The Green Man is a 1st Edition (2025) supernatural horror novel by John Calvin Hughes. It begins with an ominous prologue about the cosmic origins of good and evil, followed by Leah’s unsettling encounter with a silent little girl entangled in vines near the back wall of her apartment complex. As Leah’s visions intensify, the narrative reveals her troubled academic history studying “sacred places,” her downfall at Yale, and her obsession with sites of evil. At the same time, Timothy discovers a disturbing manuscript suggesting that Leah’s late father’s botanical research may have uncovered conscious malevolent plant intelligence, linked to Ergot, Ayahuasca, and ancient myth. Themes include:

• Evil embedded in landscapes and biological life

• The blurred line between science, mysticism, and madness

• Trauma, academic exile, and personal reinvention

• Horror rooted in ecology, folklore, and metaphysical dread

The Green Man blends slow-burn psychological horror with literary depth, appealing to fans of supernatural suspense, dark academia, and myth-infused fiction.