The Echoes Beneath: a Gripping Psychological Thriller of Small-town Secrets, Buried Terror, and the Darkness That Never Lets Go

THE ECHOES BENEATH – A NovelBy Silas HawthorneSome scars never fade. Some voices never die. And some towns never let you leave.When investigative podcaster Lila Lorne returns to Gull’s Reach—the coastal town she fled as a teenager—she swears she’s only there to chase a story.But the past has been waiting for her.The hum that once haunted the tunnels beneath the cliffs…the same vibration that swallowed her brother fifteen years ago…is calling again.And this time, it’s calling her.As the town shivers under a wave of unexplained disappearances, failing lights, and whispered legends revived, Lila is dragged into a nightmare she thought she escaped. The deeper she digs, the more she uncovers about the lighthouse that never truly died, the forgotten tunnels carved beneath the earth—and the monster that learned to survive in the dark when everyone else chose to forget.What she finds isn’t a ghost.It’s not a myth.It’s an echo—a living memory hungry for attention, sharpened by years of silence, and ready to take again.To stop it, Lila must confront the truth about her father, the night her brother vanished, and the mark she’s carried on her body—and in her mind—ever since.Because the darkness beneath Gull’s Reach didn’t choose her by accident.It chose her because she shines.And it wants that light.The Echoes Beneath is a chilling, atmospheric thriller that blends psychological horror, buried secrets, and unstoppable tension into a story that will grab you by the throat and never let go.Haunting. Heartbreaking. Utterly addictive.Once you enter the tunnels, you will not come back the same.