A single mother takes a construction job at an isolated retreat to make ends meet. Three weeks of work, eight hundred dollars, enough to keep her family afloat. But when something in the stagnant pool begins using her estranged sister's voice, Diane Matthews must repair more than just a fence—she must face eight years of silence and the creature that feeds on broken families.

Set in September 1981 at Ironwood Retreat in rural Ohio, "Thicker Than Water" is the second tale in the Tales from The Hollow series. A story about guilt, reconciliation, and the darkness that calls blood to blood.

Content Advisory: Contains themes of family estrangement, guilt, drowning, and supernatural horror. Best for mature audiences.

About Tales from The Hollow: Original gothic horror fiction set in the Willow's Bend universe. Each standalone story explores the darkness that lives in rural Ohio's forgotten places, where the past refuses to stay buried and some debts can only be paid in truth.

Written and produced by Stephen Crane.

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Some debts can't be paid to the living.

Marcus Webb thought a weekend at Ironwood Retreat would help him escape his guilt. But when his dead wife's voice calls to him from outside his window, he realizes some secrets refuse to stay buried.

Episode 1 of Stephen Crane Audiobooks.

Written by Stephen Crane