Officer Matthew Klein's December begins with an inexplicable event, arresting his best friend's

son, a good kid with no record, for a violent attack at a local cafe.

But that's only the start.

When Matt arrives home, a mysterious gift awaits on his porch, an ancient,

wooden advent calendar with no sender, no note, and a carved face with empty eyes at its center.

His wife sees Christmas magic. Matt sees something else entirely. When the family opens the

first door, the trinket inside bears

an unsettling resemblance to Matt's childhood home, and moments later, it bursts into flames

in his hand. That night, as Matt lies awake, haunted by fragmented memories, a damaged voice

whispers through the darkness, calling out to someone named Uncle David. Welcome, Weirdoes.

I'm Darren Marler and this is Weird Darkness's Advent of Evil, a holiday horror novel

written by Scott Donnelly based on a concept from Darren Marler.

24 doors.

24 days. 24 secrets waiting in the darkness.

Just like an Advent calendar counting down to Christmas, we'll unlock one chapter each day.

But what we find behind these doors may not be the gift you're expecting.

You can find all available chapters as well as the print version in paperback, hardback,

or Kindle at Weirddarkness.com slash advent of evil.

The calendar is waiting.

Let's see what awaits us behind today's door.

Tuesday, December 2nd.

I didn't remember actually falling asleep, but I must have at some point.

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