For fans of Jack Ketchum, Richard Laymon, Bryan Smith, and Edward Lee comes a brutal prequel where monsters aren't born... they're made.
He was more than a killer.
He was a legacy.
Before the nightmare of Aberdeen Manor...
There was Eric Stephenson.
A respected mechanic by day. A ruthless butcher by night. Eric doesn't kill for survival or pleasure alone-he kills to build something that will outlive him. A dynasty founded on fear, obedience, and blood.
But every empire begins with a single choice...






















