| “ | These books, one day, they'll be known as the Winchester Gospel. | ” |
— Castiel to Dean on the books
in The Monster at the End of This Book | ||
The Supernatural Books are prophecies in the form of a set of novels chronicling the lives and deeds of Sam and Dean Winchester, written by Chuck Shurley under the pseudonym of Carver Edlund. The brothers are not particularly fond of them, seeing that the volumes directly violate the privacy of their own personal lives.
Background
| “ | Everything is in here. I mean everything. From the racist truck to me having sex... I’m full-frontal in here, dude. | ” |
The books begin with the Pilot, chronicling all the events of the Winchesters' lives until the publisher shut down after Dean's going to Hell in No Rest for the Wicked.
The books are first introduced in The Monster at the End of This Book in which Castiel informs the brothers that this series of books will be known as The Winchester Gospel in the future. The books had more of an underground following cult and many fans indulged in slash-writing, pairing Sam and Dean or other characters in sexual situations.
Even though publishing stopped after No Rest for the Wicked, Chuck continued writing up until The Monster at the End of This Book even later until Swan Song, completing the last chapter of the brothers' quest to avert the Apocalypse. He then disappeared, saying "Nothing really ends". Chuck was presumed dead afterwards.
In Pac-Man Fever, it was indicated that all of the books have been published as Charlie Bradbury was aware that Sam and Dean stopped the Apocalypse after reading them. She also stated that the books are online now.
In Clip Show, Crowley got his hands on the books and used them to research Sam and Dean's pasts so that he could go after people they have saved in order to force them to stop the trials to close the Gates of Hell. It was indicated that there may be more books after Swan Song as Crowley was aware of Sam and Dean saving Jenny Klein, which took place a couple years after Swan Song. This was also supported by Charlie knowing about dragons, which occurred around Eve's arrival, several months after The Apocalypse was averted.
In Slumber Party, Charlie said the books were on sale on Amazon.com. Additionally, the unpublished books were also being published online by a person with the username 'BeckyWinchester176' that most likely belonged to Becky Rosen. Charlie noted that at first they thought they were fanfic covers of the actual books, but somehow confirmed that they were actually Carver Edlund's work.
In Beyond the Mat, some of the Supernatural books were shown to be present in Crowley's lockup.
Books
Most of the books have the same name as their corresponding episode, While some books are unconfirmed, details that show their existence will be pointed out. Most of the confirmed and seen books appeared in The Monster at the End of This Book.
Supernatural
- Confirmed and seen
- In The Monster at the End of This Book, Chuck Shurley mentions writing Mary Winchester and Jessica Moore's deaths.
- Most of these events are shown in Fan Fiction with the musical.
- Corresponds with 1.01 Pilot.
Wendigo
- Confirmed and seen
- In Clip Show, Crowley mentions that he read about Tommy Collins and killed him.
- Wendigo is Tommy's only other appearance.
- Corresponds with 1.02 Wendigo.
Phantom Traveler
- Confirmed and seen
- Corresponds with 1.04 Phantom Traveler.
Bloody Mary
- Confirmed and seen
- Corresponds with 1.05 Bloody Mary.
Skin
- Confirmed and seen
- Corresponds with 1.06 Skin.
Hook Man
- Confirmed and seen
- Corresponds with 1.07 Hook Man.
Bugs
- Confirmed and seen
- In Don't Call Me Shurley, it is mentioned by Chuck Shurley and Metatron as bad literature.
- Corresponds with 1.08 Bugs.
Home
- Confirmed and seen
- Corresponds with 1.09 Home.
Asylum
- Confirmed and seen
- Corresponds with 1.10 Asylum.
Scarecrow
- Confirmed and seen
- In Fan Fiction, the girls of the play had a much less realistic scarecrow, attempting to match the book version.
- Corresponds with 1.11 Scarecrow.
Faith
- Confirmed and seen
- Corresponds with 1.12 Faith.
Route 666
- Confirmed and seen
- In The Monster at the End of This Book, Dean reads it and mentions him being "full frontal" in the book.
- Corresponds with 1.13 Route 666.
Nightmare
- Confirmed and seen
- Corresponds with 1.14 Nightmare.
The Benders
- Confirmed and seen
- In The Real Ghostbusters, Chuck is asked about the book by one of his fans at the convention.
- Corresponds with 1.15 The Benders.
Shadow
- Confirmed and seen
Hell House
- Unconfirmed
- In Fan Fiction, the girls know about Tulpas, and gained all their info from the books.
- The only appearance of a Tulpa was in Hell House.
Provenance
- Unconfirmed
- In Clip Show, Crowley mentions that he read about Sarah Blake. He then went on to kill her.
- Provenance is Sarah's only other appearance.
Salvation
- Confirmed and seen
In My Time of Dying
- Unconfirmed
- In The Monster at the End of This Book, Chuck mentions writing John Winchester's death.
