“In Ashwell Pines, forgetting is survival. But some memories never stay buried…”

When Dane Elwood returns to Ashwell Pines after twenty years, he’s greeted not by family or friends, but by a silence that settles deep beneath the skin. His mother is gone. His childhood home is a mausoleum of secrets. And the townspeople—once neighbors and playmates—watch from behind curtained windows, unwilling to speak of the tragedies that scarred them all.

Ashwell Pines is not just any town. Here, memory is dangerous, and grief lingers in the marrow of your bones. Children have vanished. Fires have burned away the truth. And somewhere in the fog, a man in a gray coat waits—watching, remembering, and perhaps helping the town to forget.

As Dane searches for answers about his sister Jillian’s disappearance and the fire that shattered his family, he is pulled into a labyrinth of lost time, twisted memories, and chilling supernatural forces. His house feels alive with echoes and warnings—a creaking swing, a photo frame turned facedown, a child’s bracelet buried in dust. Each clue draws him closer to the truth but also deeper into danger, as if Ashwell Pines itself is conspiring to erase him.

With help from Mae, the town librarian, and Eli, a haunted childhood friend, Dane begins to unravel the legacy of silence gripping Ashwell Pines. But the cost of remembering may be more than he can bear. As dreams blur into reality and ghosts press in, Dane must decide: live with the pain of memory, or surrender to the comfort of forgetting.

Blending the atmosphere of The Haunting of Hill House, the aching grief of Pet Sematary, and the suspense of Sharp Objects, Stepanos Saghbazarian delivers a chilling, emotional journey into a town where the real horror is what’s left unsaid.