The Narrows

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A creepy and atmospheric slice of small town horror from the Bram Stoker award finalist and bestselling author of Come With Me. Perfect for readers of Christopher Golden and fans of Mike Flanagan.

In the aftermath of a terrible storm, the town of Stillwater, Maryland tries to recover what it has lost. From flooded roads and houses, to ruined businesses—the residents of the town begin to clean up and return to normal. 

In the midst of the clear up, people begin to see things. Matthew Crawly spies his father in the woodlands above the Narrows, but that cannot be possible; Maggie Quedentock nearly hits a child with her car, only to find an empty road lying before her; and in the middle of it all, Sergeant Ben Journell is thrust into an impossible investigation. Animals are being slaughtered, their brains systematically removed from their bodies. Something is happening to the town of Stillwater…something dark and ancient and evil has its grip on everyone.

The saying goes, still waters run deep, but no one in Stillwater is prepared for just how deep they run, and no one can possibly be ready for what they might find when they reach the bottom of the gray waters of the Narrows.Praise for Ghostwritten:

“It’s no coincidence that there are four chambers to the human heart and Ronald Malfi’s ‘Ghostwritten’, both bound by muscle and full of blood, but once this quartet of nightmarish novellas gets pumping, your own ticker is sure to stop.”
Clay McLeod Chapman, author of ‘Whisper Down the Lane’

“Malfi makes reading about the perils of reading a terrifying delight.” 
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“A terrific horror novelist and his edge is just as sharp at novella length fiction also… beautifully crafted and a pleasure to read”
Ginger Nuts of Horror

“Malfi makes horror feel viscerally real by showing it to us through the eyes of his vividly described characters—if they are frightened, apprehensive, or just confused, so are we.”
Booklist

Praise for Black Mouth:

“Stunningly good, with echoes of King, Bradbury, Straub, and McCammon, but somehow purely Malfi. Full of malevolence and dread, and peopled by truly compelling characters, the book locks in Malfi’s place as one of the best writers in the genre.”
Christopher Golden, ‘New York Times’ bestselling author of ‘Road of BONES’ and ‘Ararat’

“‘Black Mouth’ is good magic about dark magic: a powerful meeting between adulthood and childhood, the people we pretend to be and the people we have to be. Smart, character-driven horror.”
Andrew Pyper, author of ‘The Residence’ and ‘The Demonologist’

“Malfi has established himself as one of the all-time great horror writers, and ‘Black Mouth’ shows him working at the peak of his dark powers. Equally terrifying and heartbreaking, ‘Black Mouth’ is a book filled with terror, ghosts, and murder, but also hauntings of the heart, and the soul. Riveting, bloody, and cosmic, this novel will tear you apart in all the best ways.” 
Philip Fracassi, author of ‘Beneath a Pale Sky’

“Malfi, like Stephen King and Stephen Graham Jones, tells horror stories that are anchored in the real world. His characters, like theirs, are ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. He earns his screams and shudders honestly, through good writing and careful plotting: there are no B-movie jump scares here, just an increasing sense of dread that erupts into blood-chilling horror. Don’t miss this one.”
‘Booklist’ 

“The well-done cosmic horror and mix of mundane and magical scares make this a standout.” 
‘Publishers Weekly’

“From one of horror’s best storytellers… If you’re looking for a good, unsettling, smart and well-written horror novel, ‘Black Mouth’ should certainly be on your short list. This is doubly true if you enjoyed Stephen King’s ‘IT’.”
‘Eggplante’

“Expertly crafted and thoroughly engrossing, Black Mouth is a sure-fire contender for the book of 2022.”
Bloody Flicks

Praise for Come with Me:

Malfi is a modern-day Algernon Blackwood… I’m gonna be talking about this book for years
JOSH MALERMAN, author of Bird Box

This is what it is to be transported: you might think you’re on solid ground, but Come with Me is a story that will carry you, inescapably, into the uncanny, the horrific.
Andrew Pyper, author of The Residence 

Part mystery, part ghost story, Come with Me chimes with rare beauty and page-turning brilliance. I surrendered to it completely.
Rio Youers, author of Lola on Fire

A must-read for fans of Stephen King. Come with Me is so damn good, truly chilling and suspenseful, yet also hauntingly nuanced
Christopher Golden, author of Ararat

Come with Me is Malfi’s masterwork – a haunting, heart-breaking novel about grief and secrets. Utterly engrossing and terrifying. Highly recommended!
Brian Keene, author of The Rising

Shines as both a nightmare journey of shadows and secrets, and a poignant testimony to love and loss. I read it in a single day because I had no other choice: it’s that damn good.
Richard Chizmar, author of Gwendy’s Button Box

Malfi impresses in this taut, supernaturally tinged mystery… and sticks the landing with a powerful denouement. There’s plenty here to enjoy.
Publishers Weekly

Malfi artfully fits the reader’s head in a noose and s-l-o-w-l-y begins to take out the slack. Take a deep breath. You’ll need the oxygen
The DayRonald Malfi is the award-winning author of several horror novels, mysteries, and thrillers, including the bestselling horror novel Come with Me. He is the recipient of two Independent Publisher Book Awards, the Beverly Hills Book Award, the Vincent Preis Horror Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, and his novel Floating Staircase was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Maryland and tweets at @RonaldMalfiCN

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