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Vampire Rite: The ceremony never ended. The guests are still waiting.
The ceremony never ended. The guests are still waiting.
Hallowmere Estate has been abandoned for more than a century.
In 1887, every guest at a lavish masquerade ball vanished without explanation. No bodies. No witnesses. Just a locked house and a scandal quietly buried.
Urban explorer Finn Barlow breaks in looking for a viral hit. What he finds instead is a ballroom preserved in impossible perfection. Chandeliers gleam. Music plays without musicians. Masked dancers stand frozen mid-step.
And none of them breathe.
At midnight, the dancers move.
They are vampires bound by an unfinished ritual known as the Rite—an endless performance that drains life through rhythm, proximity, and participation. Each night Finn is forced to dance or be consumed. Each dawn, the house freezes again, trapping him among elegant predators locked in place.
The Rite is incomplete.
It has been waiting for one final guest.
Finn soon realises the escape is no longer enough. To survive, he must choose whether to finish the ritual and become part of it forever—or shatter it and face what remains when the music finally stops.
A dark, claustrophobic vampire novel blending gothic horror, ritual magic, and modern intrusion, Rite explores identity, consent, and the terror of roles you cannot refuse.
Perfect for readers who enjoy atmospheric horror, haunted houses, and vampires that obey ancient rules far older than blood.
Hallowmere Estate has been abandoned for more than a century.
In 1887, every guest at a lavish masquerade ball vanished without explanation. No bodies. No witnesses. Just a locked house and a scandal quietly buried.
Urban explorer Finn Barlow breaks in looking for a viral hit. What he finds instead is a ballroom preserved in impossible perfection. Chandeliers gleam. Music plays without musicians. Masked dancers stand frozen mid-step.
And none of them breathe.
At midnight, the dancers move.
They are vampires bound by an unfinished ritual known as the Rite—an endless performance that drains life through rhythm, proximity, and participation. Each night Finn is forced to dance or be consumed. Each dawn, the house freezes again, trapping him among elegant predators locked in place.
The Rite is incomplete.
It has been waiting for one final guest.
Finn soon realises the escape is no longer enough. To survive, he must choose whether to finish the ritual and become part of it forever—or shatter it and face what remains when the music finally stops.
A dark, claustrophobic vampire novel blending gothic horror, ritual magic, and modern intrusion, Rite explores identity, consent, and the terror of roles you cannot refuse.
Perfect for readers who enjoy atmospheric horror, haunted houses, and vampires that obey ancient rules far older than blood.
290 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 29, 2025
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