Wanna get haunted?

The Hollywood Reporter announced that filmmaker Maggie Levin will be adapting and directing my novel GHOST EATERS for Screen Gems. Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill and Vince Cheng are producing with Crooked Highway.

Reach the article at The Hollywood Report here.

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Look whose ugly mug made it to Esquire Magazine! So wild. You can read the article here.

​So… The word is out. Surprise! Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions presents QUIET PART LOUD, a 12-part horror podcast series with immersive audio and sound design, written by me and Mac Rogers, exclusively on Spotify 11/15. This show truly redefines the term ‘earworm.’ It stars Pulitzer-winning playwright/actor Tracy Letts (Bug), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Milly Shapiro (Hereditary), Taran Killam (SNL), Nikohl Boosheri (Altered Carbon), Arian Moayed (Succession) and so many more. Hearing Tracy Letts perform monologues I wrote is an absolute career highlight…

The story is all about a deplatformed conservative radio personality who uncovers a supernatural conspiracy that nobody believes… Mac and Me have been working on this since March 2020 (cough, cough) & nobody is ever going to believe we wrote it prior to… well, everything.

The series was directed by the astonishing Mimi O’Donnell and pristinely assembled by Gimlet Productions. Immense thanks to Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Geoff Foster, Amy McLeish, Jasmyne Peck-Bailey and everyone at Monkeypaw Productions for letting Mac and Me run wild with this epic horror tale. Working on this series with Mac Rogers and everyone else has been a feverish dream come true. We got to tell a truly frightening story, with or without sonic parasites, with the full creative support of MonkeyPaw, Gimlet and Spotify. You’re not ready for this show. It burrows in your brain.

QUIET PART LOUD. A MonkeyPaw Productions podcast. Written by Mac & Me. Directed by Mimi O’Donnell at Gimlet. Exclusively on Spotify 11/15/22.

Look at what folks have been saying about my new novel GHOST EATERS…

One of Tor Nightfire’s Horror Books We’re Excited About in 2022

September 2022 LibraryReads Pick
An October 2022 Indie Next Pick

“A keenly observant narrative that, with a mix of body horror and just plain horror, plucks at the raw nerves of the grieving process.”—SCI FI Magazine

“Rife with body horror and hallucinations…the narrative sucks readers into its dark, disorienting world. It’s equal parts moving and gruesome.”—Publishers Weekly

“Chapman has created an experience so anxiety inducing, immersive, and intense that readers will feel like something is actually there, lurking over their shoulder as they turn the pages. A great choice for fans of A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Orphans of Bliss, edited by Mark Matthews.”—Booklist, starred review

“A high anxiety, utterly original, and compelling contemplation of what it means to be haunted.”—Library Journal

“Chapman twists addiction into its ultimate form in this thrill ride of ghosts, grief and god complexes explored through a Southern Gothic lens.”—Rue Morgue

“Clay McLeod Chapman is quickly becoming the go-to author for hard-hitting horror that doesn’t flinch.”—This is Horror

“Reading Chapman’s work is always a test of stomachs and hearts in equal turn, and Ghost Eaters is no different.”—Daily Grindhouse

“Fans of body horror will rejoice as Chapman leads readers through a trippy world.”—Book Riot

“This excellent horror novel examines being addicted to grief and the lengths some go to hang on to those they love.”—Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune

“A Gothic-punk graveyard tale about what haunts history and what haunts the human soul. An addicting read that draws you into its descent from the first page.”—Chuck Wendig, New York Times best-selling author of The Book of Accidents

“Clay McLeod Chapman’s guided tour of a shroom-and-gloom ghost world, where everyone is addicted to death, reads like a scared straight program that horrifies you into choosing life.”—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of The Final Girl Support Group

“A terrifying meditation of the horrors of modern life and our collective fixation with death. Clay McLeod Chapman’s Ghost Eaters promises to fix what ails you, existentially speaking. But be warned: follow Chapman down this rabbit hole and you will see dead people.”—Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor

“Ghost Eatersis one of those rare horror novels that have everything: a dash of humor, real life demons, complex characters, a heavy dose of the supernatural, and the kind of ending you never forget. This is high-grade horror, and Clay McLeod Chapman is the real deal.”—Gabino Iglesias, author of The Devil Takes You Home

