When the Wolf Comes Home
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4.1 • 48 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Nat Cassidy, author of the acclaimed horror Mary, returns with When the Wolf Comes Home, an unabashed, adrenaline-fueled pop horror thriller where the darkest fears can become reality.
A USA Today bestseller!
ABA Indie Bookseller bestseller!
NPR Books We Love
Best Horror of 2025— Men's Health, Vulture, IGN
Editors' Pick—Page Six
“Get your claws into this one, horror fiends. It's terrific. . . . Sink your teeth into a classic.”—Stephen King
“A crazy-good, balls-to-the-wall horror novel . . . it’s full throttle from the first pages.” —Joe Hill
“This is the kind of great, big, epic horror novel we got back in the '80s that came out swinging for the fences and left everything on the field. Welcome back, you shaggy, bloody monster of a book!” —Grady Hendrix
Best Books of 2025—Vulture
The 25 Best and Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2025—Men's Health
Most Anticipated Horror of 2025—Paste Magazine, LitHub
One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy's father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives.
As they attempt to evade the boy's increasingly desperate father, Jess slowly comes to a horrifying understanding of the butchery that follows them—the boy can turn his every fear into reality.
And when the wolf finally comes home, no one will be spared.
Other Books by Nat Cassidy
Mary, an Awakening of Terror
Nestlings
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Cassidy (Nestlings) balances gut-wrenching horror and jaw-dropping twists in this stellar outing. Jess, an unsuccessful actress who works at an L.A. diner, has a history of putting her compassion for others over her personal happiness and safety. So when she discovers a terrified little boy in her backyard being attacked by birds, she invites him inside and out of harm's way. But as she's figuring out her next steps, a naked man appears outside; he seems to be after the child, who panics when the two make eye contact. Jess and the boy watch through the window as the stranger gets into an argument with two of Jess's neighbors, who are then attacked by a huge, wolflike creature that breaks into Jess's home. She escapes with the boy, the start of a desperate flight for survival that leads to a shocking revelation about the neglected child: whatever he fears becomes manifest in the real world. There's a wonderful Twilight Zone feel to this clever conceit, but even as the threat level rises, Cassidy keeps Jess's choices plausible and grounded, making the nightmare she's found herself in all the scarier. This is a hair-raiser.
Customer Reviews
Really, Really Good
Burned through this in 2 days. Not exactly a “happy” ending, but an important one that makes you really think and reflect. Tons of important metaphors were packed in here, while the writing and story was like being on a 0-to-60 launch rollercoaster the entire way through. Nat Cassidy is one of the best modern day horror writers out there. Go read this book!
INTENSE
This book, wowww- what an incredible allegory. This one will definitely stay with me while.
First Nat Cassidy book I’ve ever read, now I’m going to purchase ‘Mary’. I need to catch-up.
I’ll follow this author. Incredible!