What The Bones Know: The New 2026 Debut Contemporary Gothic Psychological Horror, Perfect For Fans Of Riley Sager And Jo Dixon

In *What The Bones Know* by Kylie Ladd, a contemporary gothic psychological horror set in Australia’s Victorian Highlands, a storm reveals a child’s bones tangled in a fallen ghost gum — and Kiln Creek becomes impossible to ignore.

Single mum Jude Mees is already stretched thin, juggling her small business, her ten-year-old daughter Katie, and a brittle co-parenting truce with her controlling ex. When news arrives that her mother Nance is slipping into dementia on the isolated family farm, Jude returns to the place she’s tried to outgrow — only to find the house heavy with unease. Strange smells drift through rooms, wet footprints appear where they shouldn’t, and a voice seems to call in the night. As Katie begins sleepwalking and Jude’s nightmares bleed into daylight, the line between memory, guilt and something truly threatening starts to fray.

Perfect for readers who love claustrophobic domestic suspense, haunted rural settings, and unreliable narration. Step into Kiln Creek and see what refuses to stay buried.