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An unforgettable contemporary ghost story in the tradition of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw from the award-winning author of October.Rising from the fog over the waters of Devil's Lake, Blackmore Island is home to the infamous summerhouse called Wild Fell. A sinister past lies within its walls, and rumors of teenagers disappearing nearby have become the stuff of local legend. The townspeople do their best to avoid the place, and no one has lived there for over fifty years—until now.Jameson Browning is ready for a break from all the drama in his life when he discovers an ad in the newspaper for a turn-of-the-century estate on a private island in Georgian Bay. It's a good location, and the price is a steal. How could he say no?Except something is waiting inside the house for Jameson, ready to show him his senses can't always be trusted and the past isn't always gone forever...“A novel for lovers of fine storytelling; a book that evokes terrors both ancient and modern... Wild Fell is supernatural fiction of the highest order.” —Clive Barker, author of The Scarlet Gospels “Deeply textured, richly imagined, and with characters that leap from the book, Wild Fell is an atmospheric ghost story that grips from the first page. A fine novel that is destined to become a classic.” —Tim Lebbon, New York Times–bestselling author of the Relics series

A murderous madman plans to resurrect an ancient monster buried beneath a small Canadian town in this chilling novel for fans of Joe Hill.It's 1972, and there are some new arrivals to the remote mining village of Parr's Landing...The recently widowed Christina Parr and her brother-in-law, Jeremy, are the first to show up. Both fled town years ago because of the same woman—but for ultimately different, dark reasons. They weren't expecting a warm welcome upon their homecoming, but they had nowhere else to turn.Meanwhile, Dr. Billy Lightning is searching for clues to prove the grisly death of his anthropologist father was not an accident. But the police aren't likely to be helpful to someone like him.Then there's Richard Weal. With his long hair and cowboy hat, the disheveled man looks like a hippie. But the contents of his hockey bag will show he's anything but peaceful. He has cut a bloody path across the country to answer a powerful, supernatural call. In a cave near Bradley Lake, there slumbers a three-hundred-year-old horror that urgently wants to be released...“Skillfully brings to mind the classic works of Stephen King and Robert McCammon.” —Christopher Rice, New York Times–bestselling author of the Burning Girl series“[Rowe] rescues the modern vampire novel from its current state of mediocrity with his dead-on portrayal of the gothic small town, rich characters and deeply frightening story.... Read Enter, Night. With the lights on.” —Susie Moloney, bestselling author of The Thirteen

A bullied teen mistakenly summons a powerful demon in this dark fantasy for fans of Robert R. McCammon by the author of Enter, Night.Dark secrets run deep in the isolated, rural town of Auburn, Ontario. But everyone knows about Mikey Childress.Sixteen-year-old Mikey isn't like the other boys, who play hockey and chase girls. He's skinny, wears black, reads horror novels, listens to Madonna, and idolizes Hollywood actresses. He's “different,” and the bullies at school won't let him forget it. Only his best friend, Wroxy, has any idea of the depths of Mikey's pain and how desperately he desires to be loved.And not even Wroxy knows what Mikey's truly capable of—until one night when his abusers go too far. Then all the pain and loneliness inside Mikey push him to make a pact with evil to bring vengeance down upon his enemies. Being a teenager had been a nightmare before, but soon Mikey unleashes something that will make it hell on Earth...“Rowe's talent shines through in this terrifying story of social persecution, black magic, and desire gone horribly wrong.” —Lee Thomas, Bram Stoker and Lambda Literary Award–winning author “Michael Rowe is one of those writers who can swing from the eloquent prose of a Peter Straub to the brutality of a Richard Laymon.” —Monster Librarian

“Rowe is one of those writers who can swing from the eloquent prose of a Peter Straub to the brutality of a Richard Laymon” (Monster Librarian). Everyone knows that sixteen-year-old Mikey Childress is “different.” A target for bullies since he was a small boy, everything Mikey does attracts abuse: the way he walks, the way he talks, the way he looks. Everyone knows he's not like the other boys in the rural town of Auburn—the boys who play hockey, who fight, who pursue girls. Only his friend Wroxy, a girl almost as isolated as he is, can even guess at the edges of his pain, or the depths of his yearning for love. But even the people who hate Mikey couldn't dream of how many secrets he has, or how badly he could hurt them if he wanted to. Until the night Mikey is pushed beyond endurance by his abusers. The night he makes a pact with dark forces older than time to have terrible vengeance on his enemies. The night he inadvertently opens a doorway that should never, ever have been opened, and unleashes something into the world that should have remained damned. “October is the best of Rowe's writing yet: a traditionally-styled tale, with some surprise twists.” —Monster Librarian “Rowe's tale of teenage anguish and loneliness is an exquisitely told cautionary tale, rich in visceral images of horror and the erotic.” —Vince Liaguno, editor of the Bram Stoker Award–winning Unspeakable Horror “Rowe's talent shines through in this terrifying story of social persecution, black magic, and desire gone horrifically wrong.” —Lee Thomas, Lambda Literary Award– and Bram Stoker Award–winning author