β Scribed by Jonathan Maberry
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Maberry supplies plenty of chills, both Earth-bound and otherworldly, in this atmospheric horror novel, the first of a trilogy. Thirty years after the citizens of Pine Deep, Pa., killed the serial killer known as the Reaper, the town enjoys a quiet idyll and a tourist-friendly reputation as "the most haunted town in America." But gearing up for its annual Halloween celebration, the town is unprepared for the real haunts stirring in their corn fields, seeking to finish what the Reaper started. Switching among a large cast of characters, Maberry builds suspense by degrees, in the process exploring the community of Pine Deep. Showing his smalltown Americans at their worstβthrough domestic abuse, religious fanaticism and cowardiceβMaberry proves how everyday, evening βnewsβgrade sadism can dovetail neatly with capital-E Evil and the supernatural big guns that carry it out. This is horror on a grand scale, reminiscent of Stephen King's heftier works (The Stand , Needful Things) and just as dense with detail; though it simmers a bit too long, and the payoff doesn't quite measure up, Maberry can be forgivenβas long as he fulfills his grisly promises in the sequel. (June)
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''Maberry supplies plenty of chills, both Earth-bound and otherworldly, in this atmospheric horror novel . . . This is horror on a grand scale, reminiscent of Stephen King's heftier works.'' -- Publishers Weekly
''Without a doubt this prolific author is the next Stephen King. Maberry deserves more than a Bram Stoker Award for this; he deserves Bram Stoker to rise from his grave and shake his hand.'' --New World Reviews
''A chilling tale--lyrical, melodic, and dark. Maberry breathes new life into modern horror fiction.'' -- Scott Nicholson, bestselling author of The Red Church
''Serves up scares like pancakes at a church social.'' --Gregory Frost, bestselling author of Shadowbridge
''If I were asked to select only one new voice in horror fiction to read today, it would be Jonathan Maberry.'' -- Katherine Ramsland, bestselling author of The Vampire Companion
''If you think small town horror has nothing new to offer, you have a surprise in store. Ghost Road Blues demonstrates that even the most haunted town in America is unprepared for the full depth of evil, either human or inhuman.'' --Don D'Ammassa, author of Blood Beast
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