Kill Beth - Softcover

Cohn, Jon

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798988061960

Publisher: Deadbolt Books, 2025

Synopsis

Riley Sager meets Stephen King in this supernatural horror novel about a young man whose past won’t let him go...and worse, it wants him to kill.

⭐️ “Wildly original, psychologically dizzying...brilliant horror.”—Gage Greenwood, author of Bunker Dogs

The scariest thing isn’t what you’ve forgotten—it’s what remembers you.

Theater director Mike O’Brien is called back to the town of his childhood and his nightmares for a project he can’t say no to, but as rehearsals begin, his reality starts to warp. Shadows move when no one’s watching. Cast and crew suffer gruesome accidents. Strange screams emanate from the apartment next to his. And everywhere Mike turns, one haunting message follows him, like a cursed echo.

Kill Beth is a chilling psychological horror novel with supernatural suspense, unreliable memory, and a spiraling descent into madness. It’s a dark, atmospheric thriller that explores trauma, obsession, and guilt—with twists that keep readers turning pages late into the night.

⭐️ “Kill Beth is the best kind of thriller as it crawls under your skin like a hallucination.”—Andrew Najberg, author of Gollitok


If you enjoy haunted pasts, mentally unraveling protagonists, and twisty, slow-burn horror, this book belongs on your shelf.

Scroll up and grab your copy of Kill Beth by Jon Cohn today.

About this title

About the Author

Jon Cohn is an award-winning horror author and board game designer based in San Diego. His latest novel, Kill Beth, released on June 12, 2025 on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
His debut novel, The Island Mother, won the 2022 Publisher's Weekly BookLife Prize for Best Indie Horror, and Slashtag was a 2024 Indie Book Brawl Quarter-Finalist. Jon writes psychological and supernatural horror with a dark, sometimes sharp-edged sense of humor.
He's also the designer of horror-themed board games including Ghostland, Basket Case, Taboo Horror, and Thanksgiving, co-designed with Eli Roth.
He lives in San Diego with his wife Delaney and their very dramatic dog, Miss Cordelia Chase.

From the Back Cover

After a horrific incident fifteen years ago, theater director Mike O'Brien never planned to return to Seattle. But when his estranged best friend sends him a script he can't ignore, Mike finds himself back in the city with a spotlight on his troubled past.
As rehearsals begin, so do the nightmares. Strange figures keep him up at night, the production is plagued by one horrific accident after another, and everywhere he goes he can't help but see the same message: Kill Beth. The strange thing is, Mike doesn't know anyone named Beth, or how he could ever be capable of killing anyone.
When his world descends into chaos, Mike has to ask if he's being haunted by his past, or if there is some sinister force working behind the curtain to derail his life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Deadbolt Books
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798988061960
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196