{"product_id":"the-last-caretaker-of-blackwood","title":"The last Caretaker of Blackwood","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlackwood Boarding School has stood empty for years, its halls sealed, its doors left closed, and its history quietly forgotten. When Daniel Harker takes the job as caretaker, his task is simple-inspect the building, record its condition, and ensure nothing has been disturbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, everything appears as expected. Locked doors remain locked. Empty rooms stay untouched. The silence is constant, predictable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then small things begin to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA door left closed is found open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn entry appears in his notebook that he does not remember writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA file hidden within the school begins to mirror his own records-line for line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no violence. No presence. No voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly correction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the days pass, Daniel begins to realise the building is not abandoned at all. It is maintained. Ordered. Watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd once the routine begins-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt does not let go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matthew Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50241831305573,"sku":"9798232710170","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/0538\/5573\/files\/imageloader_9742339c-e07a-41a5-83c5-730a62d54bbb.jpg?v=1778879039","url":"https:\/\/paralleluniversebooks.com\/products\/the-last-caretaker-of-blackwood","provider":"Parallel Universe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}