Cold Empty Rooms

From the dark imagination of underground horror sensation Andy Marino comes a haunted house story like you’ve never read before . . . 

“The most brilliant and terrifying haunted house novel I’ve ever read.” – Keith Rosson, author of Coffin Moon

“Marino’s work is unlike any others in the genre—horrifying, complex, fascinating, and utterly unique.” —Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author

When Soren Murphy’s aunt passes away, she gifts him her anicent manor. He never knew her, but he’s not one to turn down free real estate. His girlfriend, Mara Davis, is thrilled. They’ve been desperately searching for a home.

But something haunts the house. Soren begins to receive messages from an entity known only as the Great Other. Its first direction is simple: Invite others in. The second: Relieve them of their sorrow.

Mara, too, hears this otherworldly voice. She has been haunted by her past for too long. The Great Other offers her solace, but to earn it, she must descend into the home’s darkest halls.

Within the shifting walls of this ageless house, wounds have been suffered. And soon, a horrible miracle will unfold . . . 

“An era-defining work of horror.” – Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Mr. Lonelyhearts

“Pure psychological and supernatural horror – powerful, haunting, visceral, atmospheric, and deeply unsettling.” – Craig DiLouie, USA Today bestselling author

★ “Marino’s sen­tence-by-sentence writing is wonderful. Even when it’s terrifying, Cold Empty Rooms issimultaneously tender, personal and elegant.” – BookPage (starred review)

• “Cold Empty Rooms is, hands-down, the most brilliant and terrifying haunted house novel I’ve ever read. Dread and horror is palpable on every single page. Marino is a singular talent, and the rest of us are just trying to catch up.”
  Keith Rosson, author of Coffin Moon
• “Cold Empty Rooms is like reading something you were not meant to read. Dark and genuinely upsetting, good vibes curdle and good intentions warp while you get a front row seat to watch a commune fester into a cult!”
  Bitter Karella, author of Moonflow
• [A] masterful work of subtle horror… Marino’s prose is striking and evocative, elevating haunted house tropes and creating an undeniable sense of creeping dread. This is a stunner. 
  Publishers Weekly (starred review)
• "Cold Empty Rooms is an era-defining work of horror, a trembling blend of Richard Matheson's Hell House and Jim Jones' Peoples Temple. Andy Marino writes with the ensanguined elegance of Clive Barker, the perverse propulsion of Chuck Palahniuk, and the haunted hearts of Mariana Enriquez, creating something wholly and terrifyingly his own. I will gladly follow him wherever his writing takes me, even all the way to the depths of Hell."
  Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Mr. Lonelyhearts
• "A dream-like tapestry that had me mesmerized and discomfited from the very first page as it unraveled. Deliciously tense and languid, Cold Empty Rooms is a delirium of creeping existential dread that will have you doubting reality."
  
  
   
  E. L. Chen, USA Today bestselling author of Slasher Summer