"A horror story that you cannot put down," - Bookshelves “Burns with intensity from the opening page.” – Kirkus "Chilling supernatural thriller of Indigenous lore and generational horror" - BookLife A massacre buried by time. A curse that never died. A terror that returns every ten years… One hundred years ago, Timothy Hurley and his men slaughtered an entire Wiyot village, silencing its people and erasing their legacy—or so they thought. But before the last breath was drawn, a shaman named Mad River Billy unleashed a deadly curse, vowing that the blood of the murderers' descendants would be spilled in retribution. Now, in the deserted town of Orca, California, the curse awakens once more. When people begin to vanish without a trace and unspeakable horrors rise from the shadows, a small group of archaeologists must uncover the truth before it’s too late. As the past and present collide, old sins demand new sacrifices. But the curse is relentless. The beast is real. And this time, no one is safe. Will the last of the Hurley bloodline escape Mad River Billy’s vengeance? Or will history finally claim its due