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(b.Christopher Golden is the award-winning, bestselling author of such novels as The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, Of Saints and Shadows, and (with Tim Lebbon) The Map of Moments. He has also written books for teens and young adults, including Poison Ink, Soulless, and the thriller series Body of Evidence, honored by the New York Public Library and chosen as one of YALSA’s Best Books for Young Readers. Upcoming teen novels include a new series of hardcover YA fantasy novels co-authored with Tim Lebbon and entitled The Secret Journeys of Jack London.
A lifelong fan of the “team-up,” Golden frequently collaborates with other writers on books, comics, and scripts. In addition to his recent work with Tim Lebbon, he co-wrote the lavishly illustrated novel Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire with Mike Mignola. With Thomas E. Sniegoski, he is the co-author of multiple novels, as well as comic book miniseries such as Talent and The Sisterhood, both currently in development as feature films. With Amber Benson, Golden co-created the online animated series Ghosts of Albion and co-wrote the book series of the same name.
As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies The New Dead and British Invasion, among others, and has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, the online animated series Ghosts of Albion (with Amber Benson) and a network television pilot.
The author is also known for his many media tie-in works, including novels, comics, and video games, in the worlds of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, Angel, and X-Men, among others.Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. His original novels have been published in fourteen languages in countries around the world
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Horror, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Children's Fiction, Thriller
Series
Peter Octavian / Shadow Saga
1. Of Saints and Shadows (1994)
2. Angel Souls and Devil Hearts (1998)
3. Of Masques and Martyrs (1998)
4. The Gathering Dark (2003)
5. Waking Nightmares (2011)
6. The Graves of Saints (2013)
7. King of Hell (2014)
1. Of Saints and Shadows (1994)
2. Angel Souls and Devil Hearts (1998)
3. Of Masques and Martyrs (1998)
4. The Gathering Dark (2003)
5. Waking Nightmares (2011)
6. The Graves of Saints (2013)
7. King of Hell (2014)
Body of Evidence
1. Body Bags (1999)
2. Thief of Hearts (1999)
3. Soul Survivor (1999)
4. Meets the Eye (2000)
5. Head Games (2000)
6. Skin Deep (2000) (with Rick Hautala)
7. Burning Bones (2001) (with Rick Hautala)
8. Brain Trust (2001) (with Rick Hautala)
9. Last Breath (2004) (with Rick Hautala)
10. Throat Culture (2005) (with Rick Hautala)
1. Body Bags (1999)
2. Thief of Hearts (1999)
3. Soul Survivor (1999)
4. Meets the Eye (2000)
5. Head Games (2000)
6. Skin Deep (2000) (with Rick Hautala)
7. Burning Bones (2001) (with Rick Hautala)
8. Brain Trust (2001) (with Rick Hautala)
9. Last Breath (2004) (with Rick Hautala)
10. Throat Culture (2005) (with Rick Hautala)
Prowlers
1. Prowlers (2001)
2. Laws of Nature (2001)
3. Predator and Prey (2001)
4. Wild Things (2002)
1. Prowlers (2001)
2. Laws of Nature (2001)
3. Predator and Prey (2001)
4. Wild Things (2002)
OutCast (with Thomas E Sniegoski)
1. The Un-Magician (2004)
aka Magic Zero
2. Dragon Secrets (2004)
3. Ghostfire (2005)
4. Wurm War (2005)
1. The Un-Magician (2004)
aka Magic Zero
2. Dragon Secrets (2004)
3. Ghostfire (2005)
4. Wurm War (2005)
Menagerie (with Thomas E Sniegoski)
1. The Nimble Man (2004)
2. The Tears of the Furies (2005)
3. Stones Unturned (2006)
4. Crashing Paradise (2007)
1. The Nimble Man (2004)
2. The Tears of the Furies (2005)
3. Stones Unturned (2006)
4. Crashing Paradise (2007)
Ghosts of Albion (with Amber Benson)
