Hospitals Are a Place of Birth and Death / The Continuum is a present-day, fast-paced psychological horror where endings are sold in red, and the only antidote is the ordinary done right. On 3 West—Mercy’s most “efficient” unit—screens smile, kiosks beg for five stars, and an elevator marked 13 offers “Fast Path” with a cheerful chime. But nurse Dana Roux and her night crew have a different manual: shut the door, lower the bed, water in reach, fan on low, outcome decided in the room. When a patient’s single word—Stay—collides with a hospital that autocompletes consent, the unit becomes a pressure cooker of policies that behave like ghosts. Alongside Hanna Cho, Gabe Osei, Jasmyn Ibarra, and a quiet family advocate named Alma, Dana stacks witness notes over auto-notes, tapes ugly labels over beautiful prompts, and turns drills back into tabletop. In the lobby, the Man With No Wristband waits, safe only while seated; two miles away, Eli Ko files daylight into law. No blood. No jump scares. Just a relentless, cinematic battle against a system that wants your ending more than your story. If you’ve ever felt a building push you toward a decision you weren’t ready to make—this book stands with you. A Mercy Unit Novel by Allen DeKeyser
