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Stolen Tongues

Pages
320
Published
2017
Language
English

Synopsis

When Felix and his fiancée Faye travel to her family's remote cabin on Pale Peak to celebrate their engagement, a sudden storm strands them in the woods. That first night, strange sounds bleed out of the trees — animal screams, children crying, a chorus of mournful voices — and a dark figure watches them from beyond the window.

Soon Faye begins to sleepwalk and whisper to something outside, and it becomes clear that whatever lives on the mountain has fixed its attention on her. Even after they flee, the presence follows them home, mimicking the voices of the people they trust to draw them close. To understand what is hunting Faye, Felix must uncover the mountain's buried history and the ancient entity that dwells there.

Originally a contest-winning serial on Reddit's NoSleep community, Felix Blackwell's Stolen Tongues is a tense, atmospheric supernatural horror novel about love, dread, and a thing that steals voices.

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About the author

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Felix Blackwell

Felix Blackwell is a horror and thriller writer whose books draw on his interests in history and cosmic horror and, he has said, on his own recurring nightmares. He first found an audience on Reddit's r/NoSleep, where the contest-winning serial colloquially known as "Romantic Cabin Getaway" became his debut novel, Stolen Tongues (2017); it was followed by In the Devil's Dreams and The Church Beneath the Roots. In interviews he has described growing up in Colorado, writing Stolen Tongues while co...

Characters

FayeProtagonist

Felix's fiancee, who begins sleepwalking and whispering back to a voice at the window.

Felix (Stolen Tongues)Protagonist
The ImpostorAntagonist

A malevolent presence of mountain legend that mimics voices and covets Faye; also called the Hollow One.

TiweSupporting

A member of the local tribe who knows the legends of the Impostor and helps Felix.

NathanSupporting

A member of the local tribe alongside Tiwe who carries knowledge of the Impostor and helps Felix.

All characters in Stolen Tongues

Frequently asked questions

  • Is this book part of a series?

    While this story functions as a standalone narrative, the author has published a prequel titled Church Beneath the Roots that provides additional context for the events depicted.

  • What is the origin of this story?

    The novel originated as a popular, contest-winning series of posts titled My Romantic Cabin Getaway on the NoSleep subreddit before being expanded into book form.

  • Is there a film adaptation of this book?

    The author has announced that the story has been picked up for a film adaptation by an independent production company.

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