The Institute: A Haunting Horror Novel

By: Samuel Small

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Fans of The Exorcist and Insidious will love this bone-chilling sequel to The Well—a haunting tale of an orphanage plagued by a malevolent force.

Easton’s Home for Wayward Youth is no ordinary orphanage: it’s a house under siege. Ghostly footsteps echo through its halls. Objects hurl across rooms. And at the center of it all is Isiah—a jittery, terrified boy cruelly ostracized for everyone’s safety.

Enter Jacob Waldmiller, a rogue priest with no credentials, no congregation, and no luck. His freelance exorcism gigs, scattered between paranoid students and superstitious grandmas, haven’t exactly paid the bills. But when a desperate call leads him to Easton’s crumbling doors, Jacob finds himself facing a force unlike anything he’s ever encountered.

His instincts are quiet. His sixth sense—dead. Something is deeply wrong. When a figure from his past resurfaces, the line between salvation and damnation blurs, and Jacob must dive headfirst into the chaos.

Perfect for readers of atmospheric horror and supernatural thrillers, best-selling author Samuel Small guides you through the narrow passages of Easton’s Home for Wayward Youth, where secrets rot behind stone walls—and real terror festers in silence.

It was a great story, I would love more.

The AI reading is janky and mispronounced quite a few words. Maybe a listen through for errors next time. Otherwise a great experience.