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Nat Cassidy

    Nat Cassidy is an award-winning playwright, novelist, actor, and musician known for intelligent, bold, and darkly comic plays that blend horror with literary allusion. His work delves into thrilling, emotionally compelling horror narratives featuring demons, zombies, Old Gods, ghosts, serial killers, werewolves, cannibals, and mutants, often exploring apocalyptic themes. Cassidy's writing is characterized by its smart, daring approach, merging genre elements with a deep appreciation for literary references. He crafts stories that are both exciting and emotionally resonant, making him a distinctive voice in contemporary horror.

    Rest Stop
    Mary: An Awakening of Terror
    Nestlings
    Steal the Stars
    When the Wolf Comes Home
    Tenants
    • When the Wolf Comes Home

      Ein Horror-Thriller

      • 560 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Eines Nachts findet die erfolglose Schauspielerin Jess einen völlig verängstigten Jungen, der sich in den Büschen vor ihrem Apartment versteckt hält. Als der Vater des Jungen auftaucht, eskaliert die Situation in einen Ausbruch brutaler Gewalt. Jess bleibt keine Wahl – sie muss mit dem Kind fliehen. Doch die Flucht wird schnell zum Albtraum, denn wo immer die beiden auftauchen, bricht die Hölle los. Zunächst glaubt Jess zu verstehen, womit sie es zu tun hat. Aber die Wahrheit ist weitaus beängstigender, als sie es sich hätte vorstellen können. Denn wenn der Wolf nach Hause kommt, gibt es kein Entkommen. CJ Leede: »Erschreckend, wild, und voller Gefühl – es gibt nichts Vergleichbares.« Rachel Harrison: »Dieser Roman zementiert Cassidys Status als einer der ganz Großen des Horrorgenres.« Tananarive Due: »Eine fantasievolle, adrenalingeladene Achterbahnfahrt durch den Babysitterjob der Hölle. Voller Schrecken und voller Warmherzigkeit.« Joe Hill: »Wahnsinnig guter, knallharter Horror ... So einzigartig, dass Vergleiche sinnlos sind.« Stephen King: »Horrorfans, schnappt euch dieses Buch. Grandios ... Beißt zu, das wird ein echter Klassiker.«

      When the Wolf Comes Home2026
    • Když domů přijde vlk

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Začínající herečka Jess najde jedné noci v křoví před svým bytem schovaného pětiletého chlapce, který utekl z domova. Po násilném a krvavém střetu s chlapcovým otcem se Jess s chlapcem ocitnou na útěku a bojují o holý život. Zatímco prchají před chlapcovým stále zoufalejším otcem, pronásledují je děsivé krvavé události. Zpočátku si Jess myslí, že chápe, čemu čelí, ale brzy zjistí, že se za těmito surrealistickými a hrůznými incidenty skrývá mnohem víc, než by si kdy dokázala představit – chlapec totiž dokáže proměnit každý svůj strach ve skutečnost. Až vlk přijde domů, nikdo nebude ušetřen.

      Když domů přijde vlk2026
    • Ptáčata

      • 376 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Ana a Reid potřebují, aby se na ně konečně usmálo štěstí. Po děsivě komplikovaném porodu jejich prvního dítěte je Ana ochrnutá a zahořklá a musí se potýkat s omezeními života na vozíku, se svým vztahem k Reidovi a s odporem k jejich dítěti. To vše mají změnit slova, které by rád slyšel každý Newyorčan: loterie o dostupné bydlení. Vyhrají nájemní byt v Deptfordu, jedné z nejobdivovanějších budov v New Yorku s krásným výhledem na Central Park a nádhernou architekturou. Reid přehlíží znepokojující události a Aniny hluboké obavy a paranoiu jako cenu za život v New Yorku – lidé jsou divní –, ale nedokáže vysvětlit kousance podobné vpichům na těle miminka.

      Ptáčata2025
    • When the Wolf Comes Home

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      "One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy's father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives. As they attempt to evade the boy's increasingly desperate father, Jess slowly comes to a horrifying understanding of the butchery that follows them--the boy can turn his every fear into reality. And when the wolf finally comes home, no one will be spared."--Provided by publisher.

      When the Wolf Comes Home2025
      4.2
    • Rest Stop

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      A young musician finds himself locked inside a gas station bathroom in the middle of the night by an unseen assailant, caught between the horrors on the other side of the door and the horrors rapidly skittering down the walls inside. "Profoundly devastating... and nasty as hell." -Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

      Rest Stop2024
    • Nestlings

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Nat Cassidy is at his razor-sharp best again with his horror novel Nestlings, which harnesses the creeping paranoia of Rosemary's Baby and the urban horror of 'Salem's Lot, set in an exclusive New York City residential building.Ana and Reid need a break. The horrifically complicated birth of their first child has left Ana paralyzed, bitter, and struggling―with mobility, with her relationship with Reid, with resentment for her baby. Reid dismisses disturbing events and Ana’s deep unease and paranoia, but he can't explain the needle-like bite marks on their baby.

      Nestlings2023
      3.8
    • Mary: An Awakening of Terror

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Nat Cassidy’s highly commercial, debut horror novel Mary: An Awakening of Terror, blends Midsommar with elements of American Psycho and a pinch of I'll Be Gone in the Dark. Harper's Bazaar 15 Best Books for Spooky Season USA Today 5 New Books This Week Book Riot Summer Scares (2022) CrimeReads Most Anticipated Crime Books 2022 Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invisible. Unknown even to herself. But lately, things have been changing inside Mary. Along with the hot flashes and body aches, she can’t look in a mirror without passing out, and the voices in her head have been urging her to do unspeakable things. Fired from her job in New York, she moves back to her hometown, hoping to reconnect with her past and inner self. Instead, visions of terrifying, mutilated specters overwhelm her with increasing regularity and she begins auto-writing strange thoughts and phrases. Mary discovers that these experiences are echoes of an infamous serial killer. Then the killings begin again. Mary’s definitely going to find herself.

      Mary: An Awakening of Terror2022
      3.8
    • Tenants

      • 80 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      The story follows M and G as they seek a fresh start in a new apartment, only to discover that the previous tenant is unwilling to let go. As they navigate their unsettling new reality, they confront the terrifying lengths the former occupant will go to in order to maintain control over their lives. This chilling tale explores themes of possession, change, and the dark side of human attachment.

      Tenants2017
      4.2
    • Steal the Stars

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Forbidden love, a crashed UFO, an alien body, and a dangerous heist: A noir science fiction novel based on the dramatic podcast by the award-winning Mac Rogers.

      Steal the Stars2017
      3.7