1. Accursed (2005)
2. Witchery (2006)
3. Astray (2004)
4. Initiation (2006)
1. Accursed (2005)
2. Witchery (2006)
3. Astray (2004)
4. Initiation (2006)
Hollow
1. Horseman (2005) (with Ford Lytle Gilmore)
2. Drowned (2005) (with Ford Lytle Gilmore)
3. Mischief (2006) (with Ford Lytle Gilmore)
4. Enemies (2006) (with Ford Lytle Gilmore)
1. Horseman (2005) (with Ford Lytle Gilmore)
2. Drowned (2005) (with Ford Lytle Gilmore)
3. Mischief (2006) (with Ford Lytle Gilmore)
4. Enemies (2006) (with Ford Lytle Gilmore)
Hidden Cities (with Tim Lebbon)
1. Mind the Gap (2008)
2. The Map of Moments (2009)
3. The Chamber of Ten (2010)
4. The Shadow Men (2011)
1. Mind the Gap (2008)
2. The Map of Moments (2009)
3. The Chamber of Ten (2010)
4. The Shadow Men (2011)
Secret Journeys of Jack London (with Tim Lebbon)
1. The Wild (2011)
2. The Sea Wolves (2012)
3. White Fangs (2013)
1. The Wild (2011)
2. The Sea Wolves (2012)
3. White Fangs (2013)
Joe Golem Occult Detective (with Mike Mignola)
Joe Golem and the Copper Girl (2012)
Joe Golem and the Drowning City (2012)
Joe Golem and the Copper Girl (2012)
Joe Golem and the Drowning City (2012)
Cemetery Girl Trilogy (with Charlaine Harris)
1. The Pretenders (2014)
2. Inheritance (2014)
3. Haunted (2018)
1. The Pretenders (2014)
2. Inheritance (2014)
3. Haunted (2018)
Novels
Bikini (1995)
Beach Blanket Psycho (1995)
Daredevil (1995)
Strangewood (1999)
Straight on Til' Morning (2001)
The Ferryman (2002)
Force Majeure (2002) (with Thomas E Sniegoski)
aka Storm Warning
The Boys Are Back in Town (2004)
Wildwood Road (2005)
Kong (2005)
aka King Kong
The Seven Whistlers (2006) (with Amber Benson)
Poison Ink (2008)
Soulless (2008)
The Ocean Dark (2010) (as by Jack Rogan)
When Rose Wakes (2010)
The Collective (2011) (as by Jack Rogan)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011) (with Troy Nixey and Guillermo del Toro)
Snowblind (2014)
Sons of Anarchy: Bratva (2014)
Tin Men (2015)
Dead Ringers (2015)
Indigo (2017) (with Kelley Armstrong, Charlaine Harris, Tim Lebbon, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, James A Moore, Mark Morris, Cherie Priest and Kat Richardson)
Runaways (2018)
Blood of the Four (2018) (with Tim Lebbon)
Road of Bones (2022)
Beach Blanket Psycho (1995)
Daredevil (1995)
Strangewood (1999)
Straight on Til' Morning (2001)
The Ferryman (2002)
Force Majeure (2002) (with Thomas E Sniegoski)
aka Storm Warning
The Boys Are Back in Town (2004)
Wildwood Road (2005)
Kong (2005)
aka King Kong
The Seven Whistlers (2006) (with Amber Benson)
Poison Ink (2008)
Soulless (2008)
The Ocean Dark (2010) (as by Jack Rogan)
When Rose Wakes (2010)
The Collective (2011) (as by Jack Rogan)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011) (with Troy Nixey and Guillermo del Toro)
Snowblind (2014)
Sons of Anarchy: Bratva (2014)
Tin Men (2015)
Dead Ringers (2015)
Indigo (2017) (with Kelley Armstrong, Charlaine Harris, Tim Lebbon, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, James A Moore, Mark Morris, Cherie Priest and Kat Richardson)
Runaways (2018)
Blood of the Four (2018) (with Tim Lebbon)
Road of Bones (2022)
Collections
Four Dark Nights (2002) (with Douglas Clegg, Bentley Little and Tom Piccirilli)
The Secret Backs of Things (2010)
Tell My Sorrows To The Stones (2013)
Four Summoner's Tales (2013) (with Kelley Armstrong, David Liss and Jonathan Maberry)
The Jo Fletcher Books Anthology (2016) (with Tom Fletcher, Naomi Foyle, Aidan Harte, Markus Heitz, Snorri Kristjansson, Alison Littlewood, Caitlin Matthews, John Matthews, Rachel Pollack, Frank P Ryan, Stephanie Saulter, Sue Tingey, David Towsey and Lisa Tuttle)
My Favorite Story (2017) (with Erin Al-Mehairi, Chuck Buda, Thomas R Clark, Frank J Edler, Amber Fallon, Brian Keene, Jonathan Maberry, James A Moore, Kelli Owen, Armand Rosamilia, Mary SanGiovanni and Jay Wilburn)
