Celebrated Voice in Speculative Horror
Chris Panatier
Books
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Daytide
Black metal Wizard of Oz Death comes to those who live. The Longing is here: a ruthless psychological pandemic that only ever ends one way. Most find relief in a bullet or a blade. Kaya Sinh chose fire. With Kaya gone, her friend Adam has only the support group they’d attended to keep him going. […]
Shitshow
Latrine Technician vs. Dark Carnival?Yep.After his mother is diagnosed with dementia, Sunday McWhorter needs a job with flexible hoursand a company vehicle. It just so happens that the local porta-potty company is hiring.The job stinks, but it’s a solid paycheck that allows Sunday to take care of his mom. Everythinggoes smoothly until Autumn and the […]
Stringers
Ben is not a genius, but he can spout facts about animals and wristwatches with the best of experts. He just can’t explain how he knows any of it. He also knows about the Chime. What it is or why it’s important he couldn’t say. But this knowledge is about to get him in a whole heap of […]
The Phlebotomist
War brought the Harvest. Willa Mae Wallace is a reaper. To support herself and her grandson Isaiah, Willa works for the blood contractor Patriot. Instituted to support the war effort, the mandatory draw–The Harvest–has led to a society segregated by blood type. Hoping to put an end to it all, Willa draws on her decades-old […]
The Redemption of Morgan Bright
The Redemption of Morgan Bright (2024). Named one of Esquire’s Best Horror Books of 2024, this novel follows a woman who checks herself into an asylum to solve her sister’s murder, only to risk losing her own identity and mind. A woman checks herself into an insane asylum to solve the mystery of her sister’s […]
Worry Box
Worry Box (forthcoming, September 2026). A family with a foster daughter who suffers from disturbing intrusive thoughts moves into a house with issues of its own. An unsettling horror story with a mysterious twist from a celebrated voice in horror. Perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts. The Martins need a […]
