The Devouring Light
- Author Kat Ellis
- Narrator Jesse Vilinsky
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 11 September 2025
- Run Time 8 hours and 44 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Contemporary horror and ghost stories.
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What to expect
IT'S BEEN WAITING FOR THEM.
Clown in a Cornfield meets The Cabin in this twisty, blood-curdling delight from acclaimed author Kat Ellis about a group of rivals stranded in an abandoned house that seems to have its own plans for them.
When Haden Romero and her rival, Deacon Rex – alongside their bands, including Haden’s ex, Cairo – are stranded on their way to a rock festival, she thinks missing the gig is the worst thing that could happen.
She’s wrong.
Marooned in treacherous swamplands with no way out, the group stumbles upon an eerie, decaying house. It seems like a safe haven, a place to wait out the storm.
The house, however, isn’t just abandoned – it’s been waiting for them.
Bodies begin to pile up. The walls start to close in. Twisted secrets come to light. And unless Haden and the others can survive long enough to escape, the house will claim them – forever.
True horror in the most fun sense of the word, The Devouring Light will have readers on the edge of their seats, bracing themselves for jump scares, flinching with every plot twist, and – most importantly – reading with the lights on.
'The Devouring Light is a masterclass in YA horror: compelling characters, edge-of-your-seat twists and some truly horrifying moments. This book will give you nightmares and leave you wanting more.' – Kathryn Foxfield, author of Getting Away with Murder
‘The Devouring Light is a great twist on classic haunted house tales, with wonderfully drawn characters and a sense of foreboding that remains long after the final page. A dark, twisted delight.’ – Vincent Ralph, New York Times bestselling author of Secrets Never Die
'The Devouring Light is a dark and twisted descent into madness. I loved it.' – Cynthia Murphy, author of Keep Your Friends Close
Praise for Kat Ellis: 'Harrow Lake is a captivating and creeping mystery full of brilliantly twisting turns and dark secrets. You’ll hear Mister Jitters in the deadly whisper of the pages as you race through this chilling, thrilling book.' – Holly Jackson, bestselling author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Critics Review
'The Devouring Light is a masterclass in YA horror: compelling characters, edge-of-your-seat twists and some truly horrifying moments. This book will give you nightmares and leave you wanting more.' – Kathryn Foxfield, author of Getting Away with Murder
n‘The Devouring Light is a great twist on classic haunted house tales, with wonderfully drawn characters and a sense of foreboding that remains long after the final page. A dark, twisted delight.’ – Vincent Ralph, New York Times bestselling author of Secrets Never Die
n'The Devouring Light is a dark and twisted descent into madness. I loved it.' – Cynthia Murphy, author of Keep Your Friends Close
n‘A stomach-turning take on haunted houses and what the pursuit of fame does to you – and your soul – The Devouring Light is as brutal and bloody as its leech-infested waters.’ – Logan-Ashley Kisner, author of Old Wounds
n'Exquisitely creepy, Kat Ellis delivers another beguiling feast that drew me in like a drowning—intensely, and all at once. The Haunting of Hill House by way of The Shining, The Devouring Light is a stunning and genuinely unsettling meditation on fame, cult mentality, and friendship-rivalry. Claustrophobic, insidious, and utterly brilliant, readers won’t escape these pages easily… but, then, why would they want to?' – Dawn Kurtagich, award-winning author of The Madness and The Thorns
n'This note-perfect horror plays such a beautiful and haunting tune, you'll be left earwormed for days. Kat Ellis is one of my favourite horror authors, and this one rocks – a masterful blend of body horror and haunted-house mystery that is also a savagely funny dissection of fame and its attendant cost. I loved every leech-infested page.' – Josh Winning, author of Heads Will Roll
n'Unlike anything I've read before! The Devouring Light is clever, compelling, utterly original and perfectly terrifying!' – Katya de Becerra, Aurealis-winning author of They Watch From Below
n| Author | Kat Ellis |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Jesse Vilinsky |
| Duration | 8 hours and 44 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780008775001 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Contemporary horror and ghost stories |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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