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by Scott Bell
Bradley Langston, college dropout and drifter, is at a dead end. His last stop before living out of his car with a wet dog and a murderous ball of fluff is a caretaker’s job at Pottsville East Shady Terraces cemetery. The cemetery is a mess, and it’s going to take a lot of work to make right, which is more than Brad bargained for when he took the job. To complicate matters, the long-term residents of Shady Terraces turn out to be a little restless. And needy. For starters, a murdered woman appears and implores Brad to help find her killer. In days, Brad has a crowd of ghosts invading his space, including one evil spirit bent on possessing him and using him to perpetrate her revenge on the world. Brad’s default setting is to run away when things get tough. Can he make a stand on the grounds of Shady Terraces, or is he doomed to repeat the failures of his own haunted past?
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The most direct parallel to Bell's work, this novel explores the dark consequences of grief and the terrifying possibilities of burial grounds with restorative powers. It shares the same oppressive atmosphere and the central theme of a father's desperate love leading to horror.
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This novella captures the specific camaraderie and morbid curiosity of childhood friends that Bell utilizes. It focuses on the transition from childhood to adulthood through a confrontation with death and mortality.
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This classic focuses on the weight of past secrets and the way they haunt a group of friends into their later lives. It matches Bell's focus on the long-term psychological effects of shared trauma and supernatural encounters.
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