It Came Back by Samantha Lienhard Published 7/25/2017 “Luna Anderson…” He stared at me with an intensity that made me fidget. “The lost sheep has returned at last.” After five years of avoiding her past, Luna finally returns to her childhood home. Her imposing grandfather may be long gone, but his specter hangs over the estate like a curse–Luna is eager to sell everything and leave the Anderson House behind her for good. But when she stumbles across a sheath of letters, Luna discovers her grandfather’s past is darker and more twisted than she ever could have imagined. A secret is uncovered, and a monster awakens… Curses don’t stay buried forever. Nothing had changed since I left town five years earlier. Heads turned as I drove past the old library and the older church, the stores, the homes, and the schoolhouse. An old woman leaned against her broom and squinted at me. A young man with glasses and silver hair looked up from his newspaper. Two pigtailed girls whispered to one another. All around, neighbors appeared at their windows. I gritted my teeth. Before long, rumors would fly about the Anderson daughter who returned after so many years. People loved […]