Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return - except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone, and feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one day Julie will come back. She’s right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she’s been or what happened to her.
Along with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows something is wrong - she’s emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. And as the weekend unfurls, it becomes impossible to deny that the Julie who vanished two years ago is not the same Julie who came back. But then who - or what - is she?
Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return - except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone, and feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one day Julie will come back. She’s right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she’s been or what happened to her.
Along with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows something is wrong - she’s emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. And as the weekend unfurls, it becomes impossible to deny that the Julie who vanished two years ago is not the same Julie who came back. But then who - or what - is she?
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Horror fiction that merges domestic tension, dark comedy, and uncanny dread has found a prominent contemporary voice in The Return, a debut novel nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. American author Rachel Harrison crafts chilling, character-driven narratives that examine intimacy, body horror, monster lore, and female friendship. Her published fiction has earned starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, establishing her work as a compelling option for readers seeking grounded horror with psychological depth.
Rachel Harrison earned a degree in Writing for Film & Television from Emerson College, where she focused on writing horror screenplays. After graduating, she worked in the publishing industry for a year before taking a position at a bank while pursuing her fiction career. She published her debut novel, The Return, in 2020. Her short fiction has appeared in literary outlets including Guernica, Electric Lit, and Audible Originals, as well as in her story collection Bad Dolls. Having previously lived in Brooklyn, New York, she now resides in New Jersey with her husband and their cat.
Harrison's writing blends dark humor with visceral horror, featuring female protagonists who confront personal crises, complex social dynamics, and supernatural threats. Her work frequently explores themes of transformation, trauma, codependency, and identity through recognizable horror elements such as vampires, body horror, and witches. By pairing sharp dialogue and emotional realism with uncanny situations, her stories emphasize the anxieties embedded in everyday human relationships as much as the external monsters that stalk her characters.
4 books in catalog
Horror fiction that merges domestic tension, dark comedy, and uncanny dread has found a prominent contemporary voice in The Return, a debut novel nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. American author Rachel Harrison crafts chilling, character-driven narratives that examine intimacy, body horror, monster lore, and female friendship. Her published fiction has earned starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, establishing her work as a compelling option for readers seeking grounded horror with psychological depth.
Rachel Harrison earned a degree in Writing for Film & Television from Emerson College, where she focused on writing horror screenplays. After graduating, she worked in the publishing industry for a year before taking a position at a bank while pursuing her fiction career. She published her debut novel, The Return, in 2020. Her short fiction has appeared in literary outlets including Guernica, Electric Lit, and Audible Originals, as well as in her story collection Bad Dolls. Having previously lived in Brooklyn, New York, she now resides in New Jersey with her husband and their cat.
Harrison's writing blends dark humor with visceral horror, featuring female protagonists who confront personal crises, complex social dynamics, and supernatural threats. Her work frequently explores themes of transformation, trauma, codependency, and identity through recognizable horror elements such as vampires, body horror, and witches. By pairing sharp dialogue and emotional realism with uncanny situations, her stories emphasize the anxieties embedded in everyday human relationships as much as the external monsters that stalk her characters.
