Underneath the Cherry Tree

"I was three, going on four, when I became a witness. I was aged six when I became a "reliable witness." One might ask why and what's the difference? A witness can give testimony to what they themselves see or hear. They can attest only to what they themselves have experienced and most often, they are unable to prove what they claim is true. A "reliable witness" is one whose story can be supported by other witnesses to the same event. Before I can tell you about the events, I must tell you about the place and the time." - Excerpt, Underneath the Cherry Tree C. Evenfall, author of The Wraith of Carter's Mill has returned to the literary world with this hauntingly personal and painfully vivid recollection of a haunting so dark that it has taken her nearly thirty years to write this memoir. Young Carolyn was so little that when she looked up into the branches of the cherry tree and saw a demon perched there; she didn't know to be afraid. It wasn't until her family was gripped in mutual terror that she discovered that there was indeed something to be frightened of, something far worse than the imagination of a child could create. Carolyn and her family hear her name called from the field and woods beside the family home in rural North Carolina. She sees a dark figure perched on a low branch in the cherry tree at the corner of the yard, and dark shadows darting back and forth among the cornstalks. A haunting begins that will last for more than two decades. When "The Mans" reveals himself to her first born, Carolyn must decide whether to seek answers about his identity or to leave rural route 1515 and hope he does not follow. With a foreword by Shae Wiley, Editor-in-Chief of Willow Creek Cooperative, this book delivers a horrifying glimpse into the works of a demon so sinister, and so very persistent, that the reader will have to sleep with the lights on for a week.