Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Eye for an Eye | 1996 | John Saul | Buy |
| 2 | Twist of Fate | 1997 | John Saul | Buy |
| 3 | Twist of Fate: The Locket | 1997 | John Saul | N/A |
| 4 | Ashes to Ashes | 1997 | John Saul | Buy |
| 5 | Ashes to Ashes: The Dragon’s Flame | 1997 | John Saul | N/A |
| 6 | In the Shadow of Evil | 1997 | John Saul | Buy |
| 7 | In the Shadow of Evil: The Handkerchief | 1997 | John Saul | N/A |
| 8 | Day of Reckoning | 1997 | John Saul | Buy |
| 9 | Day of Reckoning: The Stereoscope | 1997 | John Saul | N/A |
| 10 | Asylum | 1997 | John Saul | Buy |
The Blackstone Chronicles is John Saul’s only series, originally published as six serialized novellas in 1996-1997. Set in the fictional town of Blackstone, New Hampshire, the story revolves around a former asylum whose dark history reaches into the present through a series of cursed objects. Each installment follows a different town resident who receives an anonymous “gift” — a locket, a handkerchief, a stereoscope — and suffers horrifying consequences.
The serial format was unusual for horror fiction at the time, and the collected edition, Asylum (1997), brings the full story together. The Blackstone Chronicles was also adapted into a point-and-click adventure game in 1998. The series sits at the center of Saul’s bibliography, surrounded by 30 standalone novels of small-town horror.