Studio of Screams (2020) (with Stephen R Bissette, Tim Lebbon, Mark Morris and Stephen Volk)
The Ghosts of Who You Were (2021)
The Secret Backs of Things (2010)
Tell My Sorrows To The Stones (2013)
Four Summoner's Tales (2013) (with Kelley Armstrong, David Liss and Jonathan Maberry)
The Jo Fletcher Books Anthology (2016) (with Tom Fletcher, Naomi Foyle, Aidan Harte, Markus Heitz, Snorri Kristjansson, Alison Littlewood, Caitlin Matthews, John Matthews, Rachel Pollack, Frank P Ryan, Stephanie Saulter, Sue Tingey, David Towsey and Lisa Tuttle)
My Favorite Story (2017) (with Erin Al-Mehairi, Chuck Buda, Thomas R Clark, Frank J Edler, Amber Fallon, Brian Keene, Jonathan Maberry, James A Moore, Kelli Owen, Armand Rosamilia, Mary SanGiovanni and Jay Wilburn)
Studio of Screams (2020) (with Stephen R Bissette, Tim Lebbon, Mark Morris and Stephen Volk)
The Ghosts of Who You Were (2021)
Graphic Novels
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Novellas
Series contributed to
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (For Mature Audiences)
1. Child of the Hunt (1998) (with Nancy Holder)
3. Out of the Madhouse (1997) (with Nancy Holder)
4. Ghost Roads (1999) (with Nancy Holder)
5. Sons of Entropy (1999) (with Nancy Holder)
11. Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row (2000)
19. Immortal (1999) (with Nancy Holder)
24. Oz: Into The Wild (2002)
1. Child of the Hunt (1998) (with Nancy Holder)
3. Out of the Madhouse (1997) (with Nancy Holder)
4. Ghost Roads (1999) (with Nancy Holder)
5. Sons of Entropy (1999) (with Nancy Holder)
11. Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row (2000)
19. Immortal (1999) (with Nancy Holder)
24. Oz: Into The Wild (2002)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Young Adult)
2. Halloween Rain (1997) (with Nancy Holder)
5. Blooded (1998) (with Nancy Holder)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2 (omnibus) (2010) (with Pierce Askegren, Diana G Gallagher and Nancy Holder)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 3 (omnibus) (2011) (with Kirsten Beyer and Nancy Holder)
2. Halloween Rain (1997) (with Nancy Holder)
5. Blooded (1998) (with Nancy Holder)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2 (omnibus) (2010) (with Pierce Askegren, Diana G Gallagher and Nancy Holder)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 3 (omnibus) (2011) (with Kirsten Beyer and Nancy Holder)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Watcher's Guide Volume 1 (1998) (with Nancy Holder)
Sunnydale High Yearbook (1999) (with Nancy Holder)
Sins of the Father (1999)
The Gatekeeper Trilogy (omnibus) (1999) (with Nancy Holder)
The Monster Book (2000) (with Stephen R Bisette and Thomas E Sniegoski)
Buffy: The Watcher's Guides Boxed Set (2001)
The Gatekeeper Boxed Set (omnibus) (2001)
The Wisdom of War (2002)
The Lost Slayer (2003)
Play with Fire (2003)
Dark Congress (2007)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20 Years of Slaying (2017)
The Watcher's Guide Volume 1 (1998) (with Nancy Holder)
Sunnydale High Yearbook (1999) (with Nancy Holder)
Sins of the Father (1999)
The Gatekeeper Trilogy (omnibus) (1999) (with Nancy Holder)
The Monster Book (2000) (with Stephen R Bisette and Thomas E Sniegoski)
Buffy: The Watcher's Guides Boxed Set (2001)
The Gatekeeper Boxed Set (omnibus) (2001)
The Wisdom of War (2002)
The Lost Slayer (2003)
Play with Fire (2003)
Dark Congress (2007)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20 Years of Slaying (2017)
Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure
1. A New Hope (1998)
2. The Empire Strikes Back (Golden) (1998)
3. Return of the Jedi (Golden) (1998)
1. A New Hope (1998)
2. The Empire Strikes Back (Golden) (1998)
3. Return of the Jedi (Golden) (1998)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer : The Lost Slayer
1. Prophecies (2001)
2. Dark Times (2001)
