Beulah

We never said goodbye.

It's 1974, and four students—Tom, Danny, JoJo, and Lara—move into a grand but decaying country residence near their university, attracted by its low rent. Whilst none of them love the place, Tom is the most unsettled. From the moment he enters the property, called Beulah, he imagines being alone there, engulfed by its shadows.

On the run up to their first Christmas, JoJo finds a Ouija board, and they decide to use it—encouraged by Danny's drugs. In the midst of the game, Tom makes contact with something, possibly the spirit for which the house is named.

When his friends leave for the holidays, Tom stays at Beulah, with only the Ouija board and Danny's leftover drugs for company. Shaken by recent events, he seeks an escape, only to find himself more deeply entwined with Beulah—a bond both terrifying and strangely compelling.

Beulah's presence intensifies, but what is she? And does her desire to possess Tom mirror his own dark fascination with her? As another Christmas nears, friendships fracture, and Tom faces the house—and whatever lurks there—alone once more.

©2024 Shani Struthers (P)2024 Shani Struthers