From the award-winning author of The Suffering comes The Fovea Experiments. Experience the nightmare.

An experiment gone wrong. A survivor under suspicion. A teen searching for the truth.

Ostracized by her friends, Nala finds solace creating true crime content for her YouTube channel. When she breaks into her mother’s private investigator files and finds evidence of multiple teen deaths during a sleep experiment in the 2000s, she’s shocked to see the sole survivor is her schoolteacher. She creates a sensationalist video, outing him as a suspect.

Josh is tormented by what happened during The Fovea Experiments. He gets through the days by throwing himself into his job as a teacher, and survives the nights with a little liquid courage. Nala’s video puts him under suspicion once more, and the trauma he experienced as a teen takes him to breaking point. As he fights to clear his name, he discovers his worst nightmare is unfolding.

Because The Fovea Experiments are happening again. And, this time, the people behind it are determined to see it through to the end.

Some say the eyes are the window to the soul. Or are they a doorway to something far worse?

The Fovea Experiments. 

You’ll Never Sleep Again.

New from MJ Mars and Wicked House Publishing.

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We’ve Already Gone Too Far

Winner of the Books of Horror Short Smack 2024 award and nominated for the Best Short Story Collection in the Haunted Minds Awards and the Bookstagram Awards, We’ve Already Gone Too Far is a collection of eight nasty little tales from the author of The Suffering.

“This is chessboard horror. MJ Mars has arranged each story, each piece, into its proper place with sinister precision, daring the reader to make the first move. Narratively, she’s always three steps ahead of you, waiting to unearth fears you didn’t know you had. From urban legends to aliens, cryptids to curses, this author wants to play a game, if you’re up for it.” – Nick Roberts, author of Mean Spirited and The Exorcist’s House.

“After a stellar debut, Mars shows she can sink her teeth into you regardless of the setting with We’ve Already Gone Too Far. I had a blast with this collection, and you will too!” – John Durgin, author of Kosa and The Cursed Among Us.

“MJ Mars’ quirkiness and unusual combination of settings and plot details are both charming and absolutely brilliant. She has a sharp and ingenious sense of humour that most people couldn’t execute in such terrifying, violent, and creepy works.” – Megan Stockton, author of Bluejay and Lovely, Dark & Deep.

We’ve Already Gone Too Far

A father takes his son on a camping trip but isn’t sure who he brings home. When passengers begin to disappear from her flight, a cabin crew member faces the childhood fears she thought she’d long overcome. At his mother’s funeral, a magician contemplates a family curse. Two graduates listen to a retired soldier talking about his participation in a death-defying experiment, and a punk band trying to be polite at a high-brow art installation step up when monsters attack.

These stories and more await you in We’ve Already Gone Too Far, 8 Nasty Little Tales by MJ Mars.

We’re here for a bad time, not a long time.

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The Suffering

Read the award-nominated, horror chart-topping haunted house story today.

“It was a suffering like no other. And, oh, how they suffered…”

Recreating the séance that led to the infamous Victorian Suffering massacre seems like a good idea at the time. But Kyle Birbeck soon discovers that the ghosts his distant ancestor banished into the walls of Brackenby House in 1876 have been lurking, waiting for a chance to come out.

One by one the 5 terrifying ghosts latch onto each of the students who reside at Brackenby, preying on their deepest fears: A 3-eyed Incan giant. A member of the Hellfire Club who struck a deal with The Devil to keep his fortune in the afterlife. A thieving factory hand who fell to his death, torturing them with endless footsteps. An oracle with a horde of dead sailors to do her bidding, and a 17^th century axe-wielding executioner with a murderous hobby.

It’s up to Kyle and his friends to uncover the real secrets of the séance and banish the ghosts for good. But they soon come to realise it isn’t Brackenby House that’s haunted. They are. And the ghosts will stop at nothing to continue The Suffering…

“If you haven’t read The Suffering by MJ Mars you’re missing out on the best haunted house story I’ve read in years. It was everything I wanted in a haunted house story and more. Characters I really cared about, legitimately scary ghosts. This book is the real deal.” – Jon Cohn, author of Slashtag and Everything is Temporary.

“It’s not often I find a book that I can’t put down for more than a few minutes at a time, but The Suffering by MJ Mars is one of those books. It has all the elements you want in a ghost story: strange noises, unexplained occurances, odd behaviour. What starts off as being a little unsettling ramps up to a fast-paced and chilling adrenaline rush. I particularly enjoyed the backstories to all the ghosts. If you’re a fan of films like Thir13en Ghosts then this book is a must!” – Elizabeth J. Brown, author of the Brimstone Chorus series.

Out Now from Wicked House Publishing.

Add The Suffering to your Goodreads Want to Read list here. Also available at Barnes & Noble and other international book retailers.

Find out more about The Students of Brackenby House and The Ghosts of The Suffering.

WHICH GHOST WILL HAUNT YOU?

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Perfect for fans of Choose Your Own Adventure and fantasy RPG’s.

Choose your path. Face your fate. Save the world… or die trying.

Try Not to Die: In the UK is an epic, interactive dark fantasy where every choice you make determines whether you live, die, or fail the world entirely.

Your journey begins in the misty highlands of Scotland and stretches across the haunting beauty of the United Kingdom. From the shadowy waters of Loch Ness to the storm-swept cliffs of Tintagel, ancient forces are awakening. Myths are real. Monsters roam. And time is running out.

You’ve been chosen to undertake a quest like no other: uncover long-buried secrets, survive legendary creatures, and help restore King Arthur to his rightful throne before the world is plunged into eternal darkness.

But nothing is easy in this land of legends. With over a dozen deadly outcomes and five unique endings, every decision could be your last. Will you trust the wrong guide? Take the wrong path? Or rise as the hero destiny demands?

Perfect for fans of Goosebumps®, Choose Your Own Adventure®, and readers who crave darker, bloodier tales packed with danger, myth, and moral consequence.

Test your instincts. Defy your fate.

Try Not to Die: In the UK—your adventure begins now. From MJ Mars and Vincere Press.