Tom Deady

WINNER OF THE 2016 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A FIRST NOVEL In 1961, the small town of Haven thought they'd gotten rid of their monster. After a series of child killings, Paul Greymore was caught carrying a wounded girl. His face, disfigured from a childhood accident, seemed to confirm he was the monster the community hoped to banish. With Paul in prison, the killings stopped. For seventeen years, Haven was peaceful again. But Paul served his time and has now returned to Haven--the town where he grew up, and the scene of his alleged crimes. Paul insists he didn't commit those crimes, and several townspeople believe him including the local priest, a young boy named Denny, and his best friend Billy. Trouble is, now that Paul is back home, the bizarre killings have started again--and the patterns match the deaths from Haven's past. If Paul isn't the killer, who is? Or WHAT is? An unlikely band of adventurers attempts to uncover the truth, delving into long-hidden tunnels that might actually be inhabited by a strange, predatory creature. Haven is a compelling horror epic in the spirit of It or Summer of Night, and a stunning debut novel from a gifted author who knows that the darkest horrors lurk inside human beings, even when there is a monster on the loose. Praise for HAVEN "PW * With compelling characters (both good and evil), a shifting narration that keeps the story moving, a building sense of dread, and breathless action sequences, this is a well-crafted example of what is best about horror today. While the novel is obviously for fans of Stranger Things and the classic small-town horror by those like King or Straub, don't let its setting keep you looking in the past. There is a modern perspective behind this tