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Emily: The Sequel/Prequel to Rabbit Hunt
A brutal tale of madness, murder, and the occult — from Wrath James White, master of extreme horror and splatterpunk fiction.
Before Emily joined Mooky, Rashad, Steve, and Big Mike on their Rabbit Hunt, she waged her own private war on humanity. In her father’s basement, Emily’s reign of terror left a trail of kidnapped, tortured, and mutilated victims. Now the police and FBI are closing in — and they’ve brought her ex-girlfriend, Cala, in for questioning. But Cala isn’t just a witness… she’s another survivor of Emily’s sadistic games, with a story drenched in blood, demonic rituals, and unspeakable depravity.
Emily is a psychological horror novel that fuses splatterpunk intensity, occult terror, and serial killer suspense into one relentless nightmare. Perfect for fans of Edward Lee, Aron Beauregard, Judith Sonnett, Kristopher Triana, and Clive Barker, this is a disturbing journey into the mind of a monster — and the darkness she leaves behind.
Dare to test your emotional and intestinal fortitude.
Before Emily joined Mooky, Rashad, Steve, and Big Mike on their Rabbit Hunt, she waged her own private war on humanity. In her father’s basement, Emily’s reign of terror left a trail of kidnapped, tortured, and mutilated victims. Now the police and FBI are closing in — and they’ve brought her ex-girlfriend, Cala, in for questioning. But Cala isn’t just a witness… she’s another survivor of Emily’s sadistic games, with a story drenched in blood, demonic rituals, and unspeakable depravity.
Emily is a psychological horror novel that fuses splatterpunk intensity, occult terror, and serial killer suspense into one relentless nightmare. Perfect for fans of Edward Lee, Aron Beauregard, Judith Sonnett, Kristopher Triana, and Clive Barker, this is a disturbing journey into the mind of a monster — and the darkness she leaves behind.
Dare to test your emotional and intestinal fortitude.
230 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 30, 2025
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December 28, 2025
Buddy Read for Splatterpunk Horror Book Club for November 2025.Finished The Sequel/Prequel to Rabbit Hunt tonight.
Loved Rabbit Hunt and loved Emily !
I read Rabbit Hunt [2023] in 2025 but I already considered myself an enthusiastic follower of wherever WJW would lead. The author gave credit to three of the most exciting new voices in extreme horror (BG, Volpe, and Triana) for daring to take the chance on self-publishing what he termed "this nasty piece of work". The Trigger Warnings were amusingly extensive and even sensitive to dietary allergies and GI intolerance to dairy and gluten.
A " nasty piece of work" indeed. WJW is unrivaled in my opinion with the predictable delivery of hardcore extreme horror. He is reputed to have written "some of the most disturbing works of fiction in print". His gravitas is among the greatest in the history of Splatterpunk/Extreme Horror. Ed Lee bows to him as the reigning Heavyweight King of Hardcore Horror.
The back story or genesis of the hellspawn Emily begins with Rabbit Hunt so I recommend diving in at the beginning. It is a sensational read.
Emily (2025) was published by BAD DREAM BOOKS and the novel is now in digital format. Before Emily joined Big Mike and his raucous companions on their infamous Rabbit Hunt she was already amidst her own reign of terror (kidnapping, torture-murders of young people of both sexes in the privacy of her father's basement). The Police and FBI have joined forces to form a manhunt that is underway to bring her to justice in this sequel to the hard- hitting Rabbit Hunt . The authorities have located her ex girlfriend Cala and have pulled her in for interrogation. They quickly learn that Cala is light years from being just a " witness" to Emily's atrocities, but rather one of Emily's most terrified and tortured victims.
The horrifying saga of brutal torture, indescribable abuse and sexual sadism, vomit-inducing murders, demonic rituals that are blood and gore soaked sufficiently to relate in heart-chilling detail every dying scream and final heartbeat.
This one is the Heavyweight of Hardcore Horror squarely in his wheelhouse making even his readers scream.
IF YOU HAVE THE STOMACH FOR THIS, YOU WILL NOT WANT TO PASS THIS ONE UP AT ALL
Loved Rabbit Hunt and loved Emily !
