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Intercepts
- Author
- T. J. Payne
- Narrator
- Joe Hempel
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 5 May 2026
- Run Time
- 8 hours 31 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
The 'Best of BookTok' horror sensation - now with a never-before-seen bonus chapter! Exclusive to the hardback edition.
A must-read for fans of Stranger Things, Stephen King's The Institute and Minority Report.
Joe works for a government facility. A very secret government facility, where human ‘antennae’ with brutally increased psychic ability are used to ‘intercept’ potential threats to the nation. Joe’s government is proud of him. His conscience is clear. As long as his daughter Riley never finds out what he does for a living.
But now Joe’s work has followed him home.
There’s someone in the corner of Riley’s eye. Someone who isn’t there when she turns around – and who can not just intercept her senses, but manipulate them to see and believe terrible things. And they have a plan.
The government’s most sinister weapon has turned itself against his own daughter. The question now is: how far will he go to save her?
‘Feels terrifyingly real. Payne balances horror and sci-fi with a mastery of both genres. Intercepts is proof that hidden government facilities can be far more terrifying than any haunted house’ A. M. SHINE, author of The Watchers and Grace
Critics Review
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Couldn't put it down. Blistering pace, intriguing mystery had me hooked and a fantastic ending I didn’t see coming.
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Original, intelligent and beautifully written ... [One] for those horror veterans looking for that hard to scratch itch
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This is what I expect from a horror! Fan-bloody-tastic
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A definite MUST read for anyone who loves a bit of the psychological horror genre ... T. J. Payne has mastered the art of anticipation and jump-scare in writing that isn't usually seen, or easy to achieve. 100% recommend this book, you won't be sorry!
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Dark, unsettling and impossible to put it down
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T.J. Payne has mastered the art of anticipation and jump-scare in writing that isn't usually seen, or easy to achieve. 100% recommend
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Wow! I’ve read many horror novels and none of them quite hit the mark; until Intercepts. It’s dark, chilling, yet left an heartwarming impression I won’t forget for a long time!
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Details
- Author
- T. J. Payne
- Narrator
- Joe Hempel
- Duration
- 8 hours 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 May 2026
- ISBN
- 9781037209000
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Contemporary horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Science fiction, Esoteric thriller, Conspiracy theories, Psychic powers and psychic phenomena, Science fiction: near future
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Intercepts by T.J. Payne, read by Joe HempelThe 'Best of BookTok' horror sensation - now with a never-before-seen bonus chapter! Exclusive to the hardback edition.A must-read for fans of Stranger Things, Stephen King's The Institute and Minority Report.Joe works for a government facility. A very secret government facility, where human ‘antennae’ with brutally increased psychic ability are used to ‘intercept’ potential threats to the nation. Joe’s government is proud of him. His conscience is clear. As long as his daughter Riley never finds out what he does for a living.But now Joe’s work has followed him home.There’s someone in the corner of Riley’s eye. Someone who isn’t there when she turns around – and who can not just intercept her senses, but manipulate them to see and believe terrible things. And they have a plan. The government’s most sinister weapon has turned itself against his own daughter. The question now is: how far will he go to save her?‘Feels terrifyingly real. Payne balances horror and sci-fi with a mastery of both genres. Intercepts is proof that hidden government facilities can be far more terrifying than any haunted house’ A. M. SHINE, author of The Watchers and Grace
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