The Monsters They Made Us
For fans of supernatural dramas like Teen Wolf and The Vampire Diaries: a tale of salt-soaked secrets, blood-bound legacies, and a coastal town where every wave carries the weight of centuries-old curses.

Some monsters are born. Others are made. But the worst are inherited.


Long before Driftmoor was a town, it was a threshold where the veil between the natural and supernatural ran thin. Where wicked bargains were struck in the dark. Bargains that cursed four bloodlines forever.

Dorothy arrives at Driftmoor Academy hoping to leave her past behind and become someone new. But after a car crash leaves her teetering between life and death, dark abilities awaken inside her. Whispers through the halls. Nightmares claw at her sleep. And death follows wherever she goes.

As Dorothy is pulled into the gilded world of Driftmoor's elite, pieces of a forgotten legacy begin to surface—along with a power she doesn't understand and a past someone tried to erase. And she's not the only one marked by what came before.

There's the boy touched by the sea, who's drawn to a song no one else can hear. The socialite carved from gold and expectation, clinging to perfection before it shatters. And the son born in shadows, raised by a family that never intended to keep him.

Linked by the bargains of their ancestors, the heirs of Driftmoor must each decide: will they surrender to their curses, harness the power they've inherited, or let it destroy them?

The Monsters They Made Us is a haunting debut that blends dark fantasy, supernatural horror, and dark academia on the rocky coast of Massachusetts.

Book One of The Heirs of Driftmoor Series
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The Monsters They Made Us
For fans of supernatural dramas like Teen Wolf and The Vampire Diaries: a tale of salt-soaked secrets, blood-bound legacies, and a coastal town where every wave carries the weight of centuries-old curses.

Some monsters are born. Others are made. But the worst are inherited.


Long before Driftmoor was a town, it was a threshold where the veil between the natural and supernatural ran thin. Where wicked bargains were struck in the dark. Bargains that cursed four bloodlines forever.

Dorothy arrives at Driftmoor Academy hoping to leave her past behind and become someone new. But after a car crash leaves her teetering between life and death, dark abilities awaken inside her. Whispers through the halls. Nightmares claw at her sleep. And death follows wherever she goes.

As Dorothy is pulled into the gilded world of Driftmoor's elite, pieces of a forgotten legacy begin to surface—along with a power she doesn't understand and a past someone tried to erase. And she's not the only one marked by what came before.

There's the boy touched by the sea, who's drawn to a song no one else can hear. The socialite carved from gold and expectation, clinging to perfection before it shatters. And the son born in shadows, raised by a family that never intended to keep him.

Linked by the bargains of their ancestors, the heirs of Driftmoor must each decide: will they surrender to their curses, harness the power they've inherited, or let it destroy them?

The Monsters They Made Us is a haunting debut that blends dark fantasy, supernatural horror, and dark academia on the rocky coast of Massachusetts.

Book One of The Heirs of Driftmoor Series
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The Monsters They Made Us

The Monsters They Made Us

by Frank J. Camacho
The Monsters They Made Us

The Monsters They Made Us

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For fans of supernatural dramas like Teen Wolf and The Vampire Diaries: a tale of salt-soaked secrets, blood-bound legacies, and a coastal town where every wave carries the weight of centuries-old curses.

Some monsters are born. Others are made. But the worst are inherited.


Long before Driftmoor was a town, it was a threshold where the veil between the natural and supernatural ran thin. Where wicked bargains were struck in the dark. Bargains that cursed four bloodlines forever.

Dorothy arrives at Driftmoor Academy hoping to leave her past behind and become someone new. But after a car crash leaves her teetering between life and death, dark abilities awaken inside her. Whispers through the halls. Nightmares claw at her sleep. And death follows wherever she goes.

As Dorothy is pulled into the gilded world of Driftmoor's elite, pieces of a forgotten legacy begin to surface—along with a power she doesn't understand and a past someone tried to erase. And she's not the only one marked by what came before.

There's the boy touched by the sea, who's drawn to a song no one else can hear. The socialite carved from gold and expectation, clinging to perfection before it shatters. And the son born in shadows, raised by a family that never intended to keep him.

Linked by the bargains of their ancestors, the heirs of Driftmoor must each decide: will they surrender to their curses, harness the power they've inherited, or let it destroy them?

The Monsters They Made Us is a haunting debut that blends dark fantasy, supernatural horror, and dark academia on the rocky coast of Massachusetts.

Book One of The Heirs of Driftmoor Series

Product Details

BN ID: 2940184563978
Publisher: Frank J. Camacho
Publication date: 10/01/2025
Series: The Heirs of Driftmoor , #1
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Frank J. Camacho was born and raised in New Jersey. He grew up immersed in CW shows and fantasy books, which sparked his love for emotionally tangled characters, small-town secrets, and supernatural drama. When he's not writing, he's making overly specific Spotify playlists or redecorating a room he swore he was done with.
The Monsters They Made Us is his first novel.
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