Burning Palms: The Novelization

By Jess Hagemann

LIn Burning Palms, five interlocking stories unfold across the sun-bleached sprawl of the city, each one probing a different taboo, each one drifting deeper into moral freefall.

A father's bond with his precocious daughter curdles into something problematic.

A woman's romantic devotion is dismantled by a single request in the bedroom.

A privileged couple imports a human life as casually as a fashion accessory.

A group of unsupervised boys invents games no one should play.

A lonely woman confronts her attacker, and asks for something unthinkable.

Adapted by acclaimed transgressive horror author Jess Hagemann (Headcheese, Mother-Eating), this official novelization captures the acerbic satire of the original film, balancing its darkest moments with an uncomfortable familiarity.

With the creative input of writer/director Christopher Landon (Disturbia, Paranormal Activity 2, Happy Death Day), the story expands into unflinching territory, charting the psychological devastation of lives ruled by appetite, and impulse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1966037635
• ISBN13: 9781966037637
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Encyclopocalypse Publications
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.1" x 6.8"