The Root vol.1 Raventree, an Inkbound horror story

A Supernatural Mystery of Cursed Roots, Lost Girls, and the Conspiracy Institution

A cursed boarding school. A missing father. A girl written into a nightmare.
Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Wednesday, and dark supernatural horror.

When Elaine arrives at Raventree Institute, the shadows already know her name. Students vanish. Mirrors whisper. The forest at the edge of the grounds feels alive—and hungry. And the only person who seems to notice what’s wrong, Liz, a girl in a battered gray hoodie that no one else remembers, might be her only ally against the thing beneath the roots that devours the living.

As the school closes in around her, Elaine discovers she isn’t just another unlucky student—she’s part of a much bigger design. Raventree, the Root beneath the forest, and the in-between realm known as the Gap are all pieces of an old, unfinished story, and Elaine, Liz, and the missing girls are being written toward an ending someone—or something—desperately wants.

Set in the shared Inkbound Horror universe of the Root, the Gap, and Liz, this book opens the door to a larger web of connected nightmares and dark secrets waiting to be uncovered.

It can be enjoyed as a complete, stand-alone story—no previous Inkbound books are required to understand it—but readers are encouraged to explore the other books in the series to uncover even more of the world’s hidden horrors.