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Ghost Eaters

A Novel

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A terrifying supernatural page-turner that explores ghosts, grief, and god complexes

Ever since their on-again, off-again college romance, Erin hasn't been able to set a single boundary with charismatic but reckless Silas, who has been chasing the next big high since graduation. When he texts her to spring him out of rehab, she knows enough is enough. She is ready to start a career, make new friends, and meet a great guy—even if that means cutting Silas off. But when Silas turns up dead from an overdose, Erin's world falls apart.

When Erin learns that Silas discovered a drug that allowed him to see the dead, she doesn't believe it's real but agrees to a pill-popping "séance" to ease her guilt and pain. When she steps back into the real world, she starts to see ghosts everywhere from her Southern hometown's bloody and brutal past. Are the effects pharmacological or something more sinister? And will Erin be able to shut the Pandora's box of horrors she has opened?

With propulsive momentum, bone-chilling scares, and dark meditations on the weight of history, this Southern horror will make you think twice about opening doors to the unknown.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 25, 2022
      Chapman (Whisper Down the Lane) probes the terrorizing psychological grip of addiction, both to drugs and to toxic relationships, in this psychedelic psychological horror novel. Erin has spent most of her adult life entwined with Silas, moving from a romantic attachment into a codependent friendship. Now, she’s just trying to keep him alive after years of addiction. But when he ditches rehab and ignores her intervention attempt, she finally kicks him out of her life—only for him to overdose and die days later. Following this tragedy, one of their mutual friends introduces a guilt-ridden Erin to Ghost, a new drug he and Silas were testing, which enables users to communicate with the dead and lets her to see Silas once more. She soon develops an addiction to Ghost. But the door to the land of the dead lets through more than just Silas—and, it turns out, it’s not so easily closed. Chapman captures the visceral tragedy of drug addiction and grief as he follows Erin through the unhealthy relationships she has with both herself and others. Rife with body horror and hallucinations, some of which may get a bit too trippy for some, the narrative sucks readers into its dark, disorienting world. It’s equal parts moving and gruesome.

    • Library Journal

      December 1, 2022

      Erin can't seem to say no to her charismatic, but troubled, ex-boyfriend, Silas. When asked to bail him out of rehab, she agrees, but within days, he is found dead of an overdose. Erin is devastated, but then a friend tells her about a new drug, Ghost, that can bring the dead back to life. They begin a drug-induced s�ance that leads to haunting consequences. Ghost soon takes over her life in unimaginable ways, impacting not only her, but her friends, who are also seeking to reconnect with dead loved ones. While the promises of the Ghost seem too good to be true, it delivers, although the cost is unbearably high. Elisabeth Rodgers gives a haunting narration of Chapman's (Whisper Down the Lane) newest terrifying novel. Her measured tone works in tandem with the novel's initial measured pace, easing listeners into the horror that is to come. VERDICT Expect Chapman's latest to become a horror classic. An exceptional addition to any library's collection, and a must-listen for fans of Paul Tremblay, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, and T. Kingfisher.--Elyssa Everling

      Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Elisabeth Rodgers narrates a psychological horror novel that finds a young woman confronting literal and metaphorical ghosts. Erin has yet to muster up the courage to say no to her tempestuous relationship with her college boyfriend, Silas. When he overdoses, he discovers he had been taking a drug that made it possible to see the dead. Rodgers flits between the snarky banter Erin's fond of and the story's gore and horror. The performance is slow and ominous as it layers in scares and meditations on addiction. Rodgers provides characters with distinctive voices, using Southern accents and tonal shifts. The story itself is unsettling, and Rodgers's performance is compelling. J.M.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

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