Yuletide Asylum - Softcover

Miller, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798232355821

Verlag: Thomas Miller, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Christmas is supposed to be a season of comfort, goodwill, and open doors. For Thomas Everett Jr., it becomes something else entirely. After accepting a holiday invitation meant to offer reassurance and peace of mind, Thomas finds himself drawn into a system that speaks the language of care while quietly redefining his reality. Inside a small-town psychiatric hospital decorated in seasonal cheer, concern becomes documentation, family loyalty becomes authority, and every attempt to assert the truth is carefully recorded as evidence against him. As the days move closer to Christmas, the hospital's routines grow more rigid and more theatrical. Bells mark time. Music fills the halls. Paperwork multiplies. Beneath the decorations and forced smiles, something is decaying. Memory becomes dangerous. Silence becomes safer than honesty. And the line between wellness and punishment disappears entirely. Yuletide Asylum is a slow-burn psychological horror novel that explores institutional gaslighting, the weaponization of family concern, and the quiet violence of being labeled. It is a story about identity under pressure, about how easily a life can be rewritten when authority controls the narrative, and about the fragile act of remembering who you are when every system insists you are wrong. Unsettling, atmospheric, and deeply human, this novel favors psychological tension over spectacle and realism over shock. It is horror rooted in paperwork, procedure, and the terrifying power of people who believe they are helping. Because some places do not need locked doors to trap you. They only need permission.

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Thomas Miller is a critically acclaimed author from Palatka, Florida, known for his emotionally powerful and deeply human storytelling. With a passion for uncovering the raw truths of life, Miller's works span genres including Southern gothic, horror, romance, and historical fiction. His signature style blends poetic language with haunting realism, making readers feel every heartbeat, heartbreak, and whispered memory. A survivor of a traumatic brain injury, Thomas channels his resilience and life experiences into stories that speak to the soul. His novels often explore themes of grief, redemption, love lost and found, and the silent strength of ordinary people. He is the author of numerous published works including Echoes of Agony, The Phantom of Palatka, The Final Goodbye From Your Best Friend, and The Arrival of Alchopya. When he isn't writing, Thomas enjoys walking near the river, honoring the memory of his late pets, and dreaming of a better world through his pen. His heartfelt prose and evocative imagery have made his books favorites in both libraries and personal collections around the world. Amazon author page: amazon.com/author/millerthoma

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Thomas Miller
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798232355821
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248
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