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Christian Chillers, Supernatural Thrillers, and Spiritual Warfare Novels


I don't know if the readership reached by traditional Christian publishers is or will ever be ready for Christian horror. However, we all like a good fright now and again, and these authors bring it in spades.

I've already listed Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker so I won't list them again here, though they certainly belong in this category. It could be argued that they helped invent it.



Wendy Alec
Wendy's first supernatural novel, The Fall of Lucifer, was the fourth novel we launched Realms with. Her visions of heaven and hell, of Christos and Lucifer, are fresh and exciting, as are her depictions of what is going on in the heavenlies in direct parallel with events on earth. You'll never read the Scriptures the same again.
   The Fall of Lucifer
   Messiah, The First Judgement


John Aubrey Anderson
I haven't read John's Black or White Chronicles but they appear to be spiritual warfare fiction.
   Abiding Darkness
   Wedgewood Grey
   And If I Die


R. E. Bartlett
Ruth is a wonderful speculative author living in New Zealand. She has many novels in her—several of which are already written, but unpublished. The only one that has so far been published is another of the four we launched Realms with. I was thrilled with Ruth's vision of a futuristic world in which humans can prolong their lives indefinitely through the use of artificial bodies called personifids.
   The Departed


Theodore Beale
Theo, who is an American living in Switzerland, writes very creepy supernatural thrillers for the Christian and secular markets.
   The War in Heaven
   The World in Shadow
   The Wrath of Angels


Lisa T. Bergren
Lisa is best known for her historical novels, but The Begotten is a fun spiritual warfare novel. It was praised by Publisher's Weekly and earned a starred review in Booklist.
   The Begotten
   The Betrayed
   The Blessed


Conlan Brown
   The Firstborn
   The Overseer


Vernon Buford
Vernon is an author with Destiny Image.
   Shadows of Legion


Mike Dellosso
   The Hunted
   Scream


Sue Dent
A Christian vampire and werewolf horror novel? Why not? These novels are said to be for young adult readers.
   Never Ceese
   Forever Richard


Shaunti Feldhahn
Shaunti first hit the Christian reading public as a Y2K expert, back in the day. She and I actually wrote a Y2K sourcebook together, then I went on to edit the year-long newsletter called "Countdown Y2K" that was Shaunti's vehicle for dissemenating preparedness news. Shaunti is a sweet lady and a good writer. Her For Women Only and For Men Only books with Multnomah have done very well. Shaunti has also written two spiritual warfare novels. The first takes place at Harvard University, from which institution Shaunti is a graduate.
   The Veritas Conflict
   The Lights of Tenth Street


Sharon K. Gilbert
These appear to be spiritual warfare novels or supernatural thrillers. The first is book 1 in The Laodicea Chronicles and the second is book 1 in The Countdown series. Book 2 of The Laodicea Chronicles is available from Lulu.com, as isIron Dragons, a fantasy novel by Sharon's husband, Derek.
   Winds of Evil
   Armageddon Strain


Jane Hamilton
I'm not familiar with this author, but a site guest like you recommended this book of hers. It appears to be a book about an angel moving from grief to joy.
   The Guardian


T. L. Hines
T. L. Hines (who is male, and not to be confused with T. L. Higley, who is female), is a promising new author with a fun speculative title from Bethany House.
   Waking Lazarus
   The Dead Whisper On


James Byron Huggins
Byron writes some for Christian publishers and some for secular houses. But his speculative fiction is always...creepy.
   The Reckoning
   Leviathan
   Cain
   A Wolf Story
   Hunter
   Nightbringer
   The Scam
   Sorcerer


Shane Johnson
Shane's Chayatocha was the first novel I've read that I would consider almost Christian horror. It's a fabulous premise and a good read. Shane's speculative fiction has been nominated for a Christy Award.
   The Last Guardian
   Chayatocha
   A Form of Godliness
   The Demas Revelation


Rebecca Ellen Kurtz
   Sons of God


Jeffrey Leever
Jeffrey is a Christian writing for a secular publishing house. His first novel is what he calls "Christian-influenced Thrill-Horror." It's a PG-13 novel about a terrifying killer (or killers) haunting a small Indiana town. Set for a September 15, 2007 release.
   Dark Friday


Robert Liparulo
I've known Bob for years. He once reviewed some of my speculative fiction for New Man magazine. Now he's an author in his own right, with all kinds of movie deals always circling around him and his books. Awesome covers, too.
   Comes a Horseman
   Germ
   Deadfall


Kathryn Mackel
Kathy has a wonderfully creepy speculative mind. She's got screenwriting experience (including working on Peretti's Hangman's Curse) in addition to her fiction credits. I credit Kathy with introducing me to the term "Christian chillers." Watch for a new series from Kathy releasing through Realms.
   The Surrogate
   The Hidden
   Outriders
   Trackers
   Vanished


Ellen Maze
   Rabbit: Chasing Beth Rider


Paul McCusker
Paul is best known for his pioneering and prolific work writing and directing hundreds of the Adventures in Odyssey radio series for children from Focus on the Family, where he is Writer in Residence. But Paul is also a gifted speculative novelist for adults, which can be seen in his inspired idea for Twilight: a grieving private detective is hired by a new set of clients with one thing in common—they're all dead. Paul is also the author of the Time Twisters trilogy of time travel novels for youth.
   Sudden Switch
   Stranger in the Mist
   Memory's Gate


Greg Mitchell
Greg bills himself as a Christian horror author. This trilogy is "a monster hunter epic about demons descending upon small town middle America and the ordinary people who must overcome their misconceptions about the Christian faith in order to take up arms and make their last stand."
   The Strange Man


Bill Myers
I introduced Bill back in Christian Science Fiction, but his young adult series, Forbidden Doors, is so clearly in the chiller category that I'm listing them here.
   Blood of Heaven
   Theshold
   Fire of Heaven
   The Face of God
   Eli
   Soul Tracker
   The Presence


John B. Olson
John and Randy wrote Oxygen, perhaps one of the first Christian novels that used real science in its fiction. That novel won the Christy Award in the visionary category and launched John's individual writing career.
   Shade
   Powers


Robin Parrish
Robin (who is male) has created the awesome INFUZE site and Webzine. He has also written a handful of novels that are clearly speculative.
   Nightmare


Tom Pawlik
   Vanish
   Valley of the Shadow


D. Brian Shafer
Brian's Chronicles of the Host series is good speculative fiction about how the great struggle between God and Satan may have been, is being, and will be fought.
   Exile of Lucifer
   Unholy Empire
   Rising Darkness
   Final Confrontation


Melanie Wells
Melanie writes chillers (with awesomely creepy covers) for Multnomah/Waterbrook.
   When the Day of Evil Comes
   The Soul Hunter
   My Soul to Keep


Eric Wilson
Eric is a talented young writer whose expertise covers Christian speculative fiction from both the writing and reviewing perspectives. His canny Amazon reviews have earned him a name as a knowledgeable critical reader. All of Eric's novels are full of supernatural thrills and chills.
   Dark to Mortal Eyes
   Expiration Date
   The Best of Evil
   A Shred of Truth
   Field of Blood (Jerusalem's Undead Trilogy, Book 1)
   Haunt of Jackals (Jerusalem's Undead Trilogy, Book 2)
   Valley of Bones (Jerusalem's Undead Trilogy, Book 3)

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