The Occult -why the fascination with dark fiction?

The Occult -why the fascination with dark fiction?

While the occult is a broad umbrella, hiding its many forms under its silky black folds, it’s concepts have endured through time, enjoying many a resurgence through the ages. The term ‘occultism’, is relatively new, not used in French or English literature, for instance, until the 19th Century, although the term ‘occult sciences’ was commonly used in the 16th Century to describe practices such as astrology, alchemy, mysticism, and natural magic.

Occult fiction series

Occult fiction series

Barr’s narrative is sophisticated. Treating his story’s religious overtones with the utmost sincerity whilst exploiting the best-loved tropes of the Occult Horror and Thriller genres to deliver a novel that is by turns dark, mysterious, and chilling.

U.S. Horror & Ghost Fiction

U.S. Horror & Ghost Fiction

A delightfully dark revenge fest that comfortably sits between righteous delight and quivering revulsion Bolton gives his readers a kinetic, adrenalized feast for the psyche that’s bursting with startling images that keeps you reading when you’d rather not!

The Nosferatu Conspiracy: Book Two, The Sommelier

Best Gothic Horror Authors To Read

Following on from his impressive debut novel The Sleepwalker Gages latest release in The Nosferatu Conspiracy confirms his place as a rising star of literary horror.

Xanadu’s Cavern

Xanadu’s Cavern is the third book of Mallory O’Connor’s occult thriller series. The book continues to follow the adventures of psychic Epiphany Mayall as she confronts art theft, environmental destruction, and murder.

Best Occult Horror – Wrath Of A Minor God

Best Occult Horror Fiction

A spine-tingling tale filled with suspense and tension throughout, Wrath Of A Minor God is the fourth release in the Nightshade Chronicles with Hains continuing to deliver highly original and delightfully sinister reads!

Christian Suspense Fiction – Ghost

Spinetingling Occult Thrillers

Best-selling, award-winning author and master storyteller Michael Jack Webb weaves a Supernatural Serial Killer tale like none you’ve ever read.
Enter a world where nothing is what it appears to be, and every clue leads an extraordinary young woman deep into the heart of darkness and beyond.

Occult Fiction – Key To Eternity

Best Occult Fiction Novels

A highly entertaining and compulsive five star read Key to Eternity is a simply superb occult thriller that will be lapped up by fans of this popular genre.