Some childhood legends are told for a reason. In the rainy outskirts of Portland, Oregon, the Mercer family thinks The Toe Cutter is nothing more than an old story—one of those creepy legends children whisper about when the lights go out. Then five-year-old Ethan hears something beneath his bedroom floor. Clip. At first, no one believes him. But soon strange noises begin moving through the walls. Muddy footprints appear where they shouldn't. Rusty clippers turn up inside the house. And baby Caleb keeps staring—and smiling—at something no one else can see. Something is living beneath the Mercer home. Something small enough to crawl through places no person should fit. Something that has been beneath Alder Creek for a very long time. And something with a disturbing obsession with toenails. As Daniel and Amanda Mercer fight to protect their family, they uncover an old neighborhood legend with a history far darker than anyone imagined. Because the Toe Cutter isn't just a story. He's real. He's underneath them. And now he knows they're there. The Toe Cutter is Book One of The Nightmare Realm, a new horror series from Bash-Ami where forgotten legends, terrifying creatures, and ordinary families collide. Keep your feet covered. Some legends are real.