Mary: An Awakening of Terror

By Nat Cassidy

Book Overview

Nat Cassidy's highly commercial, debut horror novel Mary: An Awakening of Terror, blends Midsommar with elements of American Psycho and a pinch of I'll Be Gone in the Dark.

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Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invisible. Unknown even to herself.

But lately, things have been changing inside Mary. Along with the hot flashes and body aches, she can't look in a mirror without passing out, and the voices in her head have been urging her to do unspeakable things.

Fired from her job in New York, she moves back to her hometown, hoping to reconnect with her past and inner self. Instead, visions of terrifying, mutilated specters overwhelm her with increasing regularity and she begins auto-writing strange thoughts and phrases. Mary discovers that these experiences are echoes of an infamous serial killer.

Then the killings begin again.

Mary's definitely going to find herself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250265231
• ISBN13: 9781250265234
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Tor Nightfire
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Coming of RAGE Story

Ughhhh I feel like I’m the exact right age for this to hit just right. I loved the themes woven throughout and I especially loved the MFM shade at the end 👀 (Hey, lower your pitchfork, I used to be a fan and I feel like I’ve earned the right to dislike them now.) I was initially skeptical (aren’t I always?) when Nat Cassidy said Mary was inspired by Carrie because listen, you can’t just throw around that work to me, I’m like a Carrie super fan. I watch it every week just to feel something. But yeah man, credit where it’s due, I can see the inspiration from Carrie just dripping off the page. Another book under the Good For Her/Feminine Rage category for me to lovingly place upon my shelf. Shout out to Jordaline for the book rec!