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Galloway's Gospel

Sam Rebelein

2025 · 370 pages · Horror

dark moodmoderate paceheavy and literary tonedark ending

How it reads

Galloway's Gospel is horror (religious folk horror, specifically), and its dominant mood is dark. It goes to difficult places and doesn't look away. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.

It's set in a small town setting, in the present day, told in the third person across several viewpoints. Its central concerns are faith, power and politics and secrets. In weight it's heavy and literary — denser, more serious, and more demanding of you.

It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending is dark — no rescue, no neat bow. At 370 pages it's an ordinary novel's length. It's a hidden gem — known to relatively few readers.

Pick it up if…

  • you're in the mood for something dark
  • you want something to chew on
  • you like finding books before everyone else

Maybe not if…

  • you need something cosy, heartwarming or funny
  • you need a happy ending

All 15 dimensions

Genre
horror
Author gender
male
Author experience
early career
Setting: place
small town
Setting: time
contemporary
Mood / feeling
dark
Pace
moderate
Tone / weight
heavy and literary
Length
medium
Narrative style
third person, several viewpoints
Publication era
new release
Popularity
hidden gem
Series vs standalone
standalone
Ending style
dark

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