AFTER THE LIGHTS GO OUT

AFTER THE LIGHTS GO OUT
A Supernatural Horror Novel by J. Wells
What if the only house left with its lights on… is the one thing keeping you alive?
Kel and his older brother have finally moved into their new home in a quiet subdivision. After hours of unpacking and teasing each other, Kel retreats to his room, excited to enjoy the comfort of a real bed.
But a strange advertisement appears on his phone.

Do you wish to enter...

Before he can understand what it means, the internet connection disappears. His phone freezes. Then, just as mysteriously, everything returns.
A new message appears:

Thank you for accepting...

Kel thinks nothing of it.
Until he wakes up.
The house is dark. His brother is missing. The neighborhood outside is strangely silent, and every attempt to contact anyone fails. As Kel searches for answers, he discovers something terrifying: the entire subdivision seems to have been abandoned.
Then he sees it.
A house next door. A dark stain across the floor. Something moving slowly down the stairs.
And when the lights inside the house suddenly go out, Kel runs.
Desperate for help, he races from door to door, calling for anyone who might still be alive. But no one answers.
When he finally turns back toward home, he notices something impossible.
His house is the only one in the entire subdivision with its lights still on.
Trapped inside, with no signal and no sign of his brother, Kel begins to realize that the darkness outside may not be the only thing he should fear.
Then, from his bedroom window, he sees a woman standing in a house across the street.
She is watching him.
She knows where he is.
And when she slowly raises her hand and waves, Kel understands something that makes his blood run cold:
She wasn't asking for help.
She had been waiting for him.
As the lights begin to disappear one by one, Kel must uncover the truth behind the strange advertisement, the empty subdivision, and the presence lurking beyond the darkness.
Because when the lights go out...
Something comes looking.
Some houses are built to keep the darkness outside.
Others are built to let it in.