The students in the wide corridor surged forward in one long column. The bell rang just as he finished packing, and he filed out of the library into the hall. Then he closed the thing-maybe a little too sharply-and stood up, shoving the computer into his book bag between loose papers and folders. His last three messages had gone unanswered, and he wasn’t even sure if Abby and Jordan were still reading them.ĭan leaned away from his laptop, rolling his neck and listening to the soft pops of his spine adjusting. But whatever, Dan was starting to get desperate here. His cursor hovered over that last line-it sounded so desperate. A “memory manipulation expert”? Is that even a real thing? Anyway, just watch the video, and let me know what you think! Y ou guys are not even going to believe this, Dan typed, shaking his head at the computer screen. The man in the last tent promised the one thing the little boy wanted most of all. And in the very last tent was a man with a long beard-a man who didn’t promise riches or oddities or even a glimpse into the future. The scent of fried cakes and popcorn hung sweet and heavy on the air, tantalizing until it became sickening. I t was a fantasy of lights and sounds and smells, crooked candy-striped tents, and laughter that burst like cannon fire out of the winding paths. If there are better people on earth, I haven’t met them. Forsaking plans to never to go back, the teens return during a weekend for prospective students, and realise that the carnival from the photos is not only real, it's here on campus… As Dan and his friends visit abandoned houses and hidden places of the surrounding town, they realise that Camford is hiding a terrible past, and the influence of the asylum runs deeper than they ever imagined.For my family, who never fail to amaze with their belief, support, and love. They want to move on, but someone is determined to keep the terror alive by sending them anonymous photos of an old-time carnival. Dan, Abby, and Jordan were traumatised by the summer they shared at New Hampshire College, the former site of the Brookline asylum. Featuring real found photographs from vintage carnivals, SANCTUM is a mind-bending reading experience that blurs the lines between past and present, genius and insanity.

Perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Haunting, fast-paced sequel to the New York Times bestselling photo-illustrated novel ASYLUM.

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