Red Rabbit Ghost

An impulsive young outcast confronts his small town’s dark secrets in this atmospheric and haunting debut horror novel from brilliant new voice Jen Julian.

“Drenched in dread and yearning, Red Rabbit Ghost is the kind of Gothic novel that you don’t so much read as inhale. I loved it.” ― Kelly Link, author of The Book of Love

“Deeply immersive and darkly mysterious. Certain to be one of the year’s standout horror reads.” ― Craig DiLouie, author of Episode Thirteen

Eighteen years ago, an infant Jesse Calloway was found wailing on the bank of a river, his mother dead beside him. The mystery of her death has haunted him all his life, and despite every effort, he has never been able to uncover the truth.

Now someone is promising him answers. An anonymous source claims that they’ll tell him everything. But only if he returns to the hometown he swore he’d left in the rearview.

But in Blacknot, North Carolina, nothing is as it seems. It’s a town that buries its secrets deep. Jesse’s relentless investigation garners attention from intimidating locals, including his dangerous ex-boyfriend. And he’ll soon discover that this backwater town hides a volatile and haunting place on its desolate edge.

The Night House is calling. Some secrets are better left buried…

“At once elegiac and deeply visceral. A bittersweet ode to all the ways in which a place can haunt us long after we’ve departed―and transform us when we return.” ― Georgia Summers, #1 international bestselling author 

“Julian weaves a dark spell with the bones of southern gothic storytelling and gorgeous prose. To enter this haunted swamp of a novel is to lose yourself in cosmic mystery.” ― Andy Marino, author of The Swarm

• "Drenched in dread and yearning, Red Rabbit Ghost is the kind of Gothic novel that you don't so much read as inhale. I loved it."
  Kelly Link, author of The Book of Love
• "Deeply immersive and darkly mysterious. Certain to be one of the year's standout horror reads."
  Craig DiLouie, author of Episode Thirteen
• "At once elegiac and deeply visceral, Red Rabbit Ghost is a bittersweet ode to all the ways in which a place can haunt us long after we’ve departed – and transform us when we return."
  Georgia Summers, #1 International Bestselling Author of City of Stardust
• "[An] auspicious debut... [The] story is borne along by well-shaded characters, whose complex inner lives abound with mysteries that can’t all be easily solved. The result is a chilling dark fantasy that readers will savor." 
  Publishers Weekly
• "Julian’s queer, southern-gothic debut is a heady and atmospheric rumination on grief and belonging that will appeal to readers who enjoyed The Hollow Places, by T. Kingfisher, and Summer Sons, by Lee Mandelo, and is a perfect pick for fans of Twin Peaks."
  Booklist
• "Every time I thought I had a handle on the deviously entertaining Red Rabbit Ghost, it slipped through my fingers and became something even more remarkable. Jen Julian weaves a dark spell with the bones of southern gothic storytelling, crackling (and often hilarious) dialogue, and gorgeous prose. To enter this haunted swamp of a novel is to lose yourself in cosmic mystery."
  Andy Marino, author of The Swarm
• “Red Rabbit Ghost is a terrifying delight that deftly weaves together the ordinary and supernatural horrors of life in a small town. Sharply contemporary while remaining true to its Southern gothic roots, Red Rabbit Ghost is the perfect blend of WhatsApp and witchcraft, dive bars and haunted houses. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down!”
  Gwen Kirby, author of Shit Cassandra Saw