Church Horror

“A writer to watch.” —Publishers Weekly A New York Times Book Review Summer Read and Edgar Award nominee! Don’t miss this unputdownable psychological thriller! Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware! When you really start to look beyond the airy open floor plans and marble counters...

Bloomsbury presents Grace by A.M. Shine, read by Deidre O'Connell A haunting, atmospheric modern Gothic horror tale based on traditional Irish mythology, from the author of smash hit The Watchers. Ancient evil is awakened on a lonely isle off the coast of Ireland. TO LEARN THE TRUTH WOULD YOU...

This Church Will Drive You to Your Knees. Pray for Deliverance. Ben has a dream and a plan. He’s just bought an old, disused church and will turn it into a thriving coffee bar. There’s just one problem: these grounds aren’t so holy. Strange and sinister whispers drift from dark corners. Accidents befall the work crew. There’s the hideous, massive spider lurking in the dark bell tower. And what’s up with that locked door in the basement that no one, not even the former pastor, knows anything about?

For 13-year-old Ronnie Day, life is full of problems: Mom and Dad have separated, his brother Tim is a constant pest, Melanie Ward either loves him or hates him, and Jesus Christ won't stay in his heart. Plus he has to walk past the red church every day, where the Bell Monster hides with its wings and claws and livers for eyes. But the biggest problem is that Archer McFall is the new preacher at the church, and Mom wants Ronnie to attend midnight services with her.

“Witty, thrilling, and...SAVAGE." --Nat Cassidy, bestselling author of Mary and When the Wolf Comes Home "Miranda July meets Stephen King." --Lauren Beukes, New York Times bestselling author of The Shining Girls Hyper-competent Ellie thinks she’s going through perimenopause, but discovers...

The latest release in the Christian Epic series is an exciting novel that takes place shortly after Christ's death and resurrection. Basil is called to design the case which will hold the silver cup that Christ and His disciples drank from at the Last Supper, and plans to sculpt their likenesses...

Seventy years ago, Briarwych Church was sealed for the second time. The great wooden door has remained shut and locked ever since. But now, in the present day, evil is stirring once more. Sent to live with new foster parents in Briarwych, Kerry and Mark soon set about exploring the village. When...

Ethan Dove’s family has moved to a new home in a safe community, and it’s exactly the fresh start they need. Not only is his marriage to Emma hanging by a thread, but his son, Dylan, and twelve-year-old daughter, Rose, deserve to have a happy childhood. After Rose is bullied by the boys across the road, Ethan is relieved when the woman who lives next door steps in. Fiona Smith has come into their lives at just the right moment, and when she offers to look after Rose during the school holidays, Ethan and Emma can’t believe their luck.

In a lonely village in the Peak District, during the onset of a once-in-a-lifetime snow storm, Constable Ellie Cheetham finds a body. The man, a local ne'er-do-well, appears to have died in a tragic accident: he drank too much and froze to death. But the facts don't add up: the dead man is clutching a knife in one hand, and there's evidence he was hiding from someone. Stranger still, an odd mark has been drawn onto a stone beside his body.

🕯️ Enter If You Dare… Some paintings are admired. Some are feared. And some… should never have been created at all. In the ruins of an abandoned church, a strange haunted painting hangs crooked on the wall. The figures seem to shift when you’re not looking. Shadows crawl across the canvas as though alive. And if you stare too long… you’ll hear the whispers. Locals claim it’s a cursed object, a relic of pure evil, and that anyone foolish enough to gaze upon it risks losing not just their mind—but their very soul. This is not just a ghost story. It’s a paranormal horror ...

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend, and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds...and remembers.

EDITORIAL REVIEW Unclean is a chilling, restraint-driven work of documented horror that transforms a real exorcism case into something far more disturbing than possession — a story about correction, community, and the quiet violence of imposed order. Ted Lazaris crafts terror not through spectacle but through irreversible human cost, delivering a psychologically devastating narrative where faith, love, and resistance are methodically realigned. The result is intelligent, body-level horror that lingers long after the final cold memorandum declares the town “settled.” UNCLEAN Inspired ...

"[Nesta] Cooper's narration is deliberately restrained... [Bethany C.] Morrow’s novel on the page is already intimate, but in audio it becomes something almost confessional." — Booklist The Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror story from bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow, where...

Claire Mumford’s life is going great. Her book sales are taking off, her daughter Maggie is flourishing at school. Even her husband Jesse is happy. His new veterinary clinic was built on a idyllic plot of land outside Georgetown, Delaware. But there is a spirit on the land. One who walks the road searching for her lost love. The one who left her waiting at the altar. And she is angry. Very angry. Meet Naimh Buckey. An Irish immigrant in service as a scullery maid who only wants to better herself by learning to read and someday becoming a house cook. When the handsome son of the estate ...

Award-winning author Dawn Kurtagich masterfully weaves a captivating tale of suspense and horror, in which Dr. Mina Murray returns to the windswept shores of Wales to help her childhood friend fight the mysterious illness that plagues her. When the lines between reality and delusion begin to...

“Irresistible.” —Stephen King Private Investigator Charlie Parker returns in this heart-pounding thriller as he seeks revenge against the darkest forces in the world, from “one of the best thriller writers we have” (Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author) and the...

Brian Roy is a ghost-hunter extraordinaire. His latest adventure involves headless Japanese soldiers wreaking havoc in a New Hampshire church. The stats are grisly. Two boys blinded. Another boy shot. Cops killed. The bodies keep piling up, and the ghosts’ thirst for vengeance is as insatiable as their thirst for sake!

In 1983, experimental artist Tony Mathias began work on a new installation—it was to be a collage of visuals and sounds collected at an abandoned RAF base called Warden Fell. Decades later, Cally Darker gets the chance to investigate the terrible story and perhaps even solve the mystery—a fantastic exclusive story for her true-crime podcast.

*The Fire That Wouldn’t Burn* *A Psychological Horror of Faith, Guilt, and Divine Silence* **by Mara Blackthorne** A priest has lost his faith. Not quietly… but violently. After the sudden death of his sister, Father Elias Varn is left with one burning question: **Why did God stay silent?** Consumed by grief and anger, Elias returns to his church in the dead of night with a single purpose— **To burn it to the ground.** But when the fire refuses to spread… when the doors seal shut… and when something inside the church begins to answer him— Elias realizes he is no longer alone. ...

Please be kind and provide a review and rating for this book. Indie writers like me live and die by your ability to provide feedback for others to see. The town of Hunters Creek was remote. Buried in the deep woods of central Ontario, it was the home of Saint John's Chapel. The parishioners were few, but faithful. And they were fiercely protective of their parish priest, Father Jacob. Brother Phillip, a young and socially awkward twenty year old student from seminary school was sent to help Father Jacob with his duties and to mentor under the elderly preacher. Phillip's introduction to ...