3. King of the Dead (2001)
4. Original Sins (2001)
The Lost Slayer Omnibus (omnibus) (2003)
1. Prophecies (2001)
2. Dark Times (2001)
3. King of the Dead (2001)
4. Original Sins (2001)
The Lost Slayer Omnibus (omnibus) (2003)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer : Tales of the Slayer
1. Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1 (2001) (with Christie Golden and Yvonne Navarro)
3. Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3 (2003) (with Nancy Holder, James A Moore, Yvonne Navarro and Mel Odom)
1. Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1 (2001) (with Christie Golden and Yvonne Navarro)
3. Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3 (2003) (with Nancy Holder, James A Moore, Yvonne Navarro and Mel Odom)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker Casebook (2006) (with Pierce Askegren, Mike Baron, Rachel Caine, Mark Dawidziak, Tom DeFalco, P N Elrod, John Everson, Joe Gentile, Elizabeth Massie, John Ostrander, Gary Phillips, Robert J Randisi, James Reasoner and Richard Dean Starr)
Kolchak the Night Stalker : Compendium (omnibus) (2011) (with Max Allan Collins and Stuart M Kaminsky)
The Night Stalker Casebook (2006) (with Pierce Askegren, Mike Baron, Rachel Caine, Mark Dawidziak, Tom DeFalco, P N Elrod, John Everson, Joe Gentile, Elizabeth Massie, John Ostrander, Gary Phillips, Robert J Randisi, James Reasoner and Richard Dean Starr)
Kolchak the Night Stalker : Compendium (omnibus) (2011) (with Max Allan Collins and Stuart M Kaminsky)
Alien Trilogy
3. River of Pain (2014)
Alien Trilogy Collection (omnibus) (2015) (with Tim Lebbon and James A Moore)
3. River of Pain (2014)
Alien Trilogy Collection (omnibus) (2015) (with Tim Lebbon and James A Moore)
Anthologies edited
Hellboy: Odder Jobs (2004)
British Invasion (2008) (with Tim Lebbon and James A Moore)
The New Dead (2010)
Zombie (2010)
The Monster's Corner (2011)
21st Century Dead (2012)
Mister October, Volume II - An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala (2013)
Mister October, Volume I (2013)
Dark Duets (2014)
Dark Cities (2017)
Hark! The Herald Angels Scream (2018)
Ten-Word Tragedies (2019) (with Tim Lebbon)
The Twisted Book of Shadows (2019) (with James A Moore)
Hex Life (2019) (with Rachel Autumn Deering)
Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery (2019)
British Invasion (2008) (with Tim Lebbon and James A Moore)
The New Dead (2010)
Zombie (2010)
The Monster's Corner (2011)
21st Century Dead (2012)
Mister October, Volume II - An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala (2013)
Mister October, Volume I (2013)
Dark Duets (2014)
Dark Cities (2017)
Hark! The Herald Angels Scream (2018)
Ten-Word Tragedies (2019) (with Tim Lebbon)
The Twisted Book of Shadows (2019) (with James A Moore)
Hex Life (2019) (with Rachel Autumn Deering)
Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery (2019)
Non fiction
Cut! (1992)
Sophomore Slumps (1995)
The Complete Stephen King Universe (2006) (with Hank Wagner and Stanley Wiater)
Prince of Stories (2008) (with Stephen Bissette and Hank Wagner)
Sophomore Slumps (1995)
The Complete Stephen King Universe (2006) (with Hank Wagner and Stanley Wiater)
Prince of Stories (2008) (with Stephen Bissette and Hank Wagner)
Anthologies containing stories by Christopher Golden
Forbidden Acts (1995)
The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams (1998)
Whitley Strieber's Aliens (1999)
The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams (1998)
Whitley Strieber's Aliens (1999)
Short stories
| Facets of Solitaire (1995) | |||
| Lament for the Gunwitch (1998) |
Awards
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Christopher Golden recommends
The Six Families (1998)
(Gambler's Star, book 1)
Nancy Holder
"If Bugsy Siegal had lived in the future, Gambler's Star would be his story."
