Dying is what changed Mary O’Reilly’s life. Well, actually, coming back from the dead and having the ability to communicate with ghosts is really what did it. Now, a private investigator in rural Freeport, Illinois, Mary’s trying to learn how to incorporate her experience as a Chicago cop and new-found talent into a real job. Her challenge is to solve the mysteries, get real evidence (a ghost’s word just doesn’t hold up in court), and be sure the folks in town, especially the handsome new police chief, doesn’t think she’s nuts. Twenty-four years ago, a young woman drowned in the swimming pool of a newly elected State Senator. It was ruled an accident. But now, as the Senator prepares to move on to higher positions, the ghost of the woman is appearing to the Senator’s wife. Mary is hired to discover the truth behind the death. She unearths a connection between the murder and the disappearance of five little girls whose cases, twenty-four years later, are still all unsolved. As she digs further she becomes the next target for serial killers’ quest to tie up all his loose ends.

It was supposed to be a simple mission. A suspected Russian spy boat is in trouble in Canadian waters. Investigate and report are the orders.

But when Captain John Banks and his squad arrive, it is to find an empty vessel, and a scene of bloody mayhem.

Soon they are in a fight for their lives, for there are things in the icy seas off Baffin Island, scuttling, hungry things with a taste for human flesh.

They are swarming.

And they are growing.

"Scotland's best Horror writer" - Ginger Nuts of Horror
"The premier storyteller of our time." - Famous Monsters of Filmland

PRAISE FOR

NATIVE FEAR

“It’s a beautiful, brutal, complex, terrifying read.”

—

Scream Magazine

“Debut author [C. F.] Page presents an intricate horror novel . . . an inventive take on a rural place filled with unspeakable malice.”

—

Kirkus Reviews

“

Native Fear

is a blistering and evocative examination of man's darkness. A harrowing read.”

—Steve Stred, Splatterpunk-nominated author of

Sacrament

and

Mastodon

.

“Page manages to weave together strong undercurrents of cosmic horror, cult situations, splashes of sci-fi, and even some slasher flavors. There are creatures, mysteries, and creepy characters aplenty. . . . original and engaging, with nuanced characters that aren’t caricatures (and, in fact, mock the stereotypes).”

—Kyle J. Durrant, author of

Beyond Dimensional Veils

“One of the most intelligent, compelling, and well-written horror novels I've ever read, full stop. The sophisticated prose is fluid and colorful enough to make every scene, character, and ungodly image vividly cinematic, and there's a richness to the world that gives the story itself both a crushing weight to smash about and a delicate hand to do it with.

Native Fear

blends subgenres of horror so brilliantly that the transition from gnarly folk horror to epic cosmicism feels as natural as the ‘monsters’ in this book are unnatural. Clever, perfectly crafted, and innately subversive, this novel is one you won't be able to put down.”

—Jay Alexander, author of

Starving Grounds

and

The Lunchling

OTHER PRAISE

“Page’s writing is much like Lovecraft’s oceans: glassy smooth in places, terrifyingly brutal in others, ever dark and full of mystery.

Atercosm

seduces with its eerie wonders and horrifies with its glimpses beyond the veil, where fathomless revelations linger just beyond our comprehension. Those who read this collection will encounter Page’s unique brand of literary madness.”

—Felix Blackwell, bestselling author of

Stolen Tongues

“A tour de force of the weird and the uncanny, C.F. Page’s

Orphans of the Atercosm

is a must read for fans of Ligotti, Lovecraft, and all things weird horror.”

—Richard Beauchamp, author of

Black Tongue & Other Anomalies

“I find that I have to prepare in advance to read a C.F. Page story because, once I begin, I know my responsibilities are going to fly out the window.”

—Alana K. Drex, author of

Sleeping Celeste

and

Shsskish

“C.F. Page is a unique and gifted storyteller, and he’s accomplished what very few authors have for me: aside from the fascinating story and interesting characters, Page manages to pull me back in through a unique and incredible writing style that I simply could not get enough of.”

—Tobin Elliott, author of the six-book horror series,

The Aphotic

“

Orphans of the Atercosm

is a powerful reminder of why we must write horror. Page has a skillful mastery of structure and language, tormenting the reader the same way he torments his characters. This is a dark, cyclical exploration of the recesses of Page’s mind, and the descent into his depravity is well worth it.”

—Aaron Beardsell, author of

Dead Station

and

Coffinwood