Böcker av Matthew Hellman

Winner of the 2023 U.P. Notable Book Award¿In 1842, every resident of Copper Harbor, MI disappeared without a trace. In 2019, Bill Hitze and his son Brandon make a gruesome discovery while fishing on Lake Superior that starts to shed light on the old mystery. According to Professor Stephanie Crowe, an Ojibwa legend predicts that the town's residents will be lost again. Together, Bill and Stephanie strive to discover the truth about what happened so they can protect the small tourist town. But time runs out when brutal winter weather hits Copper Harbor and awakens the ancient horror. The legend claims the evil is indestructible. The warrior Vikings who'd set foot upon these lands hundreds of years ago scrawled their advice on a stone marker: flee. With escape cut off, the residents must hide or fight. And there is nowhere to hide.A level of plausibility is hard to find in today's horror fiction, and Hellman has the credentials to weave an immensely intriguing plot that delivers aabundantly satisfying conclusion." -Craig A. Brockman Author- Dead of November: A Novel of Lake Superior.

Lake Superior just gave up one of its dead. When Sam Halvorsen rescues recreational diver, Heather Case, they inadvertently set loose an evil that has been trapped at the bottom of Lake Superior since The Hawthorn went down during a frigid storm in November, 1886. After hearing reports of a ghost-ship and frozen bodies in the middle of July, Sam and Heather realize they have to rescue their town. But they don't even know what they are up against. Now, sixteen-year-old, Lily Swanson's powers have awakened once again. But Sam, Heather and Lily will need the help of a retired professor to decipher Lily's visions so that they can return the battered Hawthorn to the bottom of Lake Superior before the whole town is exterminated. And as each additional body falls, a chance at victory is lost. Until there is just one...

Living in upstate New York, computer salesman Colin Hampton never thought he’d have to risk his life and soul to save his family. But after being attacked by the demon Apophis and left for dead, he learns that he may be the last person able to prevent Hell on Earth.Exorcist turned demon-hunter, Father Mitch Stackwell, witnesses Colin’s miraculous recovery and recruits him into service. If they can’t kill Apophis, the antichrist will start his reign ten days from now.But someone has found the legendary ring, Solomon’s Seal, and they aren’t done bringing unholy monsters into our world. Armed with sanctified weapons and a mysterious gift, Colin and Mitch must stab and exorcise their way through Satan’s lieutenants in a race to prevent Armageddon and save Colin’s family.