The Unseen

“Both riveting and unsettling, Ahlborn’s latest is a fresh take on a classic horror trope….a spine-chilling atmosphere that crackles with anticipation. Ahlborn does not sacrifice character for plot, as each individual attempts to reckon with the family dynamics and secrets amid horrors that lurk in the shadows. The result is a creepy thrill-ride that belies the familial grief and longing bubbling just below the surface. Ahlborn’s writing is all-consuming, dragging readers into a world filled with unseen terrors…This compulsively readable book deserves a spot in horror collections.” —Library Journal
“Haunting and unsettling, choked with tension, The Unseen takes you down a long, dark hallway of familial terror. Ania Ahlborn is horror’s next superstar.” —Richard Chizmar, New York Times bestselling author of Memorials and Chasing the Boogeyman
“Ania Ahlborn is in top form with The Unseen. A tapestry of mounting horror and otherworldly suspense, Ahlborn knows how to turn that screw to keep her readers constantly on edge, proving once more that she is a writer who has mastered the art of the creeping dread. This unsettling gem comes highly recommended.” —Ronald Malfi, bestselling author of Senseless and Small Town Horror
“An intense masterclass in the unexpected, the uncomfortable, and the unforeseen, Ahlborn’s latest novel proves once again that she’s a virtuoso of the craft and Queen of the unsettling. Put it on your TBR immediately.” —Gemma Amor, Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award nominated author of Dear Laura, Full Immersion and Itch!
“Both riveting and unsettling, Ahlborn’s latest is a fresh take on a classic horror trope….a spine-chilling atmosphere that crackles with anticipation. Ahlborn does not sacrifice character for plot, as each individual attempts to reckon with the family dynamics and secrets amid horrors that lurk in the shadows. The result is a creepy thrill-ride that belies the familial grief and longing bubbling just below the surface. Ahlborn’s writing is all-consuming, dragging readers into a world filled with unseen terrors…This compulsively readable book deserves a spot in horror collections.” —Library Journal
“The trauma of motherhood and ever-shifting family dynamics are at the heart of this terrifying narrative. Combining the uncomfortable truths of grief with tense, speculative horror, The Unseen is chilling, unsettling, and absolutely riveting.” —Tanya Pell, author of Her Wicked Roots and Cicada


“Scary…Ahlborn’s take on the classic changeling narrative should have readers talking for years to come.” —CrimeReads

Ania Ahlborn is the bestselling author of the horror works Brother, If You See Her, The Devil Crept In, Within These Walls, The Bird Eater, The Shuddering, The Neighbors, and Seed, the thrillers Good and Joyful Things and Dark Across the Bay, the novella collection Apart in the Dark, and the novellas Palmetto, I Call Upon Thee, and The Pretty Ones. Born in Ciechanów, Poland, she now lives with her family in North Carolina.

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