About Translation of the Damned
Dr. Jonathan Whitaker leads a university excavation into the Iraqi desert to uncover the remains of Eridu, one of humanity’s oldest cities. As a Near Eastern archaeologist specializing in Sumerian and Akkadian linguistics, he expects the excavation to yield remnants of a civilization long buried. Instead, his team discovers a four-sided stone stele covered in cuneiform unlike anything in the archaeological record.
New inscriptions begin appearing on the stele overnight, describing events that have not yet happened. At first, the predictions seem impossible to believe. But as accidents, natural disasters, and acts of violence unfold exactly as the stele foretells, fascination gives way to fear. Members of the expedition grow paranoid, tensions rise, and Whitaker begins to realize that the artifact is not merely predicting the future—it is recording events that may be impossible to prevent. With the excavation descending into chaos, Whitaker must decide how far he is willing to go in pursuit of knowledge—and what must be sacrificed to keep the final prophecy from coming true.
Translation of the Damned is an archaeological supernatural horror novel about forbidden knowledge, ancient prophecy, and the consequences of giving meaning to something that was never meant to be understood. It is part of the Department of Paranormal Investigation series, a collection of standalone but connected horror stories involving paranormal artifacts, entity encounters, anomalous locations, and the hidden government agency tasked with containing the threats behind them.
What to Expect
Archaeological Horror
Ancient ruins, excavation camps, and something buried that should never have been uncovered.
Ancient Prophecy
A mysterious inscription begins revealing events before they happen.
Forbidden Knowledge
The deeper the translation goes, the more dangerous the truth becomes
Government Secrecy
The public gets the story. DPI gets the file.
Department of Paranormal Investigation
Part of the Department of Paranormal Investigation Series Books
The Department of Paranormal Investigation Series follows the classified cases of a clandestine federal agency tasked with investigating what the public was never meant to know.
Each book opens a new file from the DPI archive. Some cases begin with evidence. Others begin with rumors, legends, or recordings that should not exist. By the time DPI arrives, the official story is already falling apart.
Each case can be read on its own, but together they reveal a larger mythology buried beneath decades of classified files, suppressed incidents, and unanswered questions. The public gets the explanation. DPI gets the truth.
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