“Clay McLeod Chapman is a weaver of nightmares and Ghost Eaters is his darkest creation yet. A non-stop thrill ride, all you can do is strap in and prepare to be haunted. Chapman is the 21st century’s Richard Matheson. He’s that good.”—Richard Chizmar, New York Times best-selling author of Chasing the Boogeyman

“A quintessential ghost story with a fresh, trippy twist. Chapman weaves hair-raising, goosebump-inducing horror through a sharp exploration of loss, addiction, and grim history. Haunting guaranteed.”—Rachel Harrison, author of Cackle and The Return

“Richly observed, thoroughly entertaining, and incredibly surprising, Ghost Eaters will be the horror novel of 2022 to read. A dark, gripping tale that is by turns snarky, horrifying, and brutal—this book is as good as modern horror gets.”—John Hornor Jacobs, author of A Lush and Seething Hell

The news is out! Deadline announced today that Craig and I are teaming up once again with our psychological horror anthology series… UNKNOWN! We’ve teamed up with the creators of Westworld (!?), Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s Kilter Films, to develop the series for Amazon Studios.

Unknown is is a psychological horror anthology series that plunges into the corners of the American landscape, probing the intersection of folklore and our bloody history of true crime. The first season is centered around an estranged brother and sister, who return to the Texas Killing Fields, only to encounter a dark spirit that inhabits the region from their childhood. To read the article at Deadline, you can click here. Check back here for more announcements!

Whisper Down the Lane doesn’t hit the shelves for another three weeks but already the reviews have been rolling in. Check out what wonderful things these fine folks have to say…

“[A] spellbinding psychological thriller…a suspenseful tale of paranoia that will keep readers riveted until the last surprise is sprung.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Chapman’s latest is a full-throttle, twisty (and twisted) horror mystery… This clever, creepy roller-coaster ride is perfect for fans of fast-paced horror with the flavor of true crime.” –Library Journal

“Chapman’s deeply unsettling and unputdownable latest… Creepy and engaging, this is a tale for readers who enjoy true crime like We Believe the Children by Richard Beck (2015), horror like Grady Hendrix’s My Best Friend’s Exorcism (2016), and intensely disorienting psychological suspense like Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (2017).”—Booklist

“...a wild, uncertain, and profoundly uncomfortable read.” –Rue Morgue Magazine

Whisper Down the Lane “echo(es) the emotional intensity of our age” and “provides a slow motion car crash suspense, a growing sense of dread.” –Nightmare Magazine

“A profoundly psychological type of horror.” –Cultured Vultures

“Chapman is a maestro at building grim suspense to the point of unimaginable consequences, proving genuine horror dwells in the world we live in today.”—Mystery and Suspense Magazine

“Chapman writes in an unadorned manner and with a sharp eye toward the underside of American popular culture. This is a novel sure to please those who love horror and mysteries, plus it is a nice mixture of classic and modern thrillers.” – New York Journal of Books

“Devilishly good. In Whisper Down the Lane, Clay McLeod Chapman has given us a diabolically creepy hybrid of horror and psychological suspense that thrills as much as it unsettles. You’ll keep turning the pages even as your hands shake.”—Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Home Before Dark

“In Whisper Down the Lane, Clay McLeod Chapman has gifted readers a novel that is darkly compelling, deeply discomfiting, and achingly human. We squirm as the dread and terror mount, but we can’t stop reading. We’re under the spell of a true storyteller, and bound to follow him wherever he takes us. Prepare to surrender some sleep for this twisting tale of family, memory, identity, and the weight of old sins.”—Shaun Hamill, author of A Cosmology of Monsters

“A ruthlessly compelling novel, where two stories close on each other like a claw - a truly diabolical nightmare that daylight can’t dispel - all the more terrifying for what it tells us of ourselves.” – Ramsey Campbell, Author of The Wise Friend and The Searching Dead

“A beguiling page-turner brimming with dread, Whisper Down the Lane is diabolical fun.”—Rachel Harrison, author of The Return and Cackle

