The Dogwood Curse is a haunting Southern tale set in 1953 Canton, Georgia—a time when legends whispered through the pines and old secrets never truly stayed buried.

Thirteen-year-old Henry Wilson is a quiet boy just trying to survive the daily cruelty of the town bullies. Everything changes the day he meets an old bluesman who tells him about a local legend—a story of the dogwood tree, said to grant any wish made upon it. But the man also warns him of the tree’s dark side: if a branch is ever broken, the curse of the dogwood will turn on the one who caused harm, bringing vengeance in ways no one can escape.

Desperate and hurting, Henry makes a wish for the bullies to leave him alone. At first, it seems like the legend might be real—until strange things start happening in Canton. One by one, those who tormented him begin to suffer in terrifying ways, and Henry soon realizes that the curse doesn’t just punish—it consumes.

Steeped in Southern folklore and the eerie tension of small-town life, The Dogwood Curse is a chilling coming-of-age story about innocence, retribution, and the dangerous power of believing in things better left alone.