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A family returns to their hometown - and to the dark past that haunts them still - in this masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times best-selling author of Wanderers.

“The dread, the scope, the pacing, the turns - I haven’t felt all this so intensely since The Shining.” (Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times best-selling author of The Only Good Indians)

Long ago, Nathan lived in a house in the country with his abusive father - and has never told his family what happened there. 

Long ago, Maddie was a little girl making dolls in her bedroom when she saw something she shouldn’t have - and is trying to remember that lost trauma by making haunting sculptures. 

Long ago, something sinister, something hungry, walked in the tunnels and the mountains and the coal mines of their hometown in rural Pennsylvania. 

Now, Nate and Maddie Graves are married, and they have moved back to their hometown with their son, Oliver.

And now what happened long ago is happening again...and it is happening to Oliver. He meets a strange boy who becomes his best friend, a boy with secrets of his own and a taste for dark magic. 

This dark magic puts them at the heart of a battle of good versus evil and a fight for the soul of the family - and perhaps for all of the world. But the Graves family has a secret weapon in this battle: their love for one another.

In "The Book of Accidents: A Novel" by Chuck Wendig, we are introduced to Nathan, a man struggling to come to terms with the haunting memories of his childhood. Growing up in the secluded town of Cutter's Hollow, Nathan was witness to bizarre and unexplainable events, including the sudden disappearance of his sister, Maddie. Years later, as Nathan returns to his hometown to care for his ailing father, he finds himself drawn into a web of dark secrets and supernatural occurrences.

Nathan's search for answers takes him on a journey through the town's sinister history, unearthing a forgotten legacy of witchcraft, demonic possession, and ritual sacrifices. As he digs deeper, he discovers that the accidents that have plagued Cutter's Hollow are far from random, and that his own family is at the heart of a malevolent conspiracy.

With the help of his childhood friend, Maddie, and a mysterious woman named Mallory, Nathan unravels a tapestry of terrifying truths. He learns that the accidents are not mere coincidences but orchestrated events designed to awaken an ancient evil entity known as the "Old Man." As the lines between reality and illusion blur, Nathan must confront his past and the malevolent forces that threaten to consume him and his loved ones.

"The Book of Accidents" is a chilling and atmospheric tale that blends elements of horror, mystery, and psychological suspense. Chuck Wendig's masterful storytelling creates a vivid and unsettling world where the boundaries between the natural and supernatural are blurred, and the past haunts the present with terrifying consequences.