The release date for the English version of 'Penpal' by
Dathan Auerbach is Jun 2012. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Penpal started off as a collection of linked short tales that were posted on a horror-themed internet forum. It was soon turned into drawings, audiobooks, and short films—and that was before it was polished and turned into a full-length novel!
To what extent do you recall your early years?
In Penpal, a guy looks into the strange, terrible, and unusual things that happened to him as a kid that don't appear to have anything to do with each other in an effort to explain them. You'll follow the narrator as he learns that these bizarre and terrible occurrences are essentially a single, frightening narrative that has influenced his whole life and the lives of everyone around him, starting with just bits of his early years. Penpal is a story that, no matter how hard you try, you won't soon forget if you've ever stayed in the woods a little too long after dark, if you've ever felt like someone or something was trying to hurt you, or if you remember the strength of the bond you had with your first friend.