“Lauren Bolger's The Barre Incidents is a thrilling mystery about family, love and grief blended with a deep dive into world mythology. The book delightfully interweaves the voices of friendly residents of a small town alongside ancient and otherworldly voices. A strange and thrilling tale!”
— Ivy Grimes, author of The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion
“Bolger continues to propel herself forward as one of the finest voices in Horror. She excels at weaving familial relationships, trauma, and existential dread with the kinds of creatures that will haunt your dreams.” —Michael Bettendorf
— Michael Bettendorf, author of Trve Cvlt
The Barre Incidents
out Oct 2025 with
Malarkey Books
When Kara's miner father dies of silicosis, she grapples with the old horror stories about her hometown of Barre Vermont. Stories she insisted she didn't believe. Like dead miners walking from Hope Cemetery to Rock of Ages quarry each night. A terrifying encounter at the cemetery the night of his burial rocks her, proving her father is not at peace.
In Kara's race to help her undead father rest, she uncovers threats of unearthly visitors and gods older than their town, older than their civilization, older than the rock the founders discovered.
“Lauren Bolger finds the right frequency for horror with her absolutely frightening novel KILL RADIO. Turn on, tune in and get ready to be terrified.”
“Kill Radio feels like a classic Stephen King novel wrapped around full, vibrant characters and a modern mum’s perspective. Downright claustrophobic and anxiety-inducing at times, made all the darker and larger by the warmth of the themes of family and support running through the work.”
“Bolger’s creations positively hum with life, rich with the song of profound existence and screaming forth from hellish speakers with crystal clarity.”
Kill Radio
out now with
Malarkey Books
When five-year-old Rory unearths his estranged father's handmade crystal radio-which happens to patch straight through to Hell-violence and terror reign in the form of hellhounds, shadow figures, and demonic possessions.
Aided by a laconic fisherman and a charming warlock, Rory's mother, Rachelle, must track down her ex, the only person who can shut down the radio before the the worst denizens of Hell are unleashed on earth.
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