The Names We Painted Over

When Ethan Blackwell moves into his late father's renovated house, the fresh plaster on the walls can't quite bury what came before. At night, faint voices seep through the new paint, whispering names - names of people who vanished years ago. Then one voice becomes unmistakable: his father's. As Ethan digs into the house's past with the help of Mara Whitlock, a local archivist obsessed with the missing, and Daniel Cross, the contractor who oversaw the renovation and knows more than he's saying, he realizes the walls didn't just absorb sound. They absorbed something that never left.

Connor Hayes CH writes atmospheric horror and paranormal thrillers that explore what happens when the past refuses to stay buried. Drawing on a fascination with old houses, forgotten histories, and the quiet dread of everyday spaces, Connor crafts stories where grief and the supernatural intertwine. When not writing, Connor can be found researching architectural oddities and true accounts of unexplained phenomena.