Lauren Bolger
Horror writer
Out now with Malarkey Books
Kill Radio
April 2023 w/
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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"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."
Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters and What Kind of Mother
Praise & Reviews
"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."
Alex Woodroe, EIC, Tenebrous Press and author of Whisperwood
"Bolger’s creations positively hum with life, rich with the song of profound existence and screaming forth from hellish speakers with crystal clarity."
Matt Blairstone, publisher and founder, Tenebrous Press
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The Barre Incidents
Oct 2025 w/
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.
Official cover to come.
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About Lauren Bolger
I'm a Chicago chapter member of the Horror Writers Association. I've had short fiction published in In Somnio, a Tenebrous Press modern gothic horror anthology edited by Alex Woodroe and Beyond the Levee and other Ghostly Tales edited by Peter Talley. Click below to see more work I've had published!