What’s that saying? “A picture is worth a thousand words,” or something like that? When I first laid eyes on the cover of Widow’s Point, an avalanche of thoughts ricocheted around my brain. I stumbled upon it late one night—a scroll through the internet in the wee hours, like a literary vampire—and something about that eerie lighthouse pulled me in. I couldn't help but think: the book was calling to me. “Billy… you need to read me!” Am I losing my marbles? Perhaps, but that’s not the point.

Widow’s Point: The Complete Haunting is crafted by the talented father-son duo of Richard Chizmar and W.H. "Billy" Chizmar. Richard, the mastermind behind Cemetery Dance Publishing, is no stranger to the horror universe, having penned New York Times bestsellers like Memorials, Becoming the Boogeyman, and Chasing the Boogeyman. He’s even collaborated with the king of horror himself, Stephen King, for Gwendy’s Button Box and Gwendy's Final Task, as well as moonlighting solo with the novella Gwendy’s Magic Feather.

Now, let's talk about this re-release—or maybe it’s more accurate to call it a resurrection. The original Widow’s Point started its journey as a short story buried in the anthology Fearful Fathoms before morphing into a novella, and now? Now it’s back, fully transformed as a novel titled Widow's Point: The Complete Haunting. It’s like the lighthouse itself—a rickety structure with a storied past, now standing proud in the literary landscape.

Longtime residents of Harper’s Cove whisper that there’s something terrible lurking at the Widow’s Point Lighthouse. Some say it’s cursed; others insist it’s haunted.