R.D. PARRISH

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R.D. PARRISH

R.D. Parrish is an American author whose work blends atmospheric horror, Southern Gothic melancholy, and deeply human storytelling. A Marine Corps veteran and longtime resident of the American South, Parrish draws inspiration from the quiet places—flooded fields, forgotten towns, and the heavy, humid stillness where memory clings to the earth.

His debut novel, Hollow Ground, is an intimate rural-horror tale set in the fictional Mississippi...

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Takhian - Book 8 of The Darkwood Legacy

Not everything that is worshipped is holy.

From the series: The Darkwood Legacy

The prayers were answered. That was the point.

A barren woman conceived. A dying child recovered. A fisherman's nets came up full. For eight months the faithful came to the ancient log dredged from the Chao Phraya River, and the ancient log gave them what they asked for.

Grace Pritchard arrives in Ayutthaya, Thailand to find a congregation....

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DRAGON
He came to inspect the ruins. Something was already watching.

The Gallowglass Chemical & Steel Corridor has been silent for thirty years. Four thousand acres of decommissioned industrial ruin in the Kanawha Valley, West Virginia. No workforce. No activity. No reason for anything to still be alive in there.

Fen Thorne is a retired Marine...

The Darkwood Legacy Book 7: Saileach Dubh

From the series: The Darkwood Legacy

The swamp was supposed to be the sanctuary.

It was for everyone who came before — the freedom seekers, the hunted, the desperate. Generations of the lost had vanished into the Great Dismal Swamp and lived. The water hid them. The roots held them. The dark kept them safe.

That was before it found the roots.

Grace Pritchard has faced what lives...

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The Darkwood Legacy

THE DARKWOOD LEGACY

A Ten-Book Dark Fantasy Horror Series

For three hundred years, the Confession Tree stood at a mountain crossroads—drinking guilt, passing judgment, demanding execution. In 2019, it was cut down. The wood was sold. Forty-three objects were crafted from...

The Darkwood Legacy: Book 1 The Confession Tree, The Darkwood Legacy: Book 2 Hidden Roots, The Darkwood Legacy Book 3: Splinters, The Darkwood Legacy: Book 4 The Oracle, and 4 more

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HOLLOW GROUND
This is probably one of the most descriptive books I have ever read. I kept thinking I hope they make a movie because I want to see this. It kept my attention to the end!

– Lyininthesun

ONCE A MARINE
I could “feel” the heart of R.D. Parrish in Once A Marine. He disclosed some tough times during his teenage years. His time spent in the Marines helped to mold him into a great person while also bringing suffering to his life. A great read!

– David Beck

HOLLOW GROUND
Packed full of suspense since the first page!! I loved it!!!

– Chasity

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May 12, 2026

Walnut Ridge - Book 9 of the Darkwood Legacy Series

Happy to let everyone know that I'm hard at work on book 9 of 10 of the Darkwood Legacy Series.

This one finds Grace and team on home ground at the farm in North Carolina where...

April 5, 2026

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The swamp was supposed to be the sanctuary.

It was for everyone who came before — the freedom seekers, the hunted, the desperate. Generations of the lost had vanished into the...

March 28, 2026

Book Seven — The Darkwood Series

Saileach Dubh

Book Seven — The Darkwood Series

The branch was floating upstream.

Nobody said anything. They kept paddling.

That was the first thing. There were others.

Grace has...

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May 7, 2026

TAKHIAN - Book 8 of the Darkwood Legacy

Not everything that is worshipped is holy.

The prayers were answered. That was the point.

A barren woman conceived. A dying child recovered. A fisherman's nets came up full. For eight months the faithful came to the ancient log dredged from the Chao Phraya River, and the ancient log gave them what they asked for.

Grace Pritchard arrives in Ayutthaya, Thailand to find a congregation. Forty-three devoted worshippers. A monk being consumed in real time, grateful for every moment of it. A pregnant...

April 5, 2026

Darkwood Legacy Book 8 - TAKHIAN

When the prayers start coming true, the dying begins.

A sacred log dredged from Thailand’s Chao Phraya River has become the heart of a miracle shrine — silk‑wrapped, incense‑lit, and adored by thousands. Lottery winners, healed children, answered prayers. But beneath the temple’s golden light, something ancient is feeding. It doesn’t bless. It consumes.

Grace Pritchard, the Oracle, and Marcus Webb arrive in Ayutthaya to investigate what looks like salvation and feels like worship. What they...