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June 9, 2026
Crooked Lane Books
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PRAISE FOR IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND:
“A devastating re-imagining of a classic, It Came from Neverland will sweep you off your feet and terrify you in equal measure. A striking achievement, and a book you don’t want to miss.” —Gwendolyn Kiste, Four-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Haunting of Velkwood and Everything Looks Better in Red
“It Came from Neverland is what all the best fairy tales ought to be – bloody, frightening, uncanny, and wild. A perfect reimagining of a classic!”—A. C. Wise, Bram Stoker award-nominated author of Wolf Moon, Antler Moon
“It Came From Neverland is a bone-sharp sequel to Peter Pan,
both breathtakingly lovely and spiked with thorns edged in darkness.
Don’t fly away with the boy called Peter – he will never, ever let you
go.” —Christina Henry, bestselling author of Lost Boy
“I
always thought Peter Pan felt more sinister than magical! Thank you,
Cynthia Pelayo, for centering Wendy’s story on the other side of
Neverland and exploring the nightmare of knowing his legacy of trauma
isn’t over. Classic book lovers and horror fans, this is for us.”—Sadie Hartmann, author of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered
“Exquisitely written . . . [An] exploration of the lasting impact of childhood trauma.” —Library Journal, starred review
“Like Charlie Manx’s Christmasland in Joe Hill’s NOS42, Pelayo portrays Pan’s Neverland as the horror it truly is.” —Booklist, starred review
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ABOUT IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND:
Peter Pan meets Stephen King's It in this twisted horror retelling of a classic childhood fairy tale set during WWI.
1914,
Wendy Darling works by day as a school teacher, and by night, she
assists soldiers who have returned home from the Western Front. There is
one mysterious patient who, despite all the care they’ve given him, is
in a deep sleep, unable to wake up. One night, when he murmurs the words
“Peter Pan,” Wendy is thrown back to a darker time, one that she wishes
she could forget.
When one of her students goes missing, it
brings back memories of when children went missing and were later found
murdered in London many years ago. Wendy is convinced that Peter Pan,
the entity that she believes killed those children, is back. She and her
brothers had a close encounter with Peter Pan, after all. But her
brothers only remember Peter Pan and Neverland as a fantasy of childhood games.
When
another child goes missing and signs start to point to Wendy, Scotland
Yard digs into old reports, finding that Wendy knew the names of all the
children who had been killed. As Wendy tries to prove her innocence,
she also has to find a way to stop Peter Pan once and for all.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Cynthia Pelayo is the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Forgotten Sisters, Children of Chicago, and The Shoemaker’s Magician.
In addition to writing genre-blending novels that incorporate fairy-tale, mystery, detective, crime, and horror elements, Pelayo has written numerous short stories, including the collection Lotería, and the poetry collection Crime Scene.
The recipient of the 2021 International Latino Book Award, she holds a master of fine arts in writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
She lives in Chicago with her family.
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