The Roots That Bound Her House That Held Her

The Roots That Bound Her is chilling prequel to The House That Held Her, revealing the beginning of a curse that refuses to stay buried.Brenda grew up under the shadow of an ancient oak-the same tree that swallowed her Big Mama whole one stormy night. Her mother, Hattie, warned her to stay away, but whispers carried through the house long after the funeral. When Brenda becomes a mother herself, she tries to move her three daughters into a new home, far from the crooked tree.But the past is patient.Angela begins hearing voices in quiet places. Victoria feels the hush of something steady where silence should be safe. Lauren laughs too loud to cover the things she refuses to admit. And Brenda, terrified of the oak’s hunger, still listens to the voices that sound like her Big Mama’s hum.As the family struggles with grief, poverty, and secrets, the oak follows – spouting where it should not, pressing against their walls, waiting. For some, it is fear. For others, it is solace. for all, it is inescapable.Blending folk horror, Southern Gothic atmosphere, and generational trauma, The Roots That Bound Her is a haunting tale of family bound by whispers in the soil and tree that remembers every promise ever made.