The Hour That Steals Years

Every morning at exactly 3:17, a train pulls into a station that was abandoned decades ago. Daniel steps aboard for what feels like only a few seconds, yet each time he returns, twenty years have vanished from his life. As the town around him grows suspicious and his own body betrays the truth, Daniel must uncover who - or what - controls the train before the next ride takes the rest of him.

Connor Hayes CH is a thriller and horror author drawn to the strange spaces where time, memory, and fear intersect. Fascinated by abandoned places and the stories they leave behind, Hayes crafts unsettling narratives that blend paranormal suspense with deeply human characters. When not writing, he can be found exploring forgotten history and collecting the kind of local legends that inspire his novels. The Hour That Steals Years is his latest work of psychological horror.