Chad Nicholas
Horror, Thriller, and Mystery Writer
Nightmare
Genre: Horror/Thriller/Mystery
Release Date: Oct. 6th
Synopsis:
Had it come back? No, it couldn’t have. He had buried it for good. Or at least that’s what Scott told himself. But what if it had? Was that why the scarecrow now watched him?
But the more Scott tries to ignore it, the more the evidence begins to pile up. So do the bodies. Because sometimes, the dead don’t stay buried. Sometimes the monster survives.
As the bodies mount, and the secrets of his past grow more haunting, Scott must do whatever it takes to save his family. But what if by doing so, they find out what happened all those years ago? What if they realize what he did?
Scott learns that there is no escape from his own past, or the crows that have crawled out of it. He can only watch, as his life is turned into a living nightmare.
Release Date: Oct. 6th
Synopsis:
Had it come back? No, it couldn’t have. He had buried it for good. Or at least that’s what Scott told himself. But what if it had? Was that why the scarecrow now watched him?
But the more Scott tries to ignore it, the more the evidence begins to pile up. So do the bodies. Because sometimes, the dead don’t stay buried. Sometimes the monster survives.
As the bodies mount, and the secrets of his past grow more haunting, Scott must do whatever it takes to save his family. But what if by doing so, they find out what happened all those years ago? What if they realize what he did?
Scott learns that there is no escape from his own past, or the crows that have crawled out of it. He can only watch, as his life is turned into a living nightmare.
Shade
Release Date: Oct. 21st 2025
Synopsis:
Experience a premium, fully illustrated horror story, with unique artwork for every chapter heading, cover pages for each part, and illustrations woven throughout every page.
You’ve heard the fairy tales.
Every horrifying legend, every whisper spoken of the haunted forest and those foolish enough to wander within. But the legends lied. The stories were never separate.
Every nightmare, every scream… it all happened on a single night.
In a dark forest, trapped by a raging thunderstorm, six strangers seek shelter together in an old cabin. A girl in red, running from a monster. An old recluse, hiding from his past. A stranger who came from the forest itself. A blind prince trapped in darkness. A scarred woman with a bloodstained dress. And the kind old lady who takes them in, offering safety from the storm. Little do they know, their nightmare has only just begun.
With nowhere left to run and no way to escape, long-buried secrets rise to the surface, hidden monsters reveal themselves, and as the true horror begins, those left alive must face the horrifying question…
Can they survive One Grimm Night?
“This was a fever dream in the best possible way. Dark, grim, and unsettling from the opening pages to the final line.”
— Reading & Whatnot
“If you’ve read and loved the dark retellings of classic fairy tales T. Kingfisher has been delighting fans with the last couple of years, this would be one you’d enjoy as well — just add a slashery vibe to it, too.”
— The Nerdy Narrative
“What happens if you take some of the most chilling fairy tales ever written and put the characters in a creepy cabin alone in the forest? One Grimm Night happens, that’s what. Chad has written yet another thrill ride that leaves you no choice but to hang on tight for the experience. Plus, there are a few subtle nods to the writings of Poe, and even to And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.”
— Charles McGarry, author of The Nomad’s Crucible
“The Hateful Eight meets Grimm’s fairy tales in a cabin full of secrets. One Grimm Night feels like Quentin Tarantino stumbled into a snow-choked fairytale and decided to bring all the tension, monologues, and mysterious strangers with him. It blends the eerie isolation of The Hateful Eight with the twisted moral undercurrents of the Brothers Grimm — except this time, the woods are darker, the rain heavier, and Red has trauma and trust issues.”
— Goodreads reviewer Space Coyote
The Animal
Release Date: Oct. 3rd 2023
Synopsis:
It came from the forest one night.
In the light of a full moon, it slaughtered seventeen people in their homes, leaving nothing but death in its path. Only one person saw its true face and survived, an eight-year-old girl named Riley found hiding underneath her bed, covered in blood, scared of a monster.
Now, twenty-five years later, it’s happening again. A young girl is attacked in her home, forced to watch as her friends are slaughtered before her eyes by a monster wearing the mask of a wolf.
Or at least, she prayed it was a mask.
As the body count rises and the predator grows more violent, Riley is drawn back into the nightmare, forced to confront the horrifying monster she first witnessed all those years ago, surrounded by friends she cannot trust, and wolves she cannot see.
A scarred survivor, a group of hunted teenagers, and a sprawling forest full of wolves are brought together in this terrifying slasher, where only one thing is known for certain.
The Animal has returned, and everyone’s a suspect.
One Grimm Night
Release Date: Oct. 21st 2025
Synopsis:
Experience a premium, fully illustrated horror story, with unique artwork for every chapter heading, cover pages for each part, and illustrations woven throughout every page.
You’ve heard the fairy tales.
Every horrifying legend, every whisper spoken of the haunted forest and those foolish enough to wander within. But the legends lied. The stories were never separate.
Every nightmare, every scream… it all happened on a single night.
In a dark forest, trapped by a raging thunderstorm, six strangers seek shelter together in an old cabin. A girl in red, running from a monster. An old recluse, hiding from his past. A stranger who came from the forest itself. A blind prince trapped in darkness. A scarred woman with a bloodstained dress. And the kind old lady who takes them in, offering safety from the storm. Little do they know, their nightmare has only just begun.
With nowhere left to run and no way to escape, long-buried secrets rise to the surface, hidden monsters reveal themselves, and as the true horror begins, those left alive must face the horrifying question…
Can they survive One Grimm Night?
“This was a fever dream in the best possible way. Dark, grim, and unsettling from the opening pages to the final line.”
— Reading & Whatnot
“If you’ve read and loved the dark retellings of classic fairy tales T. Kingfisher has been delighting fans with the last couple of years, this would be one you’d enjoy as well — just add a slashery vibe to it, too.”
— The Nerdy Narrative
“What happens if you take some of the most chilling fairy tales ever written and put the characters in a creepy cabin alone in the forest? One Grimm Night happens, that’s what. Chad has written yet another thrill ride that leaves you no choice but to hang on tight for the experience. Plus, there are a few subtle nods to the writings of Poe, and even to And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.”
— Charles McGarry, author of The Nomad’s Crucible
“The Hateful Eight meets Grimm’s fairy tales in a cabin full of secrets. One Grimm Night feels like Quentin Tarantino stumbled into a snow-choked fairytale and decided to bring all the tension, monologues, and mysterious strangers with him. It blends the eerie isolation of The Hateful Eight with the twisted moral undercurrents of the Brothers Grimm — except this time, the woods are darker, the rain heavier, and Red has trauma and trust issues.”
— Goodreads reviewer Space Coyote
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Chad Nicholas is an author who enjoys writing mysteries and thrillers. He also has a love for writing horror novels, despite the fact that he has to watch horror movies in the daytime, like a coward, or else he gets nightmares.
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