When the Wolf Comes Home
Apr 2025 · Sold by Tor Nightfire
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Nat Cassidy, author of the acclaimed horror Mary, returns with When the Wolf Comes Home, an unabashed, adrenaline-fueled pop horror thriller where the darkest fears can become reality.
A USA Today bestseller!
ABA Indie Bookseller bestseller!
NPR Books We Love
Best Horror of 2025— Men's Health, Vulture, IGN
Editors' Pick—Page Six
“Get your claws into this one, horror fiends. It's terrific. . . . Sink your teeth into a classic.”—Stephen King
“A crazy-good, balls-to-the-wall horror novel . . . it’s full throttle from the first pages.” —Joe Hill
“This is the kind of great, big, epic horror novel we got back in the '80s that came out swinging for the fences and left everything on the field. Welcome back, you shaggy, bloody monster of a book!” —Grady Hendrix
Best Books of 2025—Vulture
The 25 Best and Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2025—Men's Health
Most Anticipated Horror of 2025—Paste Magazine, LitHub
One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy's father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives.
As they attempt to evade the boy's increasingly desperate father, Jess slowly comes to a horrifying understanding of the butchery that follows them—the boy can turn his every fear into reality.
And when the wolf finally comes home, no one will be spared.
Other Books by Nat Cassidy
Mary, an Awakening of Terror
Nestlings
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A USA Today bestseller!
ABA Indie Bookseller bestseller!
NPR Books We Love
Best Horror of 2025— Men's Health, Vulture, IGN
Editors' Pick—Page Six
“Get your claws into this one, horror fiends. It's terrific. . . . Sink your teeth into a classic.”—Stephen King
“A crazy-good, balls-to-the-wall horror novel . . . it’s full throttle from the first pages.” —Joe Hill
“This is the kind of great, big, epic horror novel we got back in the '80s that came out swinging for the fences and left everything on the field. Welcome back, you shaggy, bloody monster of a book!” —Grady Hendrix
Best Books of 2025—Vulture
The 25 Best and Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2025—Men's Health
Most Anticipated Horror of 2025—Paste Magazine, LitHub
One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy's father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives.
As they attempt to evade the boy's increasingly desperate father, Jess slowly comes to a horrifying understanding of the butchery that follows them—the boy can turn his every fear into reality.
And when the wolf finally comes home, no one will be spared.
Other Books by Nat Cassidy
Mary, an Awakening of Terror
Nestlings
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Nat Cassidy, author of the acclaimed horror Mary, returns with When the Wolf Comes Home, an unabashed, adrenaline-fueled pop horror thriller where the darkest fears can become reality.
A USA Today bestseller!
ABA Indie Bookseller bestseller!
NPR Books We Love
Best Horror of 2025— Men's Health, V...
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18 reviews
Nina Phillips
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October 17, 2025
So good! The story sucked me right in. While the idea of a child's dreams coming to life isn't unique, this is done in such a good way. The story swept me in, and broke my heart repeatedly. A great read.
Troy Martens
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July 2, 2025
I have read thousands of books, mostly horror based, this is possibly my new favorite now, wow.
E Chadwell
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February 6, 2026
never a slow moment, full of twists and turns. I'll be looking for his other books.
About the author
NAT CASSIDY is the author of the acclaimed novels Mary, Nestlings, and the Stoker Award nominated Rest Stop. Esquire named him as one "of the best horror writers of this generation" and among those "shaping horror's next golden age." His award-winning plays have been produced across the country, including Off-Broadway and the Kennedy Center. He can also be found guest-starring on shows like Law & Order, Blue Bloods, Quantico, and many others. His newest novel, When the Wolf Comes Home, was named "a classic" by Stephen King and is a USA Today bestseller.
NAT CASSIDY is the author of the acclaimed novels Mary, Nestlings, and the Stoker Award nominated Rest Stop. Esquire named him as one "of the best horror writers of this generation" and among those "shaping horror's next golden age." His award-winning plays have been produced across the country, ...
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