Ghost Eaters: A Novel by Clay McLeod Chapman is a 2022 horror novel about a woman named Erin who, after her reckless ex-boyfriend Silas dies of an overdose, takes a new drug called "Ghost" that allows her to see the dead. The drug, which functions as a "pill-popping séance," leads to terrifying supernatural encounters and forces Erin to confront the dark history of her hometown, Richmond, Virginia, as well as themes of addiction, grief, and white guilt.