I read Rabbit Hunt [2023] in 2025 but I already considered myself an enthusiastic follower of wherever WJW would lead. The author gave credit to three of the most exciting new voices in extreme horror (BG, Volpe, and Triana) for daring to take the chance on self-publishing what he termed "this nasty piece of work". The Trigger Warnings were amusingly extensive and even sensitive to dietary allergies and GI intolerance to dairy and gluten.
A " nasty piece of work" indeed. WJW is unrivaled in my opinion with the predictable delivery of hardcore extreme horror. He is reputed to have written "some of the most disturbing works of fiction in print". His gravitas is among the greatest in the history of Splatterpunk/Extreme Horror. Ed Lee bows to him as the reigning Heavyweight King of Hardcore Horror.
The back story or genesis of the hellspawn Emily begins with Rabbit Hunt so I recommend diving in at the beginning. It is a sensational read.
Emily (2025) was published by BAD DREAM BOOKS and the novel is now in digital format. Before Emily joined Big Mike and his raucous companions on their infamous Rabbit Hunt she was already amidst her own reign of terror (kidnapping, torture-murders of young people of both sexes in the privacy of her father's basement). The Police and FBI have joined forces to form a manhunt that is underway to bring her to justice in this sequel to the hard- hitting Rabbit Hunt . The authorities have located her ex girlfriend Cala and have pulled her in for interrogation. They quickly learn that Cala is light years from being just a " witness" to Emily's atrocities, but rather one of Emily's most terrified and tortured victims.
The horrifying saga of brutal torture, indescribable abuse and sexual sadism, vomit-inducing murders, demonic rituals that are blood and gore soaked sufficiently to relate in heart-chilling detail every dying scream and final heartbeat.
This one is the Heavyweight of Hardcore Horror squarely in his wheelhouse making even his readers scream.
IF YOU HAVE THE STOMACH FOR THIS, YOU WILL NOT WANT TO PASS THIS ONE UP AT ALL
November 16, 2025
𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝. 𝐈𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
Oh, my GOD. I have read some hard to stomach things, books that had people tapping out within the first few chapters, but I've NEVER read anything as brutal and vicious as this. Emily was a minor character in RABBIT HUNT, but this book explores her ferocity, complete lack of moral compass, and her thirst for suffering that it limitless.
While this could be read as a standalone, I would definitely recommend reading RABBIT HUNT first. Before all the events of that book took place, Emily was leading her own blood-soaked orgy of suffering and despair. Told primarily as flashbacks from Cala, one of her victims. Initially, we're led through Cala's feelings of invisibility that stem from her being a trans woman shunned by her family. When Emily pays attention to her, it was easy to overlook all the red flags. When Emily's possessiveness finally became too much, Cala broke things off. But Emily wasn't going to let her go.
Kidnapped by Emily and her father and forced to participate in horrific abuse, Cala brings investigators through a progressively wilder and darker cycle of kidnappings, abuse, and ritualistic murder that sounds so contrived, there's no way it can be real. There is a returning character from RABBIT HUNT that I was thrilled to see, and the ending went off the rails in the best of ways!
I implore you, READ and HEED the trigger warnings at the beginning. This one is dark, folks. Pitch black. No ray of light, no glimmer of hope. Be aware there are some supernatural and Satanic references in this one as well. I grabbed this one from KU, and it's available now.
Oh, my GOD. I have read some hard to stomach things, books that had people tapping out within the first few chapters, but I've NEVER read anything as brutal and vicious as this. Emily was a minor character in RABBIT HUNT, but this book explores her ferocity, complete lack of moral compass, and her thirst for suffering that it limitless.
While this could be read as a standalone, I would definitely recommend reading RABBIT HUNT first. Before all the events of that book took place, Emily was leading her own blood-soaked orgy of suffering and despair. Told primarily as flashbacks from Cala, one of her victims. Initially, we're led through Cala's feelings of invisibility that stem from her being a trans woman shunned by her family. When Emily pays attention to her, it was easy to overlook all the red flags. When Emily's possessiveness finally became too much, Cala broke things off. But Emily wasn't going to let her go.
