The MIM

MIM (Book 1)

By Roderick Rightt
A GodBody Publishing Release

Before the silence… there was a voice.

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In the shadows of South Memphis, survival has a sound.
For Deon Hill, a late-night fight in a rain-soaked alley leads to a discovery that will change his life—and possibly end it. A small black recorder lies half-buried in the gutter, still playing, its tape looping a strange, whispering voice that seems to breathe between the words.

At first, it’s just curiosity. Deon rewinds it. Presses play.
But when the whispers start to answer back, mimicking his words in reverse, he realizes he’s uncovered something far older than a man-made machine.

The MIM doesn’t just record sound—it remembers it.
It feeds on it.

As the nights grow longer, mirrors move when he doesn’t, familiar voices call his name from empty rooms, and the silence between each heartbeat becomes unbearable. His friends think he’s losing it. His girl can’t recognize the man he’s turning into. Even the walls of his apartment seem to echo with something that isn’t human.

When the police raid after a violent outburst that Deon can’t explain, the tape keeps playing—alone, in evidence storage—whispering to anyone who’ll listen. Each time the play button is pressed, the curse spreads further, dragging more souls into its frequency.

The MIM was never meant to be found.
Now it’s awake.

From Roderick Rightt, author of The Silent Curse, comes the chilling origin story that started it all. A psychological horror drenched in Southern realism and spiritual energy, MIM explores the price of every word spoken—and what happens when silence becomes your only escape.

Because once you press play…
you can’t turn it off.