The Nightmare Man delivers on exactly what it promises - nightmare fuel. 

When the events of Ben Bookman's latest horror novel start happening in real life (& in disgustingly terrifying ways), there is a race against the clock to find the perpetrator before he reaches the story's end. But how do you catch a thing of nightmares? And what if those nightmares aren't just in your head? 

Full of beautifully creepy imagery plus plenty of twists and turns, I loved this story. Markert's use of chaotic prose builds the tension perfectly and keeps you fully engaged with the characters, hoping to solve these crimes right along with them. I especially liked the intertwining of reality, dreams, folklore, and the paranormal to create a holistically terrifying book.

I will say that there are a LOT of characters and that got confusing at times, plus a few side plots/twists that felt unnecessary to the overall story (like the kink shaming, let an old guy have a harmless fetish if he wants one). 

A solid spooky season read and, as I said at the start, truly nightmare fuel.