Maxy Awards 2025 Runner-Up: Horror & Suspense
"Alex Hunter's debut horror novel, The Harvest, is a sprawling and intensely creepy tale that instantly pulls you into its shadowy world. Hunter is a compelling new voice in horror." -Ginger Nuts of Horror
Something is coming for the children.
Tim Waverly, a young teacher, escapes London's spiralling housing costs by becoming a live-in caretaker at an abandoned orphanage. But his arrival triggers a series of frightening events.
An ancient evil has awakened. A new Harvest has begun.
As Tim and those around him become engulfed in a dark nightmare, he is forced to confront his deepest fears in order to save countless innocent lives.
The Harvest is a work of terrifying imagination from a new voice in horror. Both frightening and deeply moving, Alex Hunter's debut novel will linger long after you turn the final page.