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Sinopsis

Welcome back to Clifton Heights.áIn Kevin Lucia&rsquo,s latest installment of his growing Clifton Heights mythos, Sheriff Chris Baker and Father Ward meet for aáSaturdayámorningábreakfast at The Skylark Dinner to once again commiserate over the weird and terrifying secrets surrounding their town. Sheriff Baker shares with Father Ward the story of aájournal discovered in the ruins of what was once an elaborate koi pond and flower garden, whicháregalesáa tale of regret, buried pain, and unfulfilled debt.áFather Ward reveals the story of a tortured man from the nearby town of Tahawus,áwho visited his confessionaláseeking solace from aácosmic horror he can never outrun.á&ldquo,Sophan&rdquo, &ndash, Jake Burns has always been a bit...off. Rude, awkward, sometimes brutish, he',s tolerated by Nate Slocum and his friends because he hits a mean line drive, and because they all know but don',t discuss the abuse heáfaces at the hands of his troubled father, a Vietnam veteran consumed by his demons. But Jake is suffering something far worse thanádomestic abuse, and when Nate discovers what, he faces an impossible choice: help Jake and putáhimself in the path of evil,áor abandon him, only to damn himself in the process.á&ldquo,The Man in Yellow&rdquo, &ndash, Stuart Michael Evans has suffered from cerebral palsy all his life, but he&rsquo,s made due. Sure, his preacher dad is always yammering about &ldquo,the healing grace of God&rdquo, and &ldquo,God',s will,&rdquo, saying all he needs isáfaith and someday he&rsquo,ll be healed,ábut Stuart mostly ignores him. Life isn&rsquo,t perfect, but it isn&rsquo,t awful either, so Stuart figures he doesn',t need God to heal him, or do anything, for that matter.áEverything changes, however, when a renowned faith healerá&ndash, ReverendáAlistair McIlvian &ndash, pays a visit to Tahawus&rsquo,áannual Summer Vacation Bible School. Revival sweeps the townáas Reverend McIlvian&rsquo,s healing touch makes believers out of everyone. But where do these powers come from? God, or something...else?