Kidnapped by Emily and her father and forced to participate in horrific abuse, Cala brings investigators through a progressively wilder and darker cycle of kidnappings, abuse, and ritualistic murder that sounds so contrived, there's no way it can be real. There is a returning character from RABBIT HUNT that I was thrilled to see, and the ending went off the rails in the best of ways!
I implore you, READ and HEED the trigger warnings at the beginning. This one is dark, folks. Pitch black. No ray of light, no glimmer of hope. Be aware there are some supernatural and Satanic references in this one as well. I grabbed this one from KU, and it's available now.
December 7, 2025
Good but lol
Idk I liked rabbit hunt this is a good read. It's more brutal and actually disgusting. I didn't like the ending leaves everything hangin. It needs a book three but do you wanna read it? Emily some sick twisted book with incest. Carla is the only likable character. Lol Big Mike cares now..mmmk it's still a good read and I did enjoy it.
Idk I liked rabbit hunt this is a good read. It's more brutal and actually disgusting. I didn't like the ending leaves everything hangin. It needs a book three but do you wanna read it? Emily some sick twisted book with incest. Carla is the only likable character. Lol Big Mike cares now..mmmk it's still a good read and I did enjoy it.
January 22, 2026
Another HIT by Wrath James White!
Wrath James White has leveled up once again with his new release, Emily.
This is WJW at his absolute best! His writing is extremely, dark, disturbing, seductive and completely addictive.
Think you're seen extreme? Wait until you meet Emily, her father, and her cult of devoted followers. Y'all ain't ready for this!
Wrath James White has leveled up once again with his new release, Emily.
This is WJW at his absolute best! His writing is extremely, dark, disturbing, seductive and completely addictive.
Think you're seen extreme? Wait until you meet Emily, her father, and her cult of devoted followers. Y'all ain't ready for this!
January 5, 2026
I think Emily needed a snickers.
January 18, 2026
“This is offensive” is what I would say if this was just an extreme horror novel with a flimsy framework of plot around it, just substantial enough to get us to the next torture scene. Thankfully, this novel is anything but that. It is a carefully structured and plotted novel which just so happens to have some violence in it that the detractors of this book will use as an excuse to hoist this book on the shoulders of their discontent and maybe use it as a poster-child for why extreme horror gets a bad rap and people who don’t get it just aren’t able to see because of all the blood and entestinal fluid in their eyes. This novel really shows us the value of extreme horror and is an iron clad example of what happens if you try, or dare, to examine beyond the surface which is littered with discarded labia, flayed skin, and your will to live rended into solid fat excreted from a recently disemboweled muskrat. Oh dear.
I wasn’t offended, but I’m sure a lot of people were, and I’m sure Wrath James White just loves that. If I wasn’t sure he wouldn’t see my tiny, gnat-like thoughts on this, I would say this only exists with a plot like a sewer pipe full of nuclear shit garbage to lovingly transport us from one scene of depravity to the next with a lovely modern character to remind us what year it was published before we go take a hot shower in acidic 2025, shampooing ourselves with smug satisfaction in writing something to get the plebs little fingers chattering madly on their keyboards. The story, is okay enough to keep me coming back, but this really is gross and offensive, not because of the content, but because I feel like I am being challenged here. Nothing you can write about humans being horrible to each other will get me in the slightest, even though you are trying oh so hard. His earlier novels like Succulent Prey, The Resurrectionist, or even the “sequel” to this at least gave me the appearance of having a story. This thing just exists to get to the next torture scene and no, I wasn’t offended or shocked. I was bored! Maybe that says something about me. Oh boy, pages of someone being anally raped until they die. Someone being flayed until the End of the Universe. Someone being whipped as if Jack Sparrow was told Dumbledore didn’t want to sleep with him anymore. You forgot to take the effort to make me give a shit, Wrath. And this all has the feel of Goku powering up to beat his next villain of the integrity of extreme horror. I mean, this isn’t as bottom of the barrel as someone like Jon Athan or early Matt Shaw, but you have been doing this since the mid 2000s. Its like when an older brother is doing something unpleasant and the mother says “set a better example for your younger brother.” Not sure what realistic mother would do that. Mine would have put me in a Wrath James White novel. Maybe that’s what is wrong with me. You know what. I take it all back. Wrath, Emily part three, the sequel prequel whatever the shizz, just put a naked woman in a room with an unlimited amount of torture devices and torture her for 300 pages, but make sure her mask-wearing torturer identifies as 2025 and the girl’s name is Karen, and the torturer then has a breakdown at the end of the novel because someone calls them by their preferred name of 2025 but they didn’t realize the calendar had flipped to 2026 so then they had to torture her newly born baby to make a point. I’m so sick of this extreme horror shit.
