Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice Isn’t Dead | 2018 | Joseph Fink | Buy |
| 2 | The Halloween Moon | 2021 | Joseph Fink | Buy |
Joseph Fink’s standalone novels extend his surreal storytelling beyond Night Vale. Alice Isn’t Dead (2018), based on his podcast, follows a truck driver’s search for her wife through a horrifying version of America. The Halloween Moon (2021) is a supernatural story with a holiday setting.
Alice Isn’t Dead began as a podcast in 2016 before Fink adapted it into a novel. The story follows Keisha, a truck driver who discovers her wife Alice is still alive after being presumed dead. Keisha’s cross-country search takes her through truck stops and small towns where something deeply wrong lurks beneath the surface. The novel keeps the podcast’s atmosphere of dread and loneliness on the open road.
The Halloween Moon is aimed at a younger audience and has a lighter tone, though it still carries Fink’s signature blend of the ordinary and the strange. Both novels show that his storytelling works in print as well as audio, though his reputation still rests primarily on the Night Vale podcast and its spin-off books.