Mary: An Awakening Of Terror by Nat Cassidy

Nat Cassidy’s Mary: An Awakening of Terror is a gripping, atmospheric horror novel that blends the unsettling folk dread of Midsommar with the dark psychological edge of American Psycho, all touched with the true-crime unease of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark. Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman who has spent most of her life trying to disappear—unseen, unheard, and unremarkable. But when she begins experiencing disturbing blackouts, vivid visions, and an overwhelming sense that something inside her is waking up, she can no longer ignore the terror shaping her days.

Forced to return to her hometown to care for her ailing mother, Mary soon discovers that the town’s violent past may be connected to her own unraveling sense of identity. Whispers of a long-buried ritual, a string of gruesome murders, and Mary’s increasingly volatile behavior collide in a terrifying revelation.

Part character study, part supernatural nightmare, Mary is an unforgettable descent into fear, power, and transformation.