The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home: A Welcome to Night Vale Novel
A darkly humorous tale of mystery and the unknown
Joseph Fink author Jeffrey Cranor author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:28th Jan '21
Should be back in stock very soon
In this captivating tale, a faceless old woman influences the lives of Night Vale residents, revealing her haunting past and unexpected connections.
In The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home: A Welcome to Night Vale Novel, the eerie town of Night Vale unveils its latest mystery. The narrative centers around a faceless old woman who has made her home in the residences of unsuspecting citizens. While her presence is felt, her origins and motives remain a secret until now. Through a series of chilling flashbacks, readers are taken on a journey to uncover the truth behind this enigmatic figure and her connection to the residents of Night Vale.
The story follows Craig, an unfortunate resident who becomes entangled in the old woman's haunting presence. As Craig navigates his life, he finds himself guided, haunted, and ultimately sabotaged by her unseen influence. The novel intricately weaves together the old woman's past in nineteenth-century Europe with her current interactions in Night Vale, culminating in a shocking revelation that intertwines their fates.
Blending elements of horror and dark humor, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home is a unique exploration of fear, identity, and the unseen forces that shape our lives. With echoes of classic tales like The Haunting of Hill House and The Count of Monte Cristo, this novel promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats while also providing a thought-provoking commentary on the nature of existence and the hidden lives we all lead.
Clever, twisted, beautiful, strange, wonderful and sweet . . . this might be the best book I've read in years -- Patrick Rothfuss on WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE
A marvellous book . . . full of people we love and root for, full of frightening things, and full of dramatic tension that pays off beautifully . . . shot through it all is the love and integrity that made Night Vale a success from the beginning -- BOING BOING on WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE
I'm packing up and moving to Night Vale! -- Ransom Riggs
A splendid, weird, moving novel . . . it manages beautifully that trick of embracing the surreal in order to underscore and emphasise the real -- NPR on WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE
Eerie, enchanting . . . With this tightly plotted adventure, Fink and Cranor successfully expand their universe beyond Night Vale's desert setting. * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *
A cinematic tale full of endless twists . . . a unique horror story with a rare swashbuckling and complex female protagonist I couldn't get enough of . . . Just when you think you know what's happening, the Faceless Old Woman will flip you around and make you question morality with a delicious, fun, well-crafted frustration * Gaby Dunn, NEW YORK TIMES *
A chilling ghost story . . . A decades long, globe-spanning saga of adventure, betrayal, love, and fate [about] one of Welcome to Night Vale's most enigmatic and terrifying characters . . . How these stories converge and how the narrator becomes immortal are merciless in their ingenuity and immensely satisfying . . . A funny. terrifying. and unpredictable slice of Night Vale's macabre history * Kirkus (starred review) on THE FACELESS OLD WOMAN WHO SECRETLY LIVES IN YOUR HOME *
ISBN: 9780356515052
Dimensions: 196mm x 126mm x 28mm
Weight: 260g
384 pages