Knock Knock — Heather Miller

On a dark night, in an old house, at the top of a tall hill, Millie Carver woke with a start. She didn't sleep much these days, but she didn't seem to be much awake, either. For her, the days and nights passed in one long unending solitude, light and dark merging together til her entire world took on a sort of twilit glow, til time itself seemed to slow and stretch and her mind wandered.Millie lives a lonely life in her big house all alone. When the strange occurrences begin, knockings that echo through the house, shadowy figures in her kitchen, and objects that move on their own, she really can't tell if she's experiencing reality or if her mind has finally given out on her.Suzanne is worried about the strange goings-on in her mother's house. Guilt and a strained relationship have kept her at a distance for years, but something must be done, and so she calls on the local paranormal investigation team to have a look at the house.A story of ghostly happenings set against a Gothic backdrop of isolation and darkness, this novella explores the haunting of both a house and a lonely mind.