Dear Friends,
I’m happy to share that Shadow in the Gully, my standalone short, is now available as a supernatural coming-of-age horror story on Audible.
Narrated by the talented Brian Roesel, this short supernatural horror audiobook follows Corey Teague, a bullied twelve-year-old trying to survive in Clydebank, a small town where cruelty comes easy and friendship is scarce. Corey’s life begins to change when he encounters an unlikely guardian: a Maine Coon named Shadow, whose intelligence and supernatural nature suggest there is more at work than coincidence.
From Stephen King’s Carrie and Brian De Palma to Stranger Things: Rethinking Power in Supernatural Horror
After reading Carrie, and revisiting Brian De Palma’s landmark adaptation, along with the later 2013 version starring Chloë Grace Moretz, I was struck again by how often supernatural power in coming-of-age horror is placed directly in the hands of the child.
That same thought returned while binge-watching Stranger Things, particularly during Millie Bobby Brown’s portrayal of Eleven. These stories are effective because they fuse adolescence, isolation, and sudden power, but they also follow a familiar path.
That familiarity raised a quieter question.
What if the child was not the weapon?
What if the protector was not human?
What if Eleven was not a girl at all, but a missing cat?
That question became the seed of Shadow in the Gully…
A Quiet Supernatural Horror Story About Bullying and Consequence
What begins in wonder soon turns dangerous. As this quiet supernatural horror story unfolds, Corey learns that justice does not always arrive in the way we expect, or at the moment we would choose. Fear shifts slowly from the hunted to the hunters, and his tormentors are forced to face a long-delayed reckoning.
This is psychological supernatural horror, not spectacle. The violence is restrained. The unease lies in atmosphere, conscience, and the sense that something unseen is watching and waiting.
An Atmospheric Horror Audiobook with a Supernatural Guardian
Shadow in the Gully is a story of courage, consequence, and dark protection. It belongs to small-town supernatural horror, while offering something less familiar: an animal guardian shaped by moral intent.
The audio performance brings added intensity, allowing the dread and emotional weight of the story to surface in ways the page alone cannot fully carry.
For Listeners Who Love Quiet Horror with Moral Weight
If you enjoy quiet horror, morally complex stories, and moments where the natural and supernatural brush against one another, there is something here worth your time.
You can order Shadow in the Gully today for only $3.95 USD on Audible!
Thank you, as always, for reading and for listening.
Warmly,
David