The Lost Village by Camilla Sten was listed in a social media thread about horror stories.

This wasn’t my idea of a horror story. It switches between Now and Then in the abandoned village of Silvertjärn.

In the Now, Alice is researching the place based on her grandmother’s stories. She has a crew of two girls and two guys with her. One of the girls, Tone, also has a connection to the village. Her mother was the only living person recovered from the place as a newborn baby.

In the past, a new minister came to town and slowly turned most of the villagers into his minions, including Alice’s grandmother’s younger sister. A girl with special needs ends up being stoned to death after delivering a baby (Tone’s mom). All of this is slowly revealed through letters and narrative.

Alice’s group begin hearing voices and seeing an unknown person as they start their investigation. Those left alone end up murdered until only three of them remain.

Spoiler-

The mystery of the lost village is finally solved as it turns out the whole village was trapped in the mines underneath after being led there by the pastor.

I may be a little picky with my reading as the last couple of books haven’t been super appealing to me. This one has some good points. I think it would appeal most to a teen/young adult audience interested in mystery.