The Keeper - A devastating small-town horror

She lives in their dreams. They die in hers.
Nothing good can grow in the forgotten town of Bedford. After the closure of the paper mill, the town has become a wasteland. A decade of layoffs has caused a collective bitterness, leading many inhabitants to alcoholism, crime and abuse. The worst symptom, however, is the nightmare they all share every single night.
Susan Marley haunts their dreams. The object of derision, lust and fear, she wanders the town barefoot, never saying a word. But when she dies, betrayed by life one final time, Bedford begins to suffer horrors far more terrifying than any vision.
What dark secrets has Susan Marley been keeping?
And why has she come back?
For fans of A. M. Shine and Rebecca Netley, The Keeper is a chilling small-town horror from Bram Stoker Award winner Sarah Langan.
'Inhabits the mind like a dark, lingering smoke' Jack Ketchum, author of Offspring
'Sarah Langan combines a genuinely poetic sensibility with a taste for horror's most bravura excesses' Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story

About the author

Sarah grew up on Long Island, in a town called Garden City. She got her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University, and also received her Master's in Environmental Health Science/Toxicology from New York University. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughters.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Langan, Langan Sarah
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781804367476
• ISBN: 978-1-80436-747-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Series: The Bedford Horror Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; FICTION / Coming of Age, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction: special features, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Maine, FICTION / Political, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Horror & ghost stories, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, c 2000 to c 2009, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, FICTION / Nature & the Environment, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Narrative theme: Health and illness, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, FICTION / Horror / General, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Narrative theme: politics / economics, Contemporary horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction