A SHADOW SO BIG (2026, Spilt Ink Press/Gordon Publishing Collective)
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In 1986, nine-year-old Jane Canyon is terrorized by a malevolent force, culminating in a family tragedy. Entering college in 1994, she joins a secret club whose hobbies include spirit channeling and possession. And now, while filming a horror movie on a haunted set, she decides to finally put an end to the entity that stalks her every move, even if it means uncovering family secrets she never wanted to confront.
“As expansive as a film reel of a long-forgotten horror flick, J.D. Kendall captures a supernatural nostalgia with A SHADOW SO BIG, looking back fondly at the past and running terrified from it at the same time.”
Clay McLeod Chapman, author of DEVIL INSIDE
“A SHADOW SO BIG is the jump scare-filled joyride that readers of dark fiction crave. From cover to cover, I was enthralled.”
Jessica Drake-Thomas, Bram Stoker award nominated author of HOLLOW GIRLS
“A gripping coming-of-age saga bound in a haunting tale of possession. Heartbreaking and terrifying.”
Christopher Hawkins, award-winning author of DOWNPOUR