The House in the High Wood — Jeffrey E. Barlough

In the town of Shilston Upcot, mysterious happenings grip its residents with fear and uncertainty. Whispers of a lost child echo through the deserted streets, while an eerie owl casts a watchful eye from above

A mysterious owl hovers in the sky. Mournful voices cry out for a lost child. Townsfolk are besieged by nightmares. And only one man, the reclusive squire Mark Trench, dares to investigate the strange omens to face the truth: The horror has returned.