Dr. Lane, a brilliant but emotionally guarded sleep specialist, launches an experimental therapy to cure chronic insomnia at a remote clinic. Her patients, each are haunted by unresolved trauma that begins while sleepwalking, into chilling, ritualistic behaviors they can't recall. As the nocturnal incidents escalate, Dr. Lane uncovers a supernatural entity lurking in the clinic's foundations, one that manipulates the patients' subconscious fears to manifest real-world horror. Dr. Lane, a brilliant but emotionally guarded sleep specialist, launches an experimental therapy to cure chronic insomnia at a secluded, state-of-the-art clinic nestled deep in the woods. Her patients each tormented by unresolved trauma begins exhibiting eerie, sleepwalking episodes that escalate into chilling, ritualistic behaviors they have no memory of. As the nights grow longer and the incidents more violent, the clinic's sterile halls transform into a labyrinth of whispered voices, cryptic symbols, and shadowy figures glimpsed only in the periphery. Driven by science but haunted by her own buried past, Dr. Lane races to decode the shared nightmare unraveling her patients' minds. Her investigation leads to a hidden chamber beneath the clinic, where she discovers an ancient, malevolent entity feeding on subconscious fear.to manifest real-world horror. Dr. Lane, a brilliant but emotionally guarded sleep specialist, launches an experimental therapy to cure chronic insomnia at a secluded, state-of-the-art clinic nestled deep in the woods. Her patients each tormented by unresolved trauma begins exhibiting eerie, sleepwalking episodes that escalate into chilling, ritualistic behaviors they have no memory of. As the nights grow longer and the incidents more violent, the clinic's sterile halls transform into a labyrinth of whispered voices, cryptic symbols, and shadowy figures glimpsed only in the periphery. Driven by science but haunted by her own buried past, Dr. Lane races to decode the shared nightmare unraveling her patients' minds. Her investigation leads to a hidden chamber beneath the clinic, where she discovers an ancient, malevolent entity feeding on subconscious fear. This parasitic force manipulates dreams to breach reality, using the patients as vessels to enact its will.

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Vanessa M. Chattman was born on September 5th, 1970, in Newark, NJ. Her family moved to East Orange, NJ a few years later. She graduated from Clifford J. Scott High School in 1989. She joined the US Army in 1990 served on Active Duty for four years and ten months. She deployed to Desert Storm in 1990 and attended Vincennes University In 1993. She worked for the Department of Defense and Child Care Services from 1995 to 1998. In November 1997, she was accepted into the International Poetry Hall of Fame. Her membership with The Writer's Digest Book Club was active in1997. Her poems have been published in three different anthologies. The poem "My House" has been published in "The Poetic Voices of America Anthology." The second poem titled "The Celebration" has been published in the "Beginnings" anthology. The poem titled "People" has been published by The National Library of Poetry and has received The Editor's Choice Award. The Play titled, "Street Gigs", and the Screenplay titled, "ZEROX CODES" were written in 2008. She has also written 12 poetry books. Her First horror Novel "The Black Sea of Roses: (Book 1) was published on October 17th, 2019, by Amnet Systems. Her second Novel "The Black Sea of Roses: A Novel (The Antique shop, Book 2) was published on April 30th, 2021, by The Book Baby Publishing Company. Her full-length poetry book titled "The Poetry Series" was published on July 4th, 2020, by The Dorrance Publishing Company. Her Fantasy Novel, "SPELLMARKED" in Paperback format was published on August 28th, 2025, by Barnes & Noble Press, and other formats are also available on Amazon, and She has an associate's degree in applied science.