Dark is When the Devil Comes
Apr 2026 · Hachette UK
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Dark is When the Devil Comes is a feminist kidnap horror thriller - imagine The Last House on Needless Street meets Carrie.
Hazel, a twenty-nine-year-old mycologist - someone who studies mushrooms - swallows her shame and returns to her parent's home after a traumatic divorce. To start rebuilding, she takes the plunge and calls her estranged sister, Cathy, and organises to meet up; she also bumps into Suzie, an old school friend with whom she shares a terrible childhood secret.
But then Hazel meets Andrew, who claims to have rare, hallucinogenic mushrooms growing in his old farmhouse. Lured out into the wilderness by curiosity and no little professional ambition, Hazel is trapped by Andrew, shut in the basement with no help for miles around.
As Cathy and Suzie desperately begin the search for her, Hazel starts to feel that something darker and even more terrifying than Andrew resides in that farmhouse. But is the power living in the dark with her or . . . much, much closer.
Praise for Daisy Pearce:
'A taut tale that chillingly intertwines psychological and supernatural suspense' Kirkus
'A deliciously creepy and twisty chiller that fans of The Conjuring and Stephen King will love' Bestselling author Mark Edwards
'Pearce provides visceral descriptions of people and places and smells and sounds to create a world where no one can trust their senses. Readers will be left questioning which is more disturbing, the rot within or the evil of other people' Booklist
'Pearce has written something magical with the capacity of leaving me genuinely frightened. There are scenes in this book I'll never forget' Kristi DeMeester, author of Such a Pretty Smile
'A terrific tale of cults, witch bottles, curses, witchcraft and the 'old ways'"Horror DNA
'The perfect dark, creepy, witchy read to keep you warm with fright this winter . . . creepy, emotional, complex, and incredibly atmospheric' Horror Bound
Books by Daisy Pearce
SOMETHING IN THE WALLS
DARK IS WHEN THE DEVIL COMES
Hazel, a twenty-nine-year-old mycologist - someone who studies mushrooms - swallows her shame and returns to her parent's home after a traumatic divorce. To start rebuilding, she takes the plunge and calls her estranged sister, Cathy, and organises to meet up; she also bumps into Suzie, an old school friend with whom she shares a terrible childhood secret.
But then Hazel meets Andrew, who claims to have rare, hallucinogenic mushrooms growing in his old farmhouse. Lured out into the wilderness by curiosity and no little professional ambition, Hazel is trapped by Andrew, shut in the basement with no help for miles around.
As Cathy and Suzie desperately begin the search for her, Hazel starts to feel that something darker and even more terrifying than Andrew resides in that farmhouse. But is the power living in the dark with her or . . . much, much closer.
Praise for Daisy Pearce:
'A taut tale that chillingly intertwines psychological and supernatural suspense' Kirkus
'A deliciously creepy and twisty chiller that fans of The Conjuring and Stephen King will love' Bestselling author Mark Edwards
'Pearce provides visceral descriptions of people and places and smells and sounds to create a world where no one can trust their senses. Readers will be left questioning which is more disturbing, the rot within or the evil of other people' Booklist
'Pearce has written something magical with the capacity of leaving me genuinely frightened. There are scenes in this book I'll never forget' Kristi DeMeester, author of Such a Pretty Smile
'A terrific tale of cults, witch bottles, curses, witchcraft and the 'old ways'"Horror DNA
'The perfect dark, creepy, witchy read to keep you warm with fright this winter . . . creepy, emotional, complex, and incredibly atmospheric' Horror Bound
Books by Daisy Pearce
SOMETHING IN THE WALLS
DARK IS WHEN THE DEVIL COMES
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