The Tall Man of Riddle Road

 THE TALL MAN OF RIDDLE ROAD

Appalachian coming-of-age supernatural horror.

In 1993, something evil walked the dirt roads of Riddle Road.

And it knew everyone’s name.

Deep in the Appalachian Mountains, the coal mining town of Enoch is the kind of place where neighbors look out for one another and secrets don’t travel far. At least, that’s how it used to be.

Eleven-year-old Grayson Phillips knows something is wrong.

At first, it’s just a feeling — a presence watching from the trees along Riddle Road. Then Grayson sees it: a tall, silent figure lurking in the woods. He calls it The Tall Man.

The nightmares come next.

Vivid. Cryptic. Too real to ignore. And worse still, Grayson begins to recognize The Tall Man’s face in people around town — neighbors, strangers, even those he trusts most.

When one of the town’s own vanishes without a trace, fear spreads quickly. As deaths follow and paranoia takes hold, Grayson becomes convinced the truth lies hidden in a forbidden stretch of forest known as The Black Hill — a place locals refuse to talk about and no one dares enter.

But digging into the past has consequences.

As tragedy strikes close to home, Grayson learns that some evils don’t just haunt places —

they choose them.

And once The Tall Man sets his sights on you, there’s no waking up from the nightmare.

A chilling coming-of-age Appalachian folklore horror, The Tall Man of Riddle Road blends small-town dread, childhood innocence, and creeping supernatural terror into a story that will stay with you long after the final page.

Some nightmares don’t fade with daylight.

“If you love scary stories, this is the book for you. The author, Randall Lane, is so descriptive that when the story becomes intense; you will be on the edge of your seat. Mr. Lane is in his element when he places a character in the woods on a dark night. He is a master of giving you characters you can feel their emotion, including their fear. I won't read his scary stories at night anymore. I start feeling chills that it could happen to me. It's a thrill to read this book.” — Amazon Review