Don't Check the Basement

A Psychological Thriller

by Lily Ragley

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Pub Date Nov 14 2025 | Archive Date Nov 13 2025

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Description

Getting a secluded vacation rental in rural Pennsylvania is a dream after city living. The forest is lush, the street is quiet, and the neighbors are nowhere to be found.

If only the friend who invited me didn’t bail—leaving a disturbing voicemail about the notorious patient who escaped from the psych hospital across the street. I tell myself I’m safe inside. There are bars on every window and locks on all the doors. And yet I wake up each night to strange creaks and groans below.

There’s one room I haven’t checked. One room from which no one ever resurfaces. Maybe I should just…take a peek.

Don't Check the Basement is a standalone, psychological suspense thriller.

Getting a secluded vacation rental in rural Pennsylvania is a dream after city living. The forest is lush, the street is quiet, and the neighbors are nowhere to be found.

If only the friend who...