Children of the Den

In a remote valley bound by prayer and fear, two boys are chosen to take part in The Drawing—a sacred ritual meant to cleanse sin from their village.But when mercy defies doctrine, and friendship challenges faith, the fire meant to purify consumes everything instead.Now, as The Den burns and the forest awakens, Eli and Caleb must confront what remains: the truth that holiness can rot, and that salvation may belong not to God, but to the earth itself.Children of the Den is a gothic folk-horror tale of devotion, betrayal, and the quiet vengeance of nature—where the forest remembers what men forget.