Inhabited
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Maybe she wouldn’t.
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Ike Hamill
June, 2015
Topsham, Maine
About Inhabited
Thank you so much for reading Inhabited. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much I enjoyed the writing. This was one of my favorite books to write. The idea for Inhabited came after I watched several videos of people exploring abandoned mines. It’s easy to think of those places as haunted. In those videos, the mine itself seems to have a personality, and it seems pretty pissed off. As I dropped these people into jeopardy, I began to think of the cave as a sleeping giant. The characters had unwittingly stepped right into the thing’s mouth.
I stepped lightly around the mythology of the cave creature. What you read in this book is no more than what the characters themselves could deduce. Yes, I have some ideas about where this thing came from, and its life-cycle. I’m sure you’ve formed your own ideas as well. The story isn’t about the development of this complex and heartless organism though. It’s about the struggle of people to survive.
Could you do me a favor? Could you take a second and leave a review for Inhabited wherever you happened to pick it up? Also, please tell a friend about my books. Anything you can do to help spread the word would be amazing. I feel lucky that I have the chance to write books, but without reaching readers, there’s really no point.
Hit me up on Facebook, Twitter, or email if you want to talk about Inhabited or any of my other books. I’m easy to find, and there are links below. If you sign up for my mailing list at ikehamill.com, you won’t regret it. I’m in the habit of offering a free download of my new titles as they come out. Everyone on the list gets a chance to download for free before the book is even announced to the public.
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Ike
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The Claiming
It wasn't her fault.
It wasn't Lizzy's fault that she saw the cloaked people out in the yard. It wasn't her fault that she was drawn by the moonlight to watch them as they advanced on the house. And it definitely wasn't her fault when people began to die. Lizzy didn't want the strange dreams where she saw how they were killed. Even her sister was starting to suspect her.
It wasn't fair because it wasn't her fault.
Lizzy was claimed.
Extinct
Channel Two predicted a blanket of snow for Thanksgiving weekend—unusual, but not alarming for the little Maine island. What comes is a blinding blizzard, and a mass disappearance of nearly every person Robby Pierce knows. He and his family flee, trying to escape the snow and the invisible forces stealing people right from the street.
Miles away, Brad Jenkins battles the same storm. Alone, he attempts to survive as snow envelops his house. When the storm breaks, Brad makes his way south to where the snow ends and the world lies empty. Join Brad, Robby, and the other survivors as they fight to find the truth about the apocalypse and discover how to live in their new world.
The Hunting Tree
For thousands of years a supernatural killer has slept in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. An amateur ghost hunter has just woken him up. Now that he stalks the night once more, he's traveling east. Although the monster's actions are pure evil, he may be the only thing that can save humanity from extinction.
Migrators
Do not speak of them. Your words leave a scent. They will come. Somewhere in the middle of Maine, one of the world's darkest secrets has been called to the surface. Alan and Liz just wanted a better life for themselves and their son. They decided to move to the country to rescue the home of Liz's grandfather, so it would stay in the family. Now, they find themselves directly in the path of a dangerous ritual. No one can help them. Nothing can stop the danger they face. To save themselves and their home, they have to learn the secrets of the MIGRATORS.
Transcription
Thomas has found the biggest story of his career, and he can’t believe his luck. He’s sitting in the prison cell that at one time housed each of The Big Four, the state’s most notorious murderers. There’s only one problem: he’s beginning to understand what drove them to commit their crimes. He’s beginning to feel their madness.
Years later, his son suffers a curse. Every night, he’s compelled to transcribe his father’s stories. If he misses a single night, he’ll do something terrible. It has happened before. James has given up everything to his curse, and it controls every moment of his life. James can only imagine what will happen if one of the stories gets out. In the worst case, people will die.
And the worst case is coming.
The Vivisectionist
The boys have the perfect summer planned. They’ll camp out in the back yard for their last vacation before high school. There’s only one problem—even though they're just a hundred feet from the safety of the house, they’re being hunted by a serial killer.
Join Jack, Ben, and Stephen as they strap on their backpacks and go out looking for adventure. The woods behind Jack’s house contain endless trails to explore, and the boys have weeks to investigate them all. Their neighborhood finally seems at peace again, now that the man who snatched the kid from down the street has been caught. But there’s still danger in those woods, and the boys are about to stumble into it...
Lies of the Prophet
Gregory was the first to rise from the grave. With no organs and no pulse he burst from his coffin demanding to know why he’d been buried. His subsequent book made him a billionaire and encouraged others to follow in his footsteps. Unfortunately, the decayed, mindless undead who rose after him were nothing like him.
Lynne, Carol, and Marta are on a collision course with the same goal: they must stop Gregory. Join these three women as they battle supernatural forces and discover their own paranormal powers. They each have their own reasons for fighting Gregory, but the fate of the world rests in their hands.
Skillful Death
Deep in an Old World forest, an unnamed village lies hidden. Decades pass as the village waits for its special son to return. The boy challenged the lion, bested the snake, and defeated the elephant. He possessed an unearthly skill. His return will bring back balance to the village.
High in the Tibetan mountains, a monk waits for death behind a stone wall. For this last journey, he prepared his body over the course of one-hundred days. Outside his little tomb, another man is learning the secret of immortality.
In Seattle, an old man learns a new skill and finds unimaginable fortune.
It’s my job to document these lives, keep my boss safe, and find that unnamed village. At one of these tasks, I will fail.
Camp Sacrifice
Welcome to Camp Sacrifice.
You’ll find your cabin clean and comfortable, but please bring the following items to get the most out of your vacation this summer:
1 - personal story of bone-chilling fright
1 - mirror for summoning spirits
1 - sharp knife for things that stalk the night
1 - shovel to dispatch the undead
Oh, and be sure to cancel your autumn plans.
Available now as an eBook.