Story 9 of Season 1 of Tales from The Hollow

Cole Decker is a long-haul trucker stranded on a back road in Grindstone Hollow. Dorothy Reeves is a county records clerk who drove out Old Mill Road telling herself she was just checking on something. When both end up at Ironwood Retreat on the same sweltering July weekend, the hollow takes notice. It doesn't break the wards. It doesn't force the doors. It finds what people carry inside themselves and walks right through. Frank Harmon has kept this watch for nine years. He does everything right. This weekend is different. What you carry will find you.

1980s supernatural horror | Gothic ghost story | Psychological thriller

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Content: Psychological horror, themes of guilt, survival, and war trauma, no graphic content

📚 DISCOVER THE WILLOW'S BEND NOVELS:

The horror at Ironwood Retreat is just one chapter of a much larger story. The darkness in Willow's Bend has been feeding for over a century. Learn how it all began:

The Haunting of Willow's Bend Farm (1977-1978) & What Dwells Beneath (1885)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN6T77TR

Both novels reveal the dark entity behind these hauntings and the families it consumed long before Ironwood Retreat existed.

🎧 MORE TALES FROM THE HOLLOW:

• YouTube: Stephen Crane Audiobooks - [https://www.youtube.com/@StephenPCraneAudiobooks]
• Complete series + exclusive content
• Season 1 Collection: All 10 Tales coming 2026

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Until next week, stay out of The Hollow.

Story 8 of Season 1 of Tales from The Hollow

Aaron Bledsoe is a bank foreclosure specialist. He has spent thirty years collecting what others owe. When he discovers an abandoned mill in rural Ohio with no clear owner and no tax records since 1952, he sees opportunity. What he doesn't know is that twelve men died in that mill, trapped and burning, owing debts they could never repay. After the siren sounds at 8:47 PM, the Lienholders come. They know his name. They know his brother. They know every debt he has ever collected, and the one he has refused to pay. Some debts can't be settled in money. Pride is stronger than fire.

1980s supernatural horror | Gothic ghost story | Industrial thriller

Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins

Content: Psychological horror, themes of family estrangement, labor history, and guilt, no graphic content

📚 DISCOVER THE WILLOW'S BEND NOVELS:

The horror at Ironwood Retreat is just one chapter of a much larger story. The darkness in Willow's Bend has been feeding for over a century. Learn how it all began:

The Haunting of Willow's Bend Farm (1977-1978) & What Dwells Beneath (1885)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN6T77TR

Both novels reveal the dark entity behind these hauntings and the families it consumed long before Ironwood Retreat existed.

🎧 MORE TALES FROM THE HOLLOW:

• YouTube: Stephen Crane Audiobooks - [https://www.youtube.com/@StephenPCraneAudiobooks] - Complete series + exclusive content
• Season 1 Collection: All 10 Tales coming 2026

📱 CONNECT:

• Subscribe for weekly episodes
• Leave a review to support the show
• Share your favorite story with your horror loving friends!

Until next week, stay out of The Hollow.

Story 7 of Season 1 of Tales from The Hollow

Michael thought he left the supernatural behind when the haunting at his family's farm ended. But when his cousin Samantha suggests helping Frank with spring maintenance at Ironwood Retreat in March 1985, the sixteen-year-old takes the job. What should be a simple weekend clearing trees becomes a nightmare when the dead rise and walk the compound at Ironwood Retreat. Trapped inside Unit 3 with nowhere to run, Michael must survive until dawn while the Hollow tests him with an army of the walking dead. Some nightmares won't stay buried.

1980s supernatural horror | Zombie thriller | Survival horror

Runtime: 2 hours

Content: Psychological horror, themes of supernatural destiny and facing fear, intense zombie combat

📚 DISCOVER THE WILLOW'S BEND NOVELS:

The horror at Ironwood Retreat is just one chapter of a much larger story. The darkness in Willow's Bend has been feeding for over a century. Learn how it all began:

The Haunting of Willow's Bend Farm (1977-1978) & What Dwells Beneath (1885)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN6T77TR

Both novels reveal the dark entity behind these hauntings and the families it consumed long before Ironwood Retreat existed.

🎧 MORE TALES FROM THE HOLLOW:

• YouTube: Stephen Crane Audiobooks - [https://www.youtube.com/@StephenPCraneAudiobooks] - Complete series + exclusive content
• Season 1 Collection: All 10 Tales coming 2026

📱 CONNECT:

• Subscribe for weekly episodes
• Leave a review to support the show
• Share your favorite story with horror fans

Until next week, stay out of The Hollow.