Rick Wood Books in Order

Eddie has become an unusually accomplished exorcist, but his companion Derek questions the source of his powers. When demons begin recognizing him, their search for answers raises disturbing questions about his identity and humanity’s future.

Haunted by his sister’s childhood death, unemployed Eddie encounters a terrifying entity that follows him home. As it weakens him and threatens to take his place, he must discover why he was chosen and confront the supernatural forces surrounding him.

Kyle and Holly love each other, but Holly’s obsessive-compulsive disorder creates challenges their relationship cannot easily resolve. Drawing on Wood’s experience of mental illness, this play explores the demands and limits of supporting someone you love.

Eddie believes he has defeated the evil threatening him, only to discover a growing darkness within himself. As enemies prepare a new assault, he must confront the danger inside before it helps bring catastrophe to the world.

A powerful new evil is gathering, forcing Eddie and his companions to prepare for a conflict between Heaven and Hell. Friends and enemies must face the prospect of joining forces as they assemble and train an army.

Exorcists Julian and Derek failed to save eleven-year-old Anna during a possession. When the dead girl begins haunting them, they must confront a past failure whose consequences have returned in a terrifyingly tangible form.

Wood introduces the demonic figures that inspired the supernatural enemies in his horror fiction. Drawing on the research behind his Edward King and Sensitives books, he explores the origins and characteristics of beings such as Balam, Lamashtu, and Ardat Lili.

After losing his parents and drifting through an unfulfilling job, Oscar meets April and Julian, who share his paranormal gift. A possessed ten-year-old draws him into their work and forces him to discover what being a Sensitive requires.

Actress Aberney offers her understudy Lisa May a place to stay, believing companionship will benefit them both. Lisa’s need to be cared for conceals a deepening obsession that turns a generous invitation into a dangerous entanglement.

Edward King and his companions face a final attempt to prevent Hell from consuming Earth. With divine help absent, they must attempt an exorcism on an unprecedented scale and place their hopes in Eddie’s extraordinary powers.

Suniya and Eric become trapped in a British city overtaken by racist violence. As extremists silence the police and target minority residents, the interracial couple must survive a night in which ordinary protections have collapsed.

Six months after zombies kill his family, Gus lives alone without a reason to continue. A request to rescue the prime minister's daughter from quarantined London offers a dangerous mission that might restore his purpose or complete his self-destruction.

Hoping to restore excitement to their marriage, Harry and Lucy invite a stranger into their bedroom. The encounter becomes threatening when their guest refuses to leave and the couple discovers that he has concealed his real identity.

A child’s apparently innocent appearance conceals an otherworldly danger. Oscar and the Sensitives must confront an evil whose true nature makes the familiar signs of childhood unreliable guides to the threat before them.

Five people awaken in chains, knowing that one among them is responsible for their captivity. With another death promised every hour, they must identify the captor before suspicion and the dwindling time destroy their chances of survival.

Searching for the purpose of his powers, Oscar travels to Edinburgh to meet a man who may have answers. The journey brings him closer to understanding his gift while forcing him to confront fears he hoped to escape.

Wood shares practical resources developed while moving from independent publication to full-time writing. Advice on publishing, finding editors, writing action, and advertising accompanies material originally gathered for his website’s resources for other authors.

Separated from the autistic boy she cares for during a monster attack, Cia struggles across a collapsed society to find him. Facing both creatures and other survivors, she must protect herself while pursuing the child she believes cannot survive alone.

Restrained under armed guard, Gus hears his friends being tortured while enduring interrogation and starvation. When infected attackers breach the facility, their approach offers no simple rescue: unable to move, he must survive a danger closing through the corridors.

Needing money for her sick mother, Amber agrees to rob a wealthy man's mansion with her brothers. Discovering a room filled with bodies changes everything when shutters seal the house, trapping them inside just as its owner returns.

The Sensitives have reclaimed one building from possession, but the rest of the world remains in danger. With friends lost and new recruits joining them, they must discover a stronger means of resistance before their fragile gains disappear.

Serial killer Gerald Brittle presents his own memoir, rejecting the idea that he is a monster while describing his enjoyment of murder. His account draws readers into the reasoning and practices of a man who refuses to condemn himself.

Twelve Christmas horror stories turn familiar festivities into threats, from murderous gifts and a telekinetic fairy to an undead nativity. Seasonal traditions become settings for cannibals, traps, and darkly comic encounters that undermine the expectation of comfort and goodwill.

Cia's struggle to survive the monster apocalypse becomes more dangerous when a secret she has concealed can no longer remain hidden. Its exposure threatens to make human responses as perilous as the creatures already destroying the world around her.

Cia believes she has finally found a protected home for herself and Boy after surviving the apocalypse. Their apparent refuge brings another uncertainty, forcing her to question whether the people she trusts pose a greater threat than the monsters outside.

