Back for More Than Just Summer Camp Memories...

Some stories should stay buried.

Camp Pinewood is a place of secrets, shrouded in a silence that feels older and deeper than the ancient pines. For four unlikely teenage friends, a dull summer orientation turns into a terrifying descent into the past when they stumble upon a hidden relic: a camcorder from 1995.

The grainy footage on the tapes is more than just a home movie. It's the final, horrifying moments of two teenage girls, the victims of a long-buried crime the locals call the "Pinewood Tragedy."

What begins as a ghost story becomes chillingly real as the teenagers realize their discovery has not gone unnoticed. They are being watched. A respected detective warns them away with veiled threats. The camp's gentle caretaker seems to be hiding something. And a masked figure from the past has returned to hunt in the present.

With the evidence in their hands and a target on their backs, they must unravel a thirty-year-old conspiracy before they become the tragedy's final victims.

H. D. Bastian is a contemporary fiction author who tells stories about ordinary people navigating extraordinary emotional landscapes. He is fascinated by the healing power of art, the delicate threads of human connection, and the courage it takes to rebuild a life from the rubble of what came before. His character-driven novels are intimate, honest, and ultimately hopeful, celebrating the small acts of bravery that lead us toward our second chances.

When not at his desk, he can usually be found in a cozy cafe, searching for second-hand books, or trying to convince his plants that he knows what he's doing. H. D. Bastian lives in Indonesia and is perpetually working on his next story.