Everybody Loves a Clown
- Unconfirmed
- In Fan Fiction, the girls' play of the books features actors as Ellen Harvelle, Jo Harvelle, and Ash. Harvelle's Roadhouse is also featured.
- This is the first appearance of Ellen, Jo, Ash, and the Roadhouse.
Bloodlust
- Confirmed and seen
Croatoan
- Confirmed and seen
Tall Tales
- Seen
- In Meta Fiction, Metatron tosses a copy into a fire.
Heart
- Confirmed and seen
- In The Monster at the End of This Book, Sera Siege mentions Sam having to shoot Madison.
All Hell Breaks Loose
- Confirmed
- In Meta Fiction, Metatron tells Chuck that it was too melodramatic.
Sin City
- Confirmed and seen
Red Sky at Morning
- Unconfirmed
- In The Monster at the End of This Book, Chuck mentions writing about the ghost ship appearing in Red Sky at Morning.
Fresh Blood
- Confirmed and seen
A Very Supernatural Christmas
- Seen
- In Meta Fiction, Metatron is shown to have a copy.
Dream a Little Dream of Me
- Unconfirmed
- In The Real Ghostbusters, Becky Rosen mentions Bela Talbot stealing the Colt.
Mystery Spot
- Confirmed and seen
Jus in Bello
- Confirmed and seen
Ghostfacers!
- Unconfirmed
- In Fan Fiction, the girls knew the Ghostfacer team "hands-in-the-middle" act.
- This appeared only in Ghostfacers!.
Time is On My Side
- Confirmed
- In The Real Ghostbusters, Becky Rosen stated that, in the book only, before Bela Talbot was killed by hellhounds, she gave the Colt to Crowley, rather than Lilith, as she had said.
- Rufus Turner is also mentioned in The Real Ghostbusters. This was Rufus' only appearance before season 5; the books publishing originally stopped at the end of season 3.
No Rest for the Wicked
- Confirmed and seen
- In The Monster at the End of This Book, Sera Siege mentions Dean going to Hell.
Lazarus Rising
- Unconfirmed
- In The Monster at the End of This Book, Chuck mentions his knowledge of the angels and Castiel saving Dean from Hell and writing about it.
Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester
- Unconfirmed
- In The Monster at the End of This Book, Chuck mentions his knowledge of Lilith attempting to break the 66 seals and writing about it.
It's a Terrible Life
- Unconfirmed
- In The Monster at the End of This Book, Zachariah tells Chuck that he wrote him in. This is Zachariah's first appearance.
The Monster at the End of This Book
- Seen
- Chuck was shown writing it in the episode of the corresponding name. Dean also reads parts of it.
Jump the Shark
- Unconfirmed
- Adam Milligan is shown in the Fan Fiction play.
Lucifer Rising
- Seen
- Chuck was shown writing it in the episode of the corresponding name.
Sympathy for the Devil
- Unconfirmed
- In Fan Fiction, Bobby Singer's actor was in a wheelchair, hinting to the events of Sympathy for the Devil.
The End
- Unconfirmed
- In Fan Fiction, the play featured Castiel's line of "I'll just wait here, then." This line occurred in the episode The End.
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
- Unconfirmed
- In Sacrifice, Crowley is shown to presumably have read about Jody Mills and her son's resurrection, only to lose her husband and child when the child kills her husband. Crowley then attempts to kill her on a fake date.
- These events occurred in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, as did Jody's first appearance.
Dark Side of the Moon
- Unconfirmed
- In Fan Fiction, Marie tells Dean he never should have thrown the amulet away and gave him a replica.
Point of No Return
- Unconfirmed
- Adam was portrayed in the Fan Fiction episode musical. The events of this episode were presumably included.
Swan Song
- Seen
- Chuck was shown writing it in the episode of the corresponding name.
- In Fan Fiction, Castiel's line of "hey, assbutt" was featured in the musical of the books.
- This is the only episode Castiel uses said line until season 11.
Like a Virgin
- Unconfirmed
- In Slumber Party, Charlie Bradbury mentions that she read all the books, even the unpublished ones, online, thanks to Becky. She gains all her information on the supernatural from them. She then later mentions dragons.
- Dragons only appeared in Like a Virgin.
Shut Up, Dr. Phil
- Unconfirmed
- In Clip Show, Crowley mentions reading about Jenny Klein and later kills her.
- Shut Up, Dr. Phil is Jenny's only other appearance.
Appearances
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 8
- Season 9
- Slumber Party (mentioned only)
- Meta Fiction
- Season 10
- Season 11
- Beyond the Mat
- Don't Call Me Shurley (mentioned only)
Notes
- If Castiel's assumption was true, the books might have stopped around the time Kevin Tran was awakened.
- There was a musical play based off these books in the 200th episode of Supernatural.
- Apparently, the name Winchester was never included in the books, yet some fans know the surname.
- Metatron claims that the books were so badly written they didn't even crack the top 10,000 of his favorite books.