Spellbent (2009)
(Spellbent, book 1)
Lucy A Snyder
"A total blast! A fun, unique, and constantly surprising contender for the urban fantasy crown."
Highborn (2010)
(Dark Redemption , book 1)
Yvonne Navarro
"A twisted urban fantasy noir full of cops and bullets and fallen angels... A dark gem."
Pain Cages (2011)
Paul Kane
"Wonderfully unsettling... Paul Kane has offered you a dark and contemplative gift."
The Complex (2016)
Brian Keene
"Brian Keene writes the best sort of horror-human, honest, and terrifying. If you haven't read his work, you're missing out!."
A Whisper of Southern Lights (2016)
(Assassins , book 2)
Tim Lebbon
"Full of a beautiful melancholy that nobody does better than Lebbon...Read it!."
The Eighth (2016)
Stephanie M Wytovich
"The Eighth is a stellar horror debut from Stephanie Wytovich. An intimate, painful map of personal and literal hells that would make Clive Barker proud."
Haven (2017)
Tom Deady
"Full of well-drawn characters and slow burn suspense, Tom Deady's Haven is a terrific dose of New England horror that harkens back to some of my favorite classic monster fiction from writers like Rick Hautala and Charles L. Grant. If you're a fan of this sort of thing, you'll know that's damn high praise."
The Last Sacrifice (2017)
(Tides of War , book 1)
James A Moore
"James A Moore is the new prince of grimdark fantasy. His work is full of dark philosophy and savage violence, desperate warriors and capricious gods. This is fantasy for people who like to wander nighttime forests and scream at the moon. Exhilarating as hell."
The Forgotten Girl (2017)
Rio Youers
"Rio Youers writes with a magic all his own. The Forgotten Girl is a unique and twisted thriller, loaded with suspense but also laced with beautiful heartbreak. Youers is a rare and original voice, and I can't wait to see what he does next!"
The Adventure of the Deadly Dimensions (2017)
(Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu, book 1)
Lois H Gresh
"An irresistible eldritch mystery! Baker Street and the Great Old Ones are made for each other."
Magpie's Song (2017)
(IronHeart Chronicles, book 1)
Allison Pang
"Vivid, thrilling, clever, and imaginative, MAGPIE’S SONG is a genre-bending gem built around a kickass heroine and a compelling, beautifully-wrought SF/fantasy world you’ll want to explore further. Allison Pang’s talent is on every page."
The Hollow Girl (2017)
Hillary Monahan
"Hillary Monahan’s The Hollow Girl is tense and raw, an excellent novel of pain and intimate magic. There is ugly human darkness here, but there is also hope and love and family. Monahan is a natural-born storyteller whose words kept me reading long into the night. Terrific!"
The Hunger (2018)
Alma Katsu
"The Hunger is a terrific historical novel with a thrilling, bloody twist. Alma Katsu’s brilliant reimagining of the Donner Party’s fate is rich with character, laden with imminent doom, and propelled by chilling mystery. A novel that book clubs and dark fiction fans should devour with equal relish."
