Galloway's Gospel: A Novel

Alternately whimsical and horrifying, Rebeleins newest is a bizarre gem. I dont want to join any cult he dreams up, but I will be first in line to read about them. KIERSTEN WHITE, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide

In this shockingly fun wild ride of horrors, Sam Rebelein takes readers back to Renfield County and tells the story of two Rachelsone who mistakenly starts a cult at her local high school and one who tries to dismantle it ten years later.

2009:Rachel Galloway is bored in class. She spends the dreary fall days sketching in her notebookadorable pigs munching on her boring teachersand imagining a utopia where all the horrors of Burnskidde High School disappear. But when her classmates start to believe this utopia could be real, Galloway finds herself at the center of an elaborate, and quickly spreading, new religion. Before long, the town is split between believers and nonbelievers. As tensions rise and the rituals become more dangerous, Galloway cant be sure whats real and whats not, or who she can trust.

BURNSKIDDE: CULTWATCH

2019:This is the cryptic message that Renfield County Guard Rachel Durwood receives from her colleague Mark, mere days after hes disappeared. Marks note leads Durwood to the town of Burnskidde, famously sealed off from the rest of the county ten years ago. Now, she discovers a small, insulated community preparing for the rapture and, seemingly, their collective demise. In order to save Burnskidde from itself, she must piece together the fallout from 2009 and avoid being swept up into the monstrous cult herself.

As Rachel Galloway watches her life spiral out of control, Rachel Durwood navigates a world where history, horror, and faith collide. Despite being separated by a decade, Galloway and Durwood may be closer to each other than they realize. But even together, will they be able to stop Burnskiddes impending doom?

"The novel never forgets to have fun but always keeps its finger on the pulse of the characters hearts. A wild, bristling ride that would make Lovecraft blush." MICHAEL WEHUNT, author of The October Film Haunt and Greener Pastures

• Publication date: 1 September 2026
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780063423961