Twenty years before the Dogman terrorized the Northern Michigan town of Twin Lakes, another tiny community suffered a far worse fate. The Haunting of Sigma chronicles the last days of this isolated village. At first, horrifying grunts and howls echoed through the night, keeping the residents awake, tired, and irritable. Then pets came up missing, and livestock are found mutilated. The action escalates out of control as property is damaged buildings are ripped to shreds, just before several townsfolk mysteriously disappear. The strong personalities of the independent inhabitants erupt in an unprecedented hunt for the creature, right out in the wilderness that has become its stalking ground. Can a pair of boys and a rogue conservation officer convince the crazed residents of the extreme danger the creature possesses before the town completely vanishes into the summer night? In this terrible prequel to the regional thriller, Year of the Dogman, Frank Holes, Jr. yet again spins a tale of suspense and horror.