The Nightmare Machine

Awards and Reviews

🥈 2024 Foreword Indies Book of the Year finalist

🥈 2024 Independent Author Network Book of the Year finalist

🥉 2025 Audie Awards: Best Horror Audiobook nominee

📘 3,000+ Copies Sold

“. . . a revealing psychological thriller replete with deep introspective asides. . . . an electrifying novel.” —Ryan Prado, Foreword Clarion Reviews

“Imagine a horror version of Terry Goodkind’s philosophically oriented storytelling mixed with Larry Correia’s action scenes and a dash of Neil Gaiman’s signature optimism. This book is special. I’ve never read anything like it.” —Sean B., Street Team member

“Explores compelling moral questions and manages to promote a life-affirming viewpoint—without being didactic or heavy-handed. I read a lot (especially SF and fantasy) and it’s rare for an author to handle such important themes with so much finesse.” —Stewart M., Amazon reviewer

About the Book

What is The Nightmare Machine? Think Silent Hill meets Inception and Monster Hunter International.

Five millennia of suffering. A pilgrimage steeped in terror. Will her quest bring redemption or only a false promise of salvation?

Bangor, Maine. Sara Holcomb knows what she must do. Raised within a secret order devoted to protecting humanity from a malevolent god, the dutiful seventeen-year-old prepares for a terrifying expedition through a world of nightmares. So when the time comes, she convinces three close friends to escort her on a perilous journey to an otherworldly cathedral of bone and blood.

Transported to a land of chaos and horror while they sleep, Sara wrestles with guilt at bringing people she holds dear to this hell from which they may not escape. And as vicious traps and pitiless creatures tear at their bodies and minds, the honor-bound young woman fears they won’t be strong enough to complete the mission that will preserve mankind.

Will Sara succeed in staving off annihilation?

The Nightmare Machine is the thought-provoking first book in the Soulaerium horror-thriller trilogy. If you like flawed but resolute heroes, deep themes of self-determination, and plenty of action, then you’ll love this terrifying tale of good versus evil.

Formats

The Nightmare Machine is available in several formats:

📗 Hardback (Deluxe Edition): This is the definitive Nightmare Machine experience:

• Printed in rare, ultra-small batches
• Forest-green cloth case with gold foil lettering
• Heavyweight cream paper
• Premium, full-color dust jacket
• Individually numbered and signed in gold ink
• Custom wax seal of authenticity on title page
• Precision-cut, hand-signed bookmark
• Includes complimentary ebook + audiobook download codes

📕 Hardback (Standard Edition): This version features an undecorated, dark blue laminate case cover; full-color dust jacket; and standard cream paper.

📘 Paperback: The current edition boasts beautiful hand-painted cover art by Jon Wos.

📘 Paperback (Discontinued First Edition): The first edition of the book has different cover art and is now discontinued. We only have a few boxes of these left, and when they're gone, they're gone forever! This version is available at a discounted price.

📘 Paperback (Discontinued First Edition – Slight Imperfections): These copies have very minor damage such as slight creasing or small imperfections in interior print quality. This version is available at a discounted price.

📱 Ebook: Delivered by BookFunnel in PDF, epub, and/or mobi formats (all included).

🎧 Audiobook: Narrated by Patrick Zeller (General Hospital, Law and Order: SVU) and delivered by BookFunnel.

Delivery of Digital Products

✅ Instant delivery of ebook and audiobook files via BookFunnel

✅ Read/listen on mobile or desktop

✅ BookFunnel app is optional but recommended

100% Money-Back Guarantee

I don’t give my work away—but I do stand by it. If you buy The Nightmare Machine (ebook or audio) direct from me, and if you don’t like it for any reason, just email me within 30 days and I’ll give your money back, no questions asked. If you buy a print copy direct from me and don’t like it, I’ll refund the purchase price minus the print cost.