is a ton of bloody fun. It’s a gripping and terrifying tale with a razor sharp supernatural edge. Keith Rommel delivers a fast-paced, chilling horror story that pulls no punches. Beware the woods." -- Jack Campisi, Co-Host of the Monster Men horror video podcast.
Keith is an award winning author and screenwriter. He has won best book of the year (The Devil Tree, 2015), best Feature Film screenplay of the year (The Cursed Man, 2016, 2017), best Feature Film screenplay (The Lurking Man, 2017, 2018), best Feature Screenplay (The Sinful Man, 2017). Keith's movies have garnished 116 first place awards and 53 nominations as they continue to build momentum to their public release which is drawing near, expecting a mid & late 2018 release.
His writing has been called, "Horror for the curious mind." ~ Find out why...
Suspense/psychological/horror
The Cursed Man (book 1) - Now A Motion Picture
The Lurking Man (book 2) - Now A Motion Picture
The Sinful Man (book 3) - Coming As A Major Motion Picture
The Silent Woman (book 4)
Among The People (book 5)
The Book of Sariel (book 6)
Suspense/psychological/occult/legend
The Devil Tree
The Devil Tree II: The Calling
Horror/suspense/mystery/crypto/legend
White River Monster (based off of the Newport Arkansas legend)
Ice Canyon Monster
Crime
You Killed My Brother - Book 1, Cultures Collide
Southside Sinners - Book 2, Cultures Collide
Educational
How I Got Into Hollywood
