Publication Date: September 5, 2023
Aaron thinks nothing of it when Aaron Langford’s friend, Otis Thomas, gives him a divination tray as a housewarming gift. However, as weird occurrences begin to happen around him, Aaron’s life is suddenly thrust into turmoil with the disappearance of his son, Asher, and daughter, Imani. As Aaron’s marriage and life spiral out of control and the police zero in on him as the prime suspect in his children’s disappearance, Aaron realizes he and his friends may have unleashed ancient supernatural powers that were best left alone. In a desperate attempt to bring his children back and clear his name, Aaron decides to embark on an improbable journey with the help of the divination’s tray original owner, Urbi Houna, as his guide. Shadowland explores one man’s attempts to overcome death and despair as well as pierce the veil between life and death.
Aaron Langford moved his family from Washington, DC, to Seattle so he could continue his research into sickle cell anemia. The only problem is his family hates their new life.
Things take a sinister turn after a friend gives them a handcrafted divination tray as a housewarming gift. Author P.L. Hampton delivers plenty of horrifying chills in Shadowland.
What ensues is a story of demon possession as the line between the spirit and real world is opened. Soon, the Langford family is torn apart by the children’s disappearance from within a locked house.
While I thought it was interesting to connect events from Aaron’s past to the present, the African voodoo element was almost too excessive. I had some trouble reconciling his grandmother’s Christian faith with the pagan basement ritual.
Shadowland delivers a haunting tale of a family targeted by angry spirits set loose by mistake.
P. L. Hampton is a fiction writer born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He is currently a college professor, and law student pursuing his JD. Before returning to academia as a professor and student, P. L. Hampton worked for close to twelve years in the finance industry sector. P.L. Hampton currently resides with his wife, Tonya, in San Diego.
