{"product_id":"echoes-in-the-stone-paperback","title":"Echoes in the Stone - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Bish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEchoes in the Stone\u003c\/em\u003e is a chilling Appalachian horror novel that blends psychological tension, forgotten history, and the unsettling presence of a place that refuses to die. Set against the looming stone walls of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, this standalone story explores what happens when old ghosts are not spirits at all-just memories sharpened into something hungry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllie Glass, a struggling journalist from Weirton, West Virginia, receives a cryptic email hinting at an unpublished ledger kept by Dr. Walter Freeman, the infamous lobotomist whose shadow still stains the region's abandoned institutions. Determined to revive her failing career-and haunted by her mother's long battle with mental illness-Ellie travels deep into the heart of the state to uncover the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Weston is not just a relic. Its halls listen. Its stone remembers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And through her recorder, something begins whispering to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuided by a local historian with secrets of his own, Ellie moves through patient cells, surgical theaters, and echoing corridors where thousands once suffered in silence. What she uncovers goes far beyond medical horror. Each room bears a story cut into the walls, each doorway hides a piece of the ledger's truth, and each whisper brings her closer to a past that is not finished with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the line between memory and madness blurs, Ellie must confront the terrifying possibility that the hunger born inside this place never faded-it only learned to wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtmospheric, emotionally charged, and steeped in Appalachian folklore, \u003cem\u003eEchoes in the Stone\u003c\/em\u003e is perfect for fans of slow-burn psychological horror, abandoned-hospital fiction, and chilling real-world history. Joshua Bish delivers a haunting exploration of trauma, place, and the echoes we leave behind-with a setting so vivid you'll swear the walls are breathing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 612\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124958085259,"sku":"9798295419737","price":41.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/rjhhSI_nvY9798295419737.webp?v=1780476621","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/echoes-in-the-stone-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}