Shadows in the Frame - Jay D Evans

Jeremiah Cherrywood Jr. is used to the silence of the prairie, but this winter, the silence has started to watch him.

Trapped in a remote cabin by a brutal snowstorm, Jeremiah is haunted by the legacy of his cruel father and the mystery of his mother's hidden trunk. But when he discovers an ancient, cursed photographic tintype, the shadows in his home begin to move.

Inside the frame stands a Mountain Man-a figure trapped for decades who is slowly stepping out of the glass and into Jeremiah's reality. This supernatural entity isn't just haunting him; it is fueled by the very act of being watched. As the temperature drops and the boundaries of perception blur, Jeremiah must confront the generational trauma that has poisoned his bloodline before he becomes the next figure trapped in the frame.

Fans of atmospheric psychological horror like The Pale Blue Eye and the gritty supernatural tension of The Revenant will devour this dark western.

Will Jeremiah break the curse, or is his fate already developed in silver and shadow?