In a world overrun by infection, Gus faces a former friend who has become his greatest enemy. Choosing whether to attempt a rescue or kill him forces Gus to confront the possibility that infected people might still be saved.

This writing guide follows the development of a novel from initial ideas through publication. Wood discusses genre conventions, character creation, structure, revision, and the practical decisions involved in turning a draft into a finished book.

When women across the world become violent cannibalistic attackers, Kevin sets out to find his twin sister hundreds of miles away. His journey through a devastated country leaves him uncertain whether reaching her will offer reunion or another deadly encounter.

Four horror stories explore romance through stalking, marital violence, failed communication, and a honeymoon turned deadly. Familiar desires for love and companionship give way to destructive relationships, exposing disturbing possibilities beneath the promises that draw people together.

An obsessive student targets unhappy teacher Will Coady while his lonely daughter Harper finds comfort in an online stranger. As both relationships become dangerous, the estranged father and daughter must reconnect before their family is destroyed.

Rick Wood returns to Christmas horror with tales involving cannibals, murderous carol singers, Krampus, and an undead holiday night. Gifts, festive clothing, and familiar seasonal characters become the starting points for stories that replace celebration with cruelty and fear.

With the war against Hell apparently lost, Oscar learns of a Buddhist monk in Korea who defied the Devil. Seeking the knowledge behind that resistance may offer a final chance to save April and the world.

Britain's first coronavirus lockdown traps Lisa inside the house her family has just moved into. Strange voices, displaced objects, and a growing hostility toward her loved ones make her fear that something within the home is taking control of her.

Lawyer Noah leaves criminal defense to spend more time with his family, but a bereaved man's revenge follows him home. Held hostage while intruders torment his loved ones, he realizes cooperation will not keep them alive and must find a way to fight.

Santa and Krampus, a rage-filled game of charades, murderous carol singers, and Christmas in Hell feature in another collection of seasonal horror. Familiar holiday rituals mingle with supernatural threats and a return to a Christmas night overrun by the undead.

Fleeing a monster on Brighton beach drives Cia and Boy out to sea, where they find a larger ship that seems to promise safety. Unseen company aboard and dangers beneath the water complicate their desperate search for a route back to land.

A honeymoon journey turns into a nightmare when a violent gang attacks newlyweds Michael and Lisa. Escaping with her life after sustained brutality, Lisa returns determined to hunt those responsible and make them suffer for what they have done.

Wood reflects on the ideas behind his horror writing, combining personal experience with discussions of demons and belief. These essays consider supernatural mythology, its treatment in films, and the philosophical questions that shape his approach to the genre.

A lonely twenty-six-year-old virgin hopes to find love, while an attractive woman carries an infection with grotesquely destructive consequences for her partners. Their meeting turns the possibility of intimacy into a collision between romantic longing and a lethal physical threat.

After a fatal exorcism, Mo abandons his vocation and retreats into alcohol and isolation. When teenage neighbor Evie becomes possessed by a murderous entity, he must decide whether to return to the work that shattered him.

Gerald Brittle returns with a second fictional memoir, continuing his account of life as a serial killer. His confrontational narration invites readers further into a violent perspective, extending the extreme horror of his earlier story through another volume of recollections.

Dying on Christmas Eve, Brian bargains for his life and becomes a millionaire. Seven years later, the Devil arrives to collect, demanding seven killings within twenty-four hours and threatening eternal torment if Brian fails.

Mo encounters Olivia, an aspiring exorcist with unusual powers, while confronting a possessed prisoner who killed his family. The attempt to free the man reveals a disturbing connection between the entity and Mo’s new companion.

Teenager Briony meets an online admirer who lures her to a hotel and assaults her. Killing him in self-defense brings unexpected public admiration, and the attention begins teaching her a dangerous lesson about the rewards that can follow violence.

Mo goes on the run with Olivia as dangerous forces pursue the power she carries. Protecting her requires discovering what lies within her, even as the people hunting them turn their flight into a threat to the wider world.

Dayton’s loneliness and resentment find encouragement in an online incel community. As its influence drives him toward plans for mass violence, his mother struggles to reach the son she loves before his grievances become irreversible actions.

Raven searches for his abducted wife after she is transformed into a feral vampire. His pursuit takes him to Moonvale, where a dangerous horde presents a new obstacle to finding the woman he hopes to recover.

Imprisoned as a traitor after nearly unleashing Hell, Mo receives one final chance to avert an apocalypse. When April enters six dimensions of Hell, he is permitted to follow her into a struggle with consequences for humanity.

April’s pregnancy brings disturbing changes that alarm Oscar. Derek recognizes signs of a possession connected to a woman he once failed to save, raising the fear that the same tragedy may be unfolding again.

As demons invade Earth in increasing numbers and strength, the Sensitives struggle to defend humanity. A girl with an exceptionally powerful but uncontrollable gift may offer hope, provided they can find and train her before her abilities destroy her.