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The Journal of H.D. Wards: The Flayed One
It comes at night, when the world is a dusty, quiet ball of forgotten memories. When the horrific creature known as The Flayed One comes for you, make no mistake.
You will not be saved.
The pages you are about to read are the last known words of H.D. Wards, a teenage boy living in the town of Cedarcrest in the 1970s. Legends in the town talk of strange disappearances in the Redwood Forest, a dark wood at the edge of the town. The body of H.D. Wards was never found, but this journal was uncovered in the forest in the year 2020 by a visiting teenager.
The words that follow stirred a viral frenzy worldwide at H.D.'s mention of a creature he called "The Flayed One." This flesh destroying monster had been the thing of legends for locals, but H.D.'s horrifying account details strange nightly visits, terrifying flesh maladies, and a chilling fight for survival.
Monster hunters worldwide were taken with his eerie details and with the strange occurrences reported by locals that seem to support his stories. The world now watches, waiting to see if The Flayed One is an isolated species or something else entirely. For from the words of H.D. Wards, we learn Once The Flayed One chooses you, there is nothing that can be done to stop it.
Read on, learn more about the creature, but whatever you do...do not go looking for this dangerous creature.
You will not be saved.
The pages you are about to read are the last known words of H.D. Wards, a teenage boy living in the town of Cedarcrest in the 1970s. Legends in the town talk of strange disappearances in the Redwood Forest, a dark wood at the edge of the town. The body of H.D. Wards was never found, but this journal was uncovered in the forest in the year 2020 by a visiting teenager.
The words that follow stirred a viral frenzy worldwide at H.D.'s mention of a creature he called "The Flayed One." This flesh destroying monster had been the thing of legends for locals, but H.D.'s horrifying account details strange nightly visits, terrifying flesh maladies, and a chilling fight for survival.
Monster hunters worldwide were taken with his eerie details and with the strange occurrences reported by locals that seem to support his stories. The world now watches, waiting to see if The Flayed One is an isolated species or something else entirely. For from the words of H.D. Wards, we learn Once The Flayed One chooses you, there is nothing that can be done to stop it.
Read on, learn more about the creature, but whatever you do...do not go looking for this dangerous creature.
105 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2021
About the author
L.A. Detwiler
26 books302 followersL.A. Detwiler is the USA TODAY Bestselling thriller author of The Widow Next Door with HarperCollins UK and several other chilling page-turners. Her novel The Diary of a Serial Killer's Daughter was awarded the bronze medal for thrillers by Readers' Favorite and also translated into Polish. Her novels are noted for their dark, emotional depth and realistic portrayals of haunting topics.
During her final year at Mount Aloysius College, she started writing her first fiction novel, Voice of Innocence, which was published in 2015. She has numerous sweet romances published under Lindsay Detwiler. She has also written articles that have appeared in several women’s publications and websites.
L.A. Detwiler is a high school business teacher and writer in her hometown of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. She taught high school English for ten years and also was an adjunct professor. She lives in her hometown with her husband, Chad. They have six cats and a Great Dane named Edmund (He appears in all of her current works; her late mastiff, Henry, is in the earlier novels). When she isn't training Edmund or writing, she is usually rewatching Outlander, drinking coffee, or buying makeup.
Connect with L.A. Detwiler on Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok @ladetwiler
During her final year at Mount Aloysius College, she started writing her first fiction novel, Voice of Innocence, which was published in 2015. She has numerous sweet romances published under Lindsay Detwiler. She has also written articles that have appeared in several women’s publications and websites.
L.A. Detwiler is a high school business teacher and writer in her hometown of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. She taught high school English for ten years and also was an adjunct professor. She lives in her hometown with her husband, Chad. They have six cats and a Great Dane named Edmund (He appears in all of her current works; her late mastiff, Henry, is in the earlier novels). When she isn't training Edmund or writing, she is usually rewatching Outlander, drinking coffee, or buying makeup.
Connect with L.A. Detwiler on Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok @ladetwiler
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July 5, 2024
Good short read. Hempal always kills the narration. This would have have gotten 4 stars but there were a lot of repetitive words used that sometimes bother me. The story itself is interesting and the audiobook was great
August 24, 2021
Had potential. It felt like the whole story was just going in circles. Like it kept repeating itself.
Spoiler Alert!!!
I really disliked that it kept talking about something really bad the boy did, but it never told you what. Just left you wondering.
Spoiler Alert!!!
I really disliked that it kept talking about something really bad the boy did, but it never told you what. Just left you wondering.
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