![]() ![]() Through reading old letters and diaries provided to him by Levi Cobb, Benson learns that the town was purged of Christianity in the late 19th century, and any Christians taking residence in the town were either martyred or driven out. ![]() At the same time, several residents of the town are afflicted with a mysterious black rash which spreads over their bodies.īenson and Ellis discover that a giant dragon is responsible for the deaths and that Harold Bly has the ability to control it. Cliff's brother Steve quickly finds holes in the theory and teams up with local sheriff's deputy Tracy Ellis. Sheriff Les Collins is quick to pin the blame on a rogue bear. His wife, Evelyn, is found covered with blood and half-crazed on a logging road and taken to a hospital, where she only has vague recollections of the events that transpired. ![]() Nature photographer Cliff Benson is found dead in the woods near the town of Hyde River, with his head and torso missing. The recipient of the 1996 ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award for Best Fiction, the story centers on the fictional mining town of Hyde River, the gruesome deaths of many of the townspeople, and an " oath" that the residents of Hyde River have taken up to hide the secret behind them. ![]() The Oath is an allegorical 1995 horror/ fantasy novel by Frank E. ![]()
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