Massachusetts Colony, 1694. When twelve-year-old Abigail Murphy disappears into the frozen wilderness beyond her family’s settlement, everyone believes she is dead. Search parties comb the forest. Her family prepares for the worst. Then, after a night alone in the darkness, Abigail returns. Unharmed. Silent. Changed.
As winter tightens its grip on the colony, strange deaths begin to spread. Abigail knows things she should not know. Secrets buried for years surface without explanation. Neighbours who once trusted one another become consumed by suspicion, fear and paranoia. Ministers search for answers. Families turn against each other. And at the centre of the growing nightmare stands a frightened young girl who may be carrying something far older than anyone can imagine.
The deeper her family searches for the truth, the more terrifying that truth becomes. Because whatever Abigail encountered beyond the trees was never interested in one child, one family or one winter. It has been waiting far longer than anyone realises.
Combining the colonial dread of The Witch, the family tragedy of Pet Sematary, the religious horror of The Exorcist and the slow-burning tension of Midnight Mass, Abigail is a chilling tale of faith, fear, grief and an ancient darkness that refuses to stay buried.
Welcome to The Unholy Series. This is where the nightmare begins.
