The Knight at the Top of the Stairs

A Psychological Horror Novel

In the summer of 1968, nine-year-old David lives in a quiet New England town where nothing truly bad is supposed to happen. But inside his family’s creaking old house, something ancient has awakened. Every night, at the top of the stairs, a shadow shaped like a medieval knight waits—silent, patient, and watching.

As David struggles to make sense of the terror growing around him, he discovers that the darkness in the house mirrors something buried deep within his family and within himself. What begins as a child’s fear of the dark becomes a chilling confrontation with memory, guilt, and the thin line between imagination and madness.

Blending nostalgia, psychological tension, and haunting atmosphere, The Knight at the Top of the Stairs explores what happens when childhood fears refuse to stay buried—and when the monsters we fear most are the ones we create.

Readers drawn to eerie, character-driven stories will find a tale that’s both suspenseful and deeply emotional. This novel will resonate with fans of The Haunting of Hill House, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and The Sixth Sense—stories that blur the boundaries between the supernatural and the psychological.

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