A Hunger in the Dark
When Dr. Naomi Omid arrives in the remote, crumbling town, she expects only to verify the folklore surrounding the eerie forest that looms over its desolate streets. What she doesn’t expect is the suffocating presence of the woods, the cryptic warnings from the town’s fearful inhabitants, or the enigmatic figure of Anan—a man whose charm hides a truth so grotesque and beguiling it defies human comprehension. Before long, Naomi is drawn into a world of forbidden rituals, seductive power, and memories stolen from time itself. Her every step ignites a pulse in the forest, as if it’s alive—watching, waiting. And though the rationality of science should protect her, Naomi’s curiosity soon lures her across the threshold of no return. But what truth lurks in the shadows between myth and reality? What happens when a skeptic surrenders to the pull of the unknown? And will Naomi survive what she uncovers—or become just another memory trapped in the gnarled embrace of Gray Hollow’s woods?