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Ravenous

By Dax Dagger
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Reminiscent of Stephen King from the outset! Sam Holland 'This felt like being beaten about the head by a pillowcase filled with WTF!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Tears the roof off the haunted house genre.' T.J. PAYNE 'Will confirm your deepest fears.' DANE ERBACH Some stories should stay unfinished.... Read More
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'Reminiscent of Stephen King from the outset!' Sam Holland

A spine-chilling psychological horror for fans of Stranger Things, Grady Hendrix and Joe Hill

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Reminiscent of Stephen King from the outset! Sam Holland

'This felt like being beaten about the head by a pillowcase filled with WTF!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Tears the roof off the haunted house genre.' T.J. PAYNE

'Will confirm your deepest fears.' DANE ERBACH

Some stories should stay unfinished.

Whistler Dodd is dead. The acclaimed horror author is survived only by his final, unfinished manuscript.

Kirk Quade has the opportunity of a lifetime. The struggling author must finish writing the book if he wants to receive a two-book deal with Dodd’s publisher.

There’s just one rule: if Dodd turns up, don’t let him finish the novel. Sequestered in the dead author's house, Kirk is determined to prove himself. But as he delves into Dodd's haunting world, he uncovers more than just words on a page.

The monsters lurking in the shadows are very real – and they’re hungry. Time is running out and Kirk must choose between achieving everything he’s ever dreamed of, or saving his sanity – and the world.

Praise for Ravenous

'Fun, bloody and ambitious … had a hell of a good time.' KEITH ROSSON

'Wild, unpredictable … dives headlong into the mouth of madness.' COLLIN ARMSTRONG

'Felt like a nightmare created specifically for people who love horror novels!' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Keeps you guessing right to the end' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I don't think I'll ever look in a mirror the same again!' Reader review

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008772543

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HQ Digital

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 480

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Coming Soon in Fiction Crime & Thriller Dax Dagger Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Pre-order Books Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Psychological Thriller

About the Author

DAX DAGGER may or may not be from the Parallax. Their writing doppelganger is a thriller author named Karin Nordin, whose books have been shortlisted for the ITW Awards and the CWA Daggers. Industry professionals would have you believe these are merely pseudonyms of the same person. Fortunately, Dagger's two ginger cats know the truth. Unfortunately, they're just cats. Ravenous is their first horror novel.

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