Stolen Tongues (2017) by Felix Blackwell
I discovered Felix Blackwell through a Facebook group dedicated to readers of horror fiction. Apparently, this novel started life as a series of short stories posted on the NoSleep Forum on Reddit . NoSleep is a forum where authors can share stories for free to over 11 million readers. Using his fiancé’s real-life sleep disorder as inspiration, Blackwell wrote these series of stories, ironically titled “ My Romantic Cabin Getaway .” The stories went viral, proving to be so popular that he fleshed it out into a full-length novel that has already been optioned for a motion picture adaptation. Stolen Tongues is at its core a haunting/possession novel. In quite the meta touch, Blackwell has not only written the book in first person, but has further placed himself into the plot by name, making himself the main protagonist. Felix and his fiancé, Faye, go to her family’s long-held mountain cabin for a romantic weekend getaway to celebrate their recent engag