Welcome to Redwood-a town forgotten by time, where old houses creak with memory and secrets never rest.
When twelve-year-old Sarah and her mother return to her late grandmother's Victorian home, they expect dust and grief... not whispers in the attic or the chilling melody of a forgotten music box. But something is waiting in the shadows of the house-something older than memory, wearing a smile carved in wood and a laugh that echoes through walls.
As Sarah unearths her family's haunting past, she finds herself entangled in a legacy of fear and a game she never agreed to play. With each night, the jester's box winds tighter-and the boundary between nightmare and reality dissolves.
The Jester's Key is a psychological horror novel that blends gothic atmosphere with supernatural suspense. Perfect for fans of Coraline, Lockwood & Co., or The Haunting of Hill House, this eerie coming-of-age tale explores the weight of family, the power of forgotten memories, and the monsters we inherit-sometimes in flesh, sometimes in wood, and sometimes in laughter that never dies.
Turn the key. But don't say we didn't warn you.