The Hunger

A celebrated crime scene photographer. A trail of impossibly staged murders. A whispering voice that isn't his. Elias Crane has spent his life capturing death through a lens-artfully, obsessively, and always one step removed. But when the line between artist and killer begins to blur, and the haunting presence of "Mr. King" whispers creative demands into his ear, Elias realizes he may not just be documenting horrors... he might be orchestrating them.

When a brilliant but unnervingly perceptive intern arrives, and a relentless detective starts connecting dots the rest of the world refuses to see, Elias is forced to confront a terrifying truth: the masterpiece he's building may very well be his own undoing.

As bodies pile up in increasingly theatrical tableaus, Elias spirals into a descent of madness, obsession, and artistic genius-a descent that might just take everyone around him down as well.

The Hunger is a psychological horror tour-de-force that dives headfirst into the abyss where creativity meets compulsion, and where the most disturbing canvases are painted in blood.

For fans of Thomas Harris, Black Swan, and Se7en, this debut novel from C.R. Blackhart is a chilling portrait of madness wrapped in artistic obsession.