The Asylum Novellas: The Scarlets, The Bone Artists, The Warden

Three chilling novellas set in the world of the New York Times bestselling novel Asylum, which Publishers Weekly called "a strong YA debut." For the first time, these three terrifying stories will appear together with new found photographs perfect for new readers or diehard series fans looking for new clues and insights into the thrilling world of Asylum. This collection also features bonus sneak peeks at Asylum, Sanctum, and Catacomb, the novels that first introduced the Brookline asylum's legacy of terror.

In The Scarlets, Cal is drawn into New Hampshire College's twisted secret society—one with a deadly initiation.

In The Bone Artists, Oliver tries to make a little extra money for college by working for a seedy organization that traffics in human bones.

In The Warden, a young nurse starts a new job at the Brookline asylum but soon becomes suspicious of its unorthodox procedures. . . .

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What terrifying secrets connect these three stories to Brookline’s past?

• Prequel Stories: Explore the terrifying backstories and origins of the Brookline asylum before the events of the main series.
• Supernatural Thriller: Follow Cal as he’s drawn into a twisted college secret society and confronts a ghostly presence in the asylum’s forbidden basement.
• Dark Academia: Navigate the pressures of New Hampshire College where a deadly initiation and a father’s secrets threaten to unravel everything.
• Medical Horror: Step back to the 1960s with a young nurse who discovers the asylum’s unorthodox procedures and the warden’s chilling experiments.

There are three sides to every story…

Before Dan, Abby, and Jordan ever set foot inside the Brookline asylum, its legacy of terror stretched far and deep. Be careful where you go digging in history. Sometimes the past is better off buried. . . .

Enter the twisted world of the New York Times bestselling Asylum series with these three bone-chilling novellas, available in print for the first time and featuring new found photographs. Also includes bonus sneak peeks at Asylum, Sanctum, and Catacomb, for readers who are brave enough to put all the puzzle pieces together.

“I started reading this one at my desk in broad daylight and still got goose bumps.” - Glamour

“With all the elements of a perfect horror book, including illustrations from actual cemeteries and other haunted places in New Orleans, fans of Madeline Roux’s Asylum series will be glad to see a return to Brookline.” - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

Praise for Asylum - ;

“The plentiful illustrations both advance the story line and immeasurably contribute to the spooky atmosphere. With its abundant jump scares, horror readers and fans of the TV show American Horror Story will delight in the fast-paced plot.” - Booklist

“Illustrations used in this book are from actual asylums, and the author builds the tension nicely as Dan receives what may be messages from an inmate. A good choice for readers who enjoy books with scary situations that lead to a solid climax.” - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

“A strong YA debut. Roux (aided by unsettling photo illustrations of abandoned asylums and tormented patients) creates an entertaining and occasionally brutal horror story that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma and terror on a place.” - Publishers Weekly

“Madeleine Roux’s Asylum takes the fondest dream of our collective nerdy childhood and handily turns it into the scariest collective nightmare.” - Tor.com