Novels

Horror Book: Cracks in the Earth Above

Fiction – Horror – Thriller

Owen Lawrence’s secondhand botany book is talking to him, leaving notes on loose papers and bookmarks. He isn’t sure how it works or what the book is trying to accomplish, but he can’t help feeling intrigued. When the book offers him the quality of genius for what appears to be a simple task, he eagerly accepts.

An unmarked package arrives at Lori Ellis’s doorstep. Inside is a strange plant with gray flower petals and a note with instructions. A few quick bites of this plant, claims the note, and Lori’s recently diagnosed lung cancer will be no more.

Who’s behind this sentient book? Who’s delivering the “magical” plants? In time, Owen and Lori’s promised miracles prove only to be a mirage, and they instead face a terrible consequence: a grotesque transformation that will alter their very reality. Will they succumb to a dark fate and lose all hope? Or will they expose the truth behind the malicious book and save themselves in time?

Fans of Ronald Malfi, Stephen King, Sarah Langan, Adam Nevill, and John Langan would find CRACKS in a similar vein.

Release Date: 7/24/2026
Format: Kindle & Paperback