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Sam Rebelein

Sam Rebelein's next book, It's Only a Game, releases February 2, 2027.

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  • 5 earlier books

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It's Only a GameOut February 2, 2027
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Coming up
1 book announced
On record
5 earlier books

About Sam Rebelein

It's Only a Game: A propulsive puzzle box novel by Sam Rebelein, where a recently split couple must solve a haunted escape room together—or die trying. If you’re reading this email, YOU have been selected to participate in a C.A.C. Games Survival Experience! *scream emoji* Remember: This is the most challenging survival experience on the market. Your horror will feel real. Your horror will show no mercy.

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Upcoming Titles

  • It's Only a Game February 2, 2027

    A propulsive puzzle box novel by Sam Rebelein, where a recently split couple must solve a haunted escape room together—or die trying. If you’re reading this email, YOU have been selected to participate in a C.A.C. Games Survival Experience! *scream emoji* Remember: This is the most challenging survival experience on the market. Your horror will feel real. Your horror will show no mercy.

    View on Amazon: It's Only a Game

Earlier Books

  • The Death of Blockbuster October 20, 2026

    A woman obsessed with her research, her sister's life in chaos. They live in a dying town, where memories carry the light, where reality festers in the shadows of monoliths. The Death of Blockbuster is their story. It's the story of so many towns and how we've lost them all, how we've sacrificed them to a ravenous future, and how we've died alongside them.

    View on Amazon: The Death of Blockbuster
  • Galloway's Gospel September 16, 2025

    In this shockingly fun wild ride of horrors, Sam Rebelein takes readers back to Renfield County and tells the story of two Rachels—one 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 notebook—adorable pigs munching on her boring teachers—and imagining a utopia where all the horrors of Burnskidde High School disappear.

    View on Amazon: Galloway's Gospel
  • The Poorly Made and Other Things February 11, 2025

    An unsettling and creepy short story collection of literary horror set in the Renfield universe from “major new talent” (R.L. Stine) Sam Rebelein, author of Edenville. “I hope I get to go back to Renfield County again, before too long.” —LitHub on Edenville There’s something wrong in Renfield County. It’s in the water, the soil, the wood. But worst of all, it’s in the minds of the residents, slowly driving them mad. When Lawrence Renfield massacred his family and drew The Giant in his farmhouse with their blood, no one imagined the repercussions.

    View on Amazon: The Poorly Made and Other Things
  • Edenville September 17, 2024 View on Amazon: Edenville
  • Shimmer 2018 November 30, 2018 View on Amazon: Shimmer 2018

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