From New York Times bestselling author Douglas Clegg comes "a terrifying thrill ride"* of suburban horror "guaranteed to unnerve the reader" (Publisher's Weekly). Years after the closing of a secret school for gifted children, Julie Hutchinson has terrifying visions that ignite a series of paranormal invasions of her home. Will she -- and her children -- survive the chilling touch of the afterlife?
"Mr Clegg has an ability to create believable, realistic characters...and tighten the suspense and terror as they slowly descend into their own private nightmare...Afterlife is as good as the modern horror novel gets." -- The SF Reader.
*"A terrifying thrill-ride that sits comfortably among horror classics like Rosemary's Baby and The Stepford Wives."-- Shocklines Reviews.
"Stoker-winner Clegg (The Hour Before Dark ) has an uncanny ability to frighten readers by chronicling everyday characters' perilous descents into their own private hells....guaranteed to unnerve the reader...captivating." -- Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review.
For fans of Dean Koontz, Stephen King and Guillermo del Toro.
"Clegg is the best horror writer of the post-Stephen King generation." -- Bentley Little, USA Today bestselling author of The Haunted and The Mailman.
"Douglas Clegg knows exactly what scares us, and he knows just how to twist those fears into hair-raising chills..." - Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series.
Books by Douglas Clegg Neverland Afterlife Breeder The Halloween Man Night Asylum Goat Dance Purity Dark of the Eye The Words Wild Things The Children's Hour The Criminally Insane Series: Bad Karma Red Angel Night Cage The Harrow Series: Nightmare House Mischief The Infinite The Abandoned The Hour Before Dark You Come When I Call You Naomi The Nightmare Chronicles Isis The Necromancer The Chateau of Devils Dinner with the Cannibal Sisters
Praise for Douglas Clegg's fiction "Clegg is the best horror writer of the post-Stephen King generation." -- Bentley Little, USA Today bestselling author of The Haunted and The Mailman.
"Douglas Clegg is a weaver of nightmares!" -- Robert R. McCammon, New York Times bestseller author of Swan Song and Stinger.
"Clegg delivers!" -- John Saul, New York Times bestselling author of Faces of Fear and The Devil's Labyrinth.
"Douglas Clegg has become the new star in horror fiction." -- Peter Straub, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story, and The Talisman and Black House (with Stephen King.)
About the Author Douglas Clegg is the award-winning and bestselling author of horror, gothic, fantasy, thriller and suspense fiction. He set Afterlife in a New Jersey town, not far from Manhattan, and spent time wandering the area. He wanted to write about the discovery of marital secrets, and of course, the idea of a very different kind of afterlife. He also can't help but watch television psychics -- and wonder whether it's all true or not.
His fiction has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, and the Shocker Award.