Maxy Awards 2025 Runner-Up: Horror & Suspense "Hunter weaves a tale that has the "modern horror fairytale" feel of books like Coraline or IT , while weaving in mature topics that add weight to the narrative. His exploration of grief, found family, and the search for purpose create some truly hard-hitting moments. I was thoroughly rapt by this novel." -Carlos E. Rivera, author of The Local Truth , Blackout , and A Hole in the World Something is coming for the children. Tim Waverly, a young teacher, escapes London's spiralling housing costs by becoming a live-in caretaker at an abandoned orphanage. But his arrival triggers a series of frightening events. An ancient evil has awakened. A new Harvest has begun. As Tim and those around him become engulfed in a dark nightmare, he is forced to confront his deepest fears in order to save countless innocent lives. The Harvest is a work of terrifying imagination from a new voice in horror. Both frightening and deeply moving, Alex Hunter's debut novel will linger long after you turn the final page.