As if I have to say it, I am not criticizing in any way anyone identifying as who they are and should. I don’t like it being used as a plot device though to try to make me feel hollow emotion for something like this. Your book does not get fucking brownie points for clumsily using something like this in it. I read 300 Days of Oppression, dude. Why did you make your main vessel for telling the story trans? I refuse to believe it was simply to benefit a torture porn excuse excuse for a novel like this. First-time readers, with brains smoother than a well-used golf ball employed by aliens who outlawed concavity may believe that, but they aren’t smart enough to read this dog-ass “review”, and definitely not a 300-page document. I am writing this two months after finishing and I have only stewed on this more and more. And still only two stars. Gasp! This isn’t worth one star. This was worth an afternoon and then a few minutes of grumping into the silent void.
I wasn’t offended, but I’m sure a lot of people were, and I’m sure Wrath James White just loves that. If I wasn’t sure he wouldn’t see my tiny, gnat-like thoughts on this, I would say this only exists with a plot like a sewer pipe full of nuclear shit garbage to lovingly transport us from one scene of depravity to the next with a lovely modern character to remind us what year it was published before we go take a hot shower in acidic 2025, shampooing ourselves with smug satisfaction in writing something to get the plebs little fingers chattering madly on their keyboards. The story, is okay enough to keep me coming back, but this really is gross and offensive, not because of the content, but because I feel like I am being challenged here. Nothing you can write about humans being horrible to each other will get me in the slightest, even though you are trying oh so hard. His earlier novels like Succulent Prey, The Resurrectionist, or even the “sequel” to this at least gave me the appearance of having a story. This thing just exists to get to the next torture scene and no, I wasn’t offended or shocked. I was bored! Maybe that says something about me. Oh boy, pages of someone being anally raped until they die. Someone being flayed until the End of the Universe. Someone being whipped as if Jack Sparrow was told Dumbledore didn’t want to sleep with him anymore. You forgot to take the effort to make me give a shit, Wrath. And this all has the feel of Goku powering up to beat his next villain of the integrity of extreme horror. I mean, this isn’t as bottom of the barrel as someone like Jon Athan or early Matt Shaw, but you have been doing this since the mid 2000s. Its like when an older brother is doing something unpleasant and the mother says “set a better example for your younger brother.” Not sure what realistic mother would do that. Mine would have put me in a Wrath James White novel. Maybe that’s what is wrong with me. You know what. I take it all back. Wrath, Emily part three, the sequel prequel whatever the shizz, just put a naked woman in a room with an unlimited amount of torture devices and torture her for 300 pages, but make sure her mask-wearing torturer identifies as 2025 and the girl’s name is Karen, and the torturer then has a breakdown at the end of the novel because someone calls them by their preferred name of 2025 but they didn’t realize the calendar had flipped to 2026 so then they had to torture her newly born baby to make a point. I’m so sick of this extreme horror shit.
As if I have to say it, I am not criticizing in any way anyone identifying as who they are and should. I don’t like it being used as a plot device though to try to make me feel hollow emotion for something like this. Your book does not get fucking brownie points for clumsily using something like this in it. I read 300 Days of Oppression, dude. Why did you make your main vessel for telling the story trans? I refuse to believe it was simply to benefit a torture porn excuse excuse for a novel like this. First-time readers, with brains smoother than a well-used golf ball employed by aliens who outlawed concavity may believe that, but they aren’t smart enough to read this dog-ass “review”, and definitely not a 300-page document. I am writing this two months after finishing and I have only stewed on this more and more. And still only two stars. Gasp! This isn’t worth one star. This was worth an afternoon and then a few minutes of grumping into the silent void.
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