“Chapman’s latest allows us to deal with horrors we don’t often get to see depicted like this. The horror of our past selves, the horror of guilt and consequence, the power of a mass delusion. Terrifying, sad, and even a tiny dash hopeful. I loved it.”—Adam Cesare, author of Clown in a Cornfield and Video Night

“Scary, compelling, heartbreaking, Whisper Down the Lane dredges our generation’s collective past and turns up the worst monsters of all: us. A fantastic read.”—Andy Davidson, author of The Boatman’s Daughter

“I waltzed into Whisper Down the Lane confident that I wasn’t going to let a little Satanic Panic get to me. Instead I fearfully devoured chapter after chapter….Chapman’s 80s-inspired horror will crawl under your skin and shake you silly, and you’ll like it.”—Molly Pohlig, author of The Unsuitable

“Whisper Down the Lane is a twisting maze of deadly secrets and dark, dangerous shadows. A nail-biting exercise of psychological terror…I couldn’t stop turning the pages. Clay McLeod Chapman has outdone himself.”—Richard Chizmar, author of Chasing the Boogeyman

“Whisper Down the Lane is a brilliant nightmare. Chapman will ensnare you in a terrifying web deftly woven with lies, good intentions, childhood fears and local hysteria. From the very first chapter, you’ll be caught.”—Mallory O’Meara, best-selling author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon

My upcoming novel WHISPER DOWN THE LANE has been popping up on a lot of different lists for upcoming horror books in 2021. Here’s a lovely little breakdown of what we all need to read this year:

“Top New Horror Books in April 2021,” Den of Geek.

“13 Horror Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021,” Bloody Disgusting.

“9 Libros de Terror para Engancharte en 2021,” GQ México y Latinoamérica

“10 New Horror Books to Scare Your Pants Off in 2021,” Cultured Vultures.

“The Scariest Horror Books We’re Most Looking Forward to in 2021,” The Lineup.

“All the Horror Books We’re Excited About in 2021,” Tor Nightfire.

“30 Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2021,” Read By Dusk.

“Top 10 Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releases for 2021,” Bookshelf Fantasies.

Thanks to Bloody Disgusting, Cultured Vultures, The Lineup, Tor Nightfire, Read By Dusk, and Bookshelf Fantasies for placing my novel in such great company! Now I know what I’ll be reading next… and next… and next. Whisper Down the Lane is available on April 6 wherever books are sold!

Learn all about Whisper Down the Lane with Quirk’s Editorial Director Jhanteigh Kupihea in this Spring 2021 #InsidetheList preview! Click here to watch.

Inspired by the McMartin preschool trials and the Satanic Panic of the ‘80s, the critically acclaimed author of The Remaking delivers another pulse pounding, true-crime-based horror novel.

Richard doesn’t have a past. For him, there is only the present: a new marriage to Tamara, a first chance at fatherhood to her son Elijah, and a quiet but pleasant life as an art teacher at Elijah’s elementary school in Danvers, Virginia. Then the body of a rabbit, ritualistically murdered, appears on the school grounds with a birthday card for Richard tucked beneath it. Richard doesn’t have a birthday—but Sean does . . .

Sean is a five-year-old boy who has just moved to Greenfield, Virginia, with his mother. Like most mothers of the 1980s, she’s worried about bills, childcare, putting food on the table . . . and an encroaching threat to American life that can take the face of anyone: a politician, a friendly neighbor, or even a teacher. When Sean’s school sends a letter to the parents revealing that Sean’s favorite teacher is under investigation, a white lie from Sean lights a fire that engulfs the entire nation—and Sean and his mother are left holding the match.

Now, thirty years later, someone is here to remind Richard that they remember what Sean did. And though Sean doesn’t exist anymore, someone needs to pay the price for his lies.

Preorder Whisper Down the Lane (out 4/6/21):
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Publishers Weekly in their divine wisdom bestowed my new novel WHISPER DOWN THE LANE with a hallowed star review and I couldn’t be more gobsmacked! They went on to say such nice things as calling the book a “spellbinding psychological thriller… a suspenseful tale of paranoia that will keep readers riveted until the last surprise is sprung.” I can’t wait for you to read this one! On shelves April 2021.