Some things don’t haunt you
They wait to be inherited

A psychological horror saga about guilt, authority, and what refuses to stay buried

Saga Write-Up

It begins quietly.

A number appears too often to ignore. Thoughts repeat. Guilt hardens into certainty. What feels like depression begins to resemble inheritance—passed from father to son, explained away as illness, and waiting to be obeyed.

The 86 Saga is a psychological horror series that follows one man’s slow descent as the line between mental illness and something far more deliberate begins to erode. What starts as pattern recognition becomes alignment. What feels like choice becomes compliance. The horror does not arrive violently—it integrates.

As the story unfolds across the series, the damage spreads outward. Absence becomes normalized. Silence becomes explanatory. What is taken from one life reshapes the lives left behind it. By the time the later books arrive, the most unsettling truth has surfaced: the horror no longer needs belief to survive.

It has learned how to persist.

The 86 Saga is not about heroes or escape. It is about authority that becomes internal, cycles that sustain themselves, and what happens when the next generation grows up inside the consequences—never realizing there was another way.

This is not a story about monsters.
It is a story about permanence.

Coming in 2026

86: Inheritance
The cycle does not end. It stabilizes.

About the Books

86 is a quiet, deliberate work of psychological horror that lingers long after the final page. What begins as guilt and repetition slowly reveals something far more unsettling, blurring the line between mental illness and inheritance. The story’s power comes from its restraint—every step deeper feels logical, personal, and terrifying in hindsight. This is not horror about monsters, but about legacy, authority, and what gets passed down when no one is watching.

What Readers Are Saying

Zach Gadilhe

"The clock blinked 8:06 again, the same as it had the day before. It felt almost like a constant -- a reminder of time slipping away, of everything moving forward while he stayed stuck, trapped in the same cycle of regret and guilt." 86, the phycological horror by Edward Bowers, captivates the audience with the labyrinth that is Ash's mind. Through his brilliant imagery, the audience sees their own reflection through the lens of Ash. Each chapter drives the reader deeper and deeper into the chaos that is life. At no point could i put this book down."

- Amazon Reviewer

Michelle Kosier

"This was an AMAZING read! From the first sentence, you are hooked and tied directly to Ash. You experience everything as he does from the mindset of someone who is slowly loosing their grip and becomes more and more confused about the world around him. This book hits at some very deep and personal themes and I cannot stress enough how beautiful it truly is. 10 out of 10"

- Amazon Reviewer

D. E. Langdon

"Wow, this book was just a whirlwind of emotions. As someone who also suffers from mental health issues, I felt like Edward did a really good job portraying how repetitive it is when you're knee deep in it. How tired it makes you and how you feel that no one understands. I really enjoyed how Maggie stayed by his side, lots of people who aren't going through it or never been through it, don't stick around because it's too much. It was such an unexpected ending to be honest. I wonder, will there be a second book to this???"

- Goodreads