The Ninth Layer

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In the spring of 2002, Alex joins a small group of classmates on a geology research trip into the caves beneath Pendleton University. It’s meant to be simple. Controlled. Safe.

But the deeper they go, the more the cave begins to change.

The air hums.

The walls glow.

And the darkness feels alive.

When the lights fail and the exit disappears, panic sets in. Cut off from the surface, the students realize they aren’t alone underground—and whatever is down there has been waiting for them.

As fear fractures the group, Alex confronts what he already knew: some places don't want to be explored. And some things don’t want to let you leave.

Fans of The Ruins, The Descent, and Stranger Things will be consumed by The Ninth Layer.