Still reeling from a terrible loss, Isla Hansen finds a mysterious child on the outskirts of her secluded property. While strange and very puzzling, the child actually breathes a newfound life into Isla.
As the child settles in her home, Isla’s husband and their five children begin to notice strange instances that point to something beyond the ordinary—incidents that challenge reality itself.
Tensions begin to grow in the Hansen household, and with it, the sense that there is something very wrong with the new kid in the house.
Why we’re excited about this book:
When it comes to creating creepy characters that make you squirm, Ania Ahlborn consistently delivers the goods. The author of Seed, The Bird Eater, If You See Her, The Devil Crept In, Brother, and the novella collection Apart in the Dark among others, Ahlborn’s short fiction has been featured in such publications as Hex Life: New Tales of Witchery. With Ahlborn’s latest, reality becomes unstable when a strange orphaned child nightmarishly upends a family home. Ronald Malfi (Small Town Horror) says: “Ania Ahlborn is in top form with The Unseen. A tapestry of mounting horror and otherworldly suspense, Ahlborn knows how to turn that screw to keep her readers constantly on edge, proving once more that she is a writer who has mastered the art of the creeping dread. This unsettling gem comes highly recommended.”, and Gemma Amor (Full Immersion) says: “An intense masterclass in the unexpected, the uncomfortable, and the unforeseen, Ahlborn’s latest novel proves once again that she’s a virtuoso of the craft and Queen of the unsettling. Put it on your TBR immediately.”
Releasing from Gallary Books 19 August 2025, The Unseen by Ania Ahlborn is available for pre-order now.
BOB PASTORELLA