The Mist Between Worlds
About
A vanished crew.
An impossible fog.
A ghost ship drifting between worlds.
December 1872.
When the trading brigantine Mary Celeste is found abandoned in the Atlantic—with her cargo intact, her provisions untouched, and not a single soul aboard—her mystery becomes one of the greatest unsolved cases in maritime history.
This is the story of what happened in the missing days no logbook ever recorded.
A small merchant vessel, the Resolute, encounters the Mary Celeste adrift in a strange, unmoving fog. When Captain Elias Thatcher and his ten-person crew board to investigate, they find a ship frozen in time—silent, eerie, and impossibly wrong.
Then the mist rises.
The sea stills.
And the nightmare begins.
What follows is a descent into a place that is not ocean… but something beneath it.
Something alive.
Something watching.
Something that has taken ships for centuries—and intends to take theirs next.
As reality bends and the crew are hunted one by one, sanity fractures. Horrors appear in the fog—some memories, some visions, some things that were never human to begin with. And deep in the hold, one final message is carved into the timber:
DO NOT FOLLOW THE MIST.
By the time the Dei Gratia discovers the Mary Celeste days later—exactly as history records—there is no sign the Resolute or her crew ever existed.
But the sea remembers.
And so do the cracks between worlds.
A terrifying reimagining of the Mary Celeste mystery, perfect for fans of:
- Stephen King’s The Mist and The Shining
- Dan Simmons’ The Terror
- Adam Nevill’s maritime horrors
- Slow-burn, atmospheric, psychological ghost stories
- Historical mysteries with a supernatural twist
What makes The Mist Between Worlds unique
- A full, original explanation for the Mary Celeste disappearance—told through a terrifying fictional crew
- A supernatural mythology woven beneath real maritime history
- A tense, atmospheric survival story blending fog-born creatures, shifting realities & psychological dread
- A tragic, awe-filled finale that merges seamlessly into true historical events
The Atlantic keeps its secrets.
Some of them keep whispering back.
Dive into the dark.
Discover what waits between worlds.
Praise for this book
I was genuinely scared, couldn't put it down was so so drawn in by this beautiful story telling.
Just finished this and it’s fantastic. The Mist Between Worlds takes the Mary Celeste mystery and turns it into something genuinely eerie and unforgettable. The atmosphere is thick, the horror creeps up on you, and the ending lingers long after the final page. Highly recommended if you like slow-burn, intelligent horror.
This is an excellent tense, atmospheric survival story blending fog-born creatures, shifting realities & psychological dread. I absolutely loved reading this. I strongly recommend this book.
This is an excellent book, I really enjoyed reading it. I think this is Tovey's best work so far. If you like horror, buy this.
A haunting, beautifully written descent into maritime horror. The Mist Between Worlds reimagines the Mary Celeste mystery with intelligence, atmosphere, and genuine terror. Slow-burning, unsettling, and deeply memorable. This is historical horror at its absolute best.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys historical fiction. The best from Tovey so far.