Sealed in Silence

Derby City Paranormal Investigations has seen a lot of strange things. But Hillcrest Sanatorium is different.

A rubber ball that rolls on its own across an uneven floor. A ghost that appears only when the camera is running — but never to the naked eye. Financial records buried in the walls that someone went to great lengths to hide.

What started as a straightforward investigation of an abandoned psychiatric hospital becomes something else entirely. The building holds more than restless spirits. The history of Hillcrest has been sealed away deliberately — and the people who know the truth would prefer it stayed that way.

Part ghost hunting procedural, part crime mystery. Sealed in Silence is a short story in the Deadly Silence universe — readable as a standalone.