THE POSSESSED

<p>Deep in the forgotten woods of Raven Hollow where compasses spin and light refuses to stay a team of paranormal investigators dares to document the impossible. Led by charismatic skeptic Marcus Vale and haunted psychologist Dr. Eliza Ward-a survivor of the infamous Blackwell Asylum Incident-they uncover the ruins of Saint Cyprian's Monastery: a prison built not to keep people <em>in</em> but to keep something <em>out</em>.</p><p>When they accidentally break the ancient seal during a midnight ritual they unleash <strong>Malakar</strong>-a <strong>demonic entity</strong> older than sin not a fallen angel but <em>hunger</em> given form. It doesn't invade bodies. It <em>invites</em> itself in-through grief guilt and the secret sins we bury deepest. One by one the investigators change: their eyes glow <strong>ember-gold</strong> their voices distort their minds twist under its control. Reality fractures. Time bends. The forest grows darker hungrier.</p><p>As <strong>supernatural horror</strong> escalates into <strong>psychological horror</strong> Eliza must confront the terrifying truth: <strong>Malakar feeds on perfect sorrow</strong>-and her own unconfessed guilt is the most nourishing of all. To stop it she must descend into the <strong>Gothic horror</strong> of the monastery's crypt face the <strong>occult thriller</strong>'s core ritual and confront the <strong>ancient evil</strong> not with faith or force-but with a truth so devastating it may destroy her sanity... or complete her.</p><p>Blending <strong>paranormal investigation</strong> with <strong>dark academia</strong> dread <em>The Possessed</em> is a slow-burn <strong>haunting</strong> that escalates into full <strong>exorcism horror</strong>-where the real terror isn't the demon outside... but the door <em>inside</em> you waiting to be opened.</p><p><strong>For fans of:</strong> <em>The Exorcist</em> <em>Hereditary</em> <em>The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires</em> and <em>Mexican Gothic</em>.</p><p>⚠️ <em>Warning: This novel contains intense psychological themes graphic body horror and existential dread. Not for the faint of heart.</em></p><p><br> </p>