{"product_id":"whispers-from-the-hollow-voodoo-rot-and-revenge-in-the-arkansas-ozarks-paperback","title":"Whispers from the Hollow: Voodoo, Rot, and Revenge in the Arkansas Ozarks - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eF. K. Sterling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhispers from the Hollow: Voodoo, Rot and Revenge in the Arkansas Ozarks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep in the fog-shrouded hollows of the Arkansas Ozarks, where ancient limestone caves whisper secrets and the Ouachita River runs black with silt and memory, something old and hungry has awakened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Lottie Graves returns to her dying family homestead after her grandmother's mysterious death, she expects grief, not terror. But the mountain air carries more than the scent of pine and decay. It carries voices-dry, rustling whispers that slither through the trees at dusk, calling her name in tongues that mix French Creole, Choctaw, and something far older.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer grandmother practiced rootwork in secret, a blend of Ozark granny magic and New Orleans voodoo passed down through generations of hill women who knew better than to trust the law or the church. Now the protections are failing. Something buried in the family cemetery is clawing its way out, bringing with it a century-old debt soaked in blood and betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs neighbors turn against her and livestock begin rotting on their feet while still alive, Lottie uncovers a trail of revenge that stretches from a 1920s lynching to a modern-day developer determined to flood the hollow for a luxury lake resort. The dead don't stay dead here. They seep. They fester. They remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of a skeptical Choctaw deputy and a one-eyed hoodoo man who lives in a school bus, Lottie must descend into flooded caves and forgotten graveyards before the rot consumes everything she loves. But the true horror isn't the curse-it's discovering how much of it she carries in her own veins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtmospheric, visceral, and steeped in authentic Ozark folklore and Southern hoodoo, \u003cem\u003eWhispers from the Hollow\u003c\/em\u003e is a Southern Gothic nightmare where the land itself seeks vengeance. In these mountains, the past doesn't haunt you. It rots you from the inside out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 126\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50983709442187,"sku":"9798233193842","price":41.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/PgvxBo0Or59798233193842.webp?v=1793300161","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/whispers-from-the-hollow-voodoo-rot-and-revenge-in-the-arkansas-ozarks-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}