Creatures of Want & Ruin (2018)
(Creatures , book 2)
Molly Tanzer
"Molly Tanzer writes human darkness, intimacy, and joy with equal skill and fervor. Her characters blaze with life, straining against the bonds of society. Creatures of Want and Ruin is horrific fantasy that races along at a breathless clip, with family drama as the revving engine. If you haven't read Molly Tanzer yet, this is the perfect time to start!"
Wanderers (2019)
Chuck Wendig
"A harrowing portrait of an unraveling America . . . terrifyingly prophetic."
Salvaged (2019)
Madeleine Roux
"Madeleine Roux’s Salvaged is a breathless, claustrophobic twist on the SF thriller, full of deep space dread, conspiracies, and malevolent alien spores, with a woman at the center whose courage was forged in all too human trauma. This is the ALIEN we need right now."
The Chill (2020)
Scott Carson
"Scott Carson’s THE CHILL is a hold-your-breath horror thriller, full of mounting dread. Carson weaves classic chills and nuanced characters into a story both compelling and creepy as hell. Don’t miss it!"
The Finders (2020)
(Mace Reid K9 Mystery, book 1)
Jeffrey B Burton
"The Finders is an irresistible, expertly-woven thriller about a canine savant, her loving master, and the insidious killer after them both. Compelling and suspenseful. We should all be so fortunate as to have a best friend like Vira. I loved it!"
The Bright Lands (2020)
John Fram
"John Fram's The Bright Lands is darker than you think. Fram begins with a Friday Night Lights supernatural mystery, then lures the reader into an insidious labyrinth of human cruelty, voracious supernatural evil, and startling malice. Unsettling, and compelling as hell."
The Ghost Tree (2020)
Christina Henry
"Christina Henry's riff on classic small-town horror is full of dread and dark magic, with themes that resonate heavily in 21st century America. Henry's storytelling is her own sort of witchcraft."
Night of the Mannequins (2020)
Stephen Graham Jones
"Dark and twisted, funny, a little crazy, and unsettling as hell."
Bone Chase (2020)
Weston Ochse
"An absolute blast, BONE CHASE weaves folklore and history into a wild ride. Part X-Files, part National Treasure, and ALL Weston Ochse, by the time you're halfway through this fascinating thriller, you will believe that literal giants once walked the earth...and maybe still do!"
The Gulp (2021)
(Gulp, book 1)
Alan Baxter
"Step into the ring with Alan Baxter, I dare you. He writes with the grace, precision, and swift brutality of a prizefighter."
A Variable Darkness (2021)
John McIlveen
"With A Variable Darkness, John McIlveen has leveled up. These stories are the perfect blend of heartache and heartless, somehow simultaneously unflinching and brutal, with a trademark thread of dark humor. This collection deserves your attention. I can't wait to see what he does next!"
All the Murmuring Bones (2021)
A G Slatter
"Harrowing and beautiful, this is the grim, fairy-tale gothic you’ve been waiting for. All the Murmuring Bones is Slatter at her darkest—and finest. Don’t miss it!"
Beneath a Pale Sky (2021)
Philip Fracassi
"Fracassi draws you in with a hand as sure as the tap of an orchestra conductor's baton. The stories in Beneath a Pale Sky are elegant, unsettling, and beautifully wrought. One of the best collections I've read in a long while."
Rabbits (2021)
Terry Miles
"Imagine the world’s greatest gamers invented their own wild, lunatic conspiracy theory . . . only to discover it might be ancient, possibly true enough to kill them, and dangerous enough to rewrite the code of the world. That’s Rabbits: brilliant, breathless, and full of madness. Terry Miles makes you feel like you’re the one playing the game . . . and facing the consequences if you lose!"
Come With Me (2021)
Ronald Malfi
"A must-read for fans of Stephen King. Come with Me is so damn good, truly chilling and suspenseful, yet also hauntingly nuanced."
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