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The Croning

by Laird Barron

A lifetime of memory gaps opens onto an ancient cosmic hunger.

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About The Croning

Donald Miller, an elderly geologist and academic, has spent his life near the edge of impossible truths. As memories fracture and the Children of Old Leech press into his world, Donald begins to uncover savage secrets about his wife, his family, and the hidden forces that have always been waiting beyond the firelight.

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Dark
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Slow
Content warnings
  • body-horror
  • death
  • gore
  • violence
  • blood
  • kidnapping
  • grief
  • murder
  • gaslighting
  • injury-detail
  • sexual violence references

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