Some prisons have bars. Others have lighthouses.
Silas Croft knows the chilling truth about Winter Harbor Lighthouse—it devours Sterling women, one generation after another. Now, trapped in County Hospital, his pleas are dismissed as a madman's ravings, even as the walls close in and the authorities demand answers about a mysterious disappearance. He's not just a patient; he's a target.
With Penelope Sterling, the newest keeper, fleeing south to escape the lighthouse's cursed grasp, Silas races against time, his mind a battlefield between reality and the gaslighting attempts of those around him. He holds the key to the lamp’s terrifying hunger, a secret that cost his own wife everything.
The hospital's sterile halls amplify his paranoia, confirming his darkest suspicions: the authorities aren't just investigating; they're complicit. As Silas fights to retain his sanity and piece together fragmented memories, he realizes Penelope is still dangerously entangled.
Can he warn her before the lighthouse's dark legacy consumes them both, or will his desperate choice seal their fate forever?