Agony by Clay Tarlton-Hensley is a gripping psychological horror and survival thriller that explores friendship, trauma, and the weight of living with depression. When Claire’s life has fallen into a dark pit of misery and suicidal thoughts, she stumbles upon a possible cure for her clinical depression in an abandoned ghost town. What begins as a desperate search for hope quickly spirals into a nightmare of creatures, collapsing cities, and psychological torment. Haunted by betrayal, fractured identities, and the lingering scars of abuse, Claire and her friends, who have come to save her, must confront not only external horrors but also the demons within. As reality twists and the town closes in on them, they are forced to question who they can trust and whether survival is even possible when the true enemy is themselves. Blending emotional depth with heart-pounding suspense, Agony is a chilling journey into love, loss, and the agonizing fight to hold on to hope and find the courage to ask for help.