About
Born and raised in New York's haunted Hudson Valley and more recently a resident of North Carolina’s equally haunted Cape Fear region, JG Faherty is the author of 25 books, 4 collections, and more than 90 short stories, and he’s been a finalist for both the Bram Stoker Award (twice) and ITW Thriller Award. He writes adult and YA horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, and paranormal romance, and his works range from quiet, dark suspense to over-the-top comic gruesomeness. Under other names, he has also published a photojournal coffee table book and a guide to writing resumes. He is a frequent speaker on horror and writing at libraries and schools and is proud to be a relative of Mary Shelley. Some of his recent titles include THE WAKENING, RAGMAN, HOUSES OF THE UNHOLY, SINS OF THE FATHER, and THE NIGHTMARE MAN.
You can follow him on X, Facebook, and Instagram as @jgfaherty.
Featured Work
The Nightmare Man

As a young boy in Japan, Kenji is left home alone and plays Hitori Kakurenbo, a game of hide-and-seek with a demon, an Oni. His family comes home and the demon kills them all. A traumatized Kenji ends up in the foster system, with no memory of what happened that night. The doctors convince him he witnessed a human murder his family. Several years later he’s adopted by a US family. His adoptive father, Rob, also witnessed the demon when he was young, and still has nightmares about El Cuco, the boogeyman of Puerto Rico.
When local kids start going missing or turning up dead, their bodies violently torn apart and half-eaten, Rob begins investigating the cases. His nightmares return, and Ken begins having them, too. After seeing a psychiatrist about their nightmares, Rob’s premonitions start coming true and he fears he may be the murderer.
Is Rob the boogeyman or is Ken right and the Oni has returned?
Other Works
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Ragman
2023
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Songs in the Key of Death
2023
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The Wakening
2022
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Sins of the Father
2021
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The Changeling
2020
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Houses of the Unholy
2019
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Hellrider
2019
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Death Do Us Part
2016
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Winterwood
2015
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Cult of the Black Jaguar
2015
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The Cure
2015
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Legacy
2014
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Castle by the Sea
2014
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Thief of Souls
2014
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Fatal Consequences
2014
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The Burning Time
2013
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Cemetery Club
2012
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The Cold Spot
2012
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He Waits
2012
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Ghosts of Coronado Bay
2011
Awards and Recognition
- International Thriller Writers (ITW) Thriller Award Finalist (The Burning Time)
- Bram Stoker Award Finalist (Ghosts of Coronado Bay)
- Bram Stoker Award Finalist (The Cure)