Three Knocks Behind the Glass

An old mirror hangs in Rebecca Holloway's bedroom, inherited with the house and never questioned until now. One night the glass stops reflecting her movements correctly, and a second later she sees a woman standing on the other side who looks exactly like her, down to the scar on her wrist. The woman raises a hand and knocks, once, twice, three times, and asks in Rebecca's own voice to be let out. As the knocking returns night after night, Rebecca turns to her partner Cole Donovan, who insists it's stress and sleep deprivation, and to Nathan Graves, an antiques restorer who recognizes the mirror's make and warns her that some glass was never built to only show a reflection. What began as a strange trick of the eye becomes a countdown, because the woman behind the glass is growing more insistent, and every object in the house that holds a reflection, windows, spoons, still water, is starting to answer back.

Connor Hayes CH writes horror and paranormal fiction rooted in ordinary places that turn quietly wrong. Drawing inspiration from old houses, forgotten objects, and the fears that live just beneath everyday routines, he crafts stories where the supernatural creeps in slowly and never fully lets go. When he isn't writing, Connor collects strange local legends and antique curiosities, always searching for the next object with a story worth telling.