The Stars Did Wander Darkling

<p><strong>A suspenseful and atmospheric horror set in 1980s Oregon, perfect for fans of <em>Stranger Things</em>, Neil Gaiman, and Margaret Peterson Haddix, from <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author and the Decemberists’ lead singer/songwriter, Colin Meloy.</strong></p><p><em>Maybe Archie Coomes has been watching too many horror movies.</em></p><p>All of a sudden, the most ordinary things have taken on a sinister edge: a penny on a doormat. An odd man in a brown suit under a streetlamp. The persistent sound of an ax chopping in the middle of the night.</p><p>He keeps telling himself that this is Seaham, a sleepy seaside town where nothing ever happens. Or at least nothing did, until his dad’s construction company opened up the cliff beneath the old—some say cursed—Langdon place.</p><p>Soon, though, he and his friends can’t deny it: more and more of the adults in town are acting strangely. An ancient, long-buried evil has been unleashed upon the comm