Echoes In The Hall

When the last bell rings, the halls don't fall silent. They remember.
Four teens. One night. A school that refuses to let them go.
Jade, Eli, Maya, and Tyrell never expected detention to become a death sentence. What started as a punishment for small mistakes drags them into a nightmare that was waiting in the walls all along.
At first, it feels like any other Friday evening in the empty building - echoes of laughter, the hum of flickering lights, the groan of old pipes. But when the footsteps start, when the doors no longer lead where they should, when the walls themselves begin to breathe, the truth becomes undeniable: their school is alive. And it wants them.
The Between is its heartbeat, a labyrinth stitched together from the memories, regrets, and fears of everyone who ever passed through its halls. Every classroom hides a story. Every locker bears a scar. And every choice Jade, Eli, Maya, and Tyrell make feeds the school - or starves it.
But survival comes at a price. To escape, they'll have to decide what part of themselves they're willing to give up - a memory, a friendship, even their own identity. And if they choose wrong, the halls won't just swallow them. The halls will remember them.
Told through rotating points of view, Echoes in the Hall blends cinematic horror with the raw intensity of teenage survival. Each character faces not only the nightmare around them but the one within:- Jade refuses to be forgotten, even when the walls erase her reflection.- Eli can't tell the difference between paranoia and truth, not when the Between offers him two versions of every friend.- Maya shoulders the impossible weight of leadership, daring to stare down doors that bleed when opened.- Tyrell carries his anger like armor, but even fury can crack when the lockers whisper his name.
Together, they must navigate stairwells that move when no one is looking, classrooms that have held detention for decades, and a cafeteria that doesn't feed students - it feeds on them. With every echo, the school tightens its grip. With every step, their choices carve a new story into its bones.
Because the Between isn't just haunting them.
It's waiting for the next generation.
And the bell is about to ring again.
Terrifying, atmospheric, and relentlessly suspenseful, Echoes in the Hall is a coming-of-age horror novel about friendship, survival, and the places we can't leave behind - because they won't leave us.
When the doors close, when the lights go out, remember:
The school is still listening.

Martin holds 2 PhDs, one in Psychology and another in Medicine. He also holds a Master's in Criminal Justice and is a certified personal trainer. Martin has worked in the fields of Law Enforcement and Behavioral Health.
Martin has been a consultant on many subject matters, but his true inspiration for writing this book comes from his years in foster care and the abuse he suffered throughout his childhood.
This book isn't Martin's story; it's our story.