From Jimmy Juliano, one of the most popular contributors to the Reddit community NoSleep, comes his debut, an eerie supernatural thriller about an insular island with a set of complicated rules and an obsession with the year 1994, DEAD ELEVEN.
For the unfamiliar, the NoSleep community has 17 million members who vote on the stories they like best, and Juliano has had 10 of his stories voted up to the #1 spot. He has also been a frequent guest on the hugely successful spinoff podcast. DEAD ELEVEN is currently under development at A+E Studios by the team behind blockbusters Argo, The Edge of Tomorrow, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
For those who live on Clifford Island, time seems to have stopped in 1994. Not a lot of outsiders know about it. A tiny pinch of land in the waters of Lake Michigan in Northeast Wisconsin, it is picturesque with lavender fields and porch-lined Victorian farmhouses. And yet, information about the community, either online or in newspapers, amounts to little. There’s no ferry service to the island, no motels or tourist attractions.
Since Willow Stone’s young son Jacob passed away in a tragic accident, she has kept his room as is, cleaning it regularly as if he were still alive. So, when she finds the words “Clifford Island” written on the floor underneath a chest while tidying up, she’s confused. How long has it been there? How did Jacob hear about Clifford Island, a place they had never visited and was a couple of hours away? Determined to find out, Willow sets out for the island. And then five weeks later, Willow vanishes.
DEAD ELEVEN is on sale June 27, 2023, where books are sold and available as an ebook and audiobook at Jimmyjuliano.com.