“Cold Empty Rooms is, hands-down, the most brilliant and terrifying haunted house novel I’ve ever read.” – Keith Rosson, author of Coffin Moon

[A] masterful work of subtle horror… This is a stunner. – Publishers Weekly (starred review)

When Soren Murphy’s aunt passes away, she gifts him her anicent manor. He never knew her, but he’s not one to turn down free real estate. His girlfriend, Mara Davis, is thrilled. They’ve been desperately searching for a home.

But something haunts the house. Soren begins to receive messages from an entity known only as the Great Other. Its first direction is simple: Invite others in. The second: Relieve them of their sorrow.

Mara, too, hears this otherworldly voice. She has been haunted by her past for too long. The Great Other offers her solace, but to earn it, she must descend into the home’s darkest halls.

Within the shifting walls of this ageless house, wounds have been suffered. And soon, a horrible miracle will unfold . . .

"Marino's work is unlike any other's in the genre – horrifying, complex, fascinating, and utterly unique." – Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author

“Cold Empty Rooms is like reading something you were not meant to read.” – Bitter Karella, author of Moonflow

"A dream-like tapestry that had me mesmerized and discomfited from the very first page as it unraveled. Deliciously tense and languid, Cold Empty Rooms is a delirium of creeping existential dread that will have you doubting reality." – E.L. Chen USA Today bestselling author of Slasher Summer