Author Description

Following a failed suicide attempt, Ben Phillips, no more than twelve years old, doesn't see his life going in a positive direction. His mother is cold and distant, and doesn't even seem to want her own child, he has no father to give him guidance, and school is just torture. Thankfully, one day at school he finds friends, Johnny, Jonatan, and Alex, who want nothing but to see him well and bring him into their own little group. But Ben's life is about to change in the worst way possible. One a school field trip, Ben finds a mask carved from bone, shaped like that of a wolf's face. He thinks nothing of it at first, until this mask begins to speak to him. It promises Ben answers and wants to grant him every wish he has. All the mask asks in return is flesh and blood. Ben becomes almost hypnotizes by the being, and after placing the mask on his face, he and the demon become one, and together begin to tear havoc in their small town. Keepers of the mask quickly find out the mask is gone, and these group of men will do whatever it takes to get this mask back, before it is too late. Part Stand by Me, Part IT, Part Love Story, this debut novel from first time writer Evan Filley brings a collection of vicious images, brutal nature of the worst kind, and a bond between friends to overcome the greatest of adversities. "When all else fails, stand with your friends, for sometimes, they are all you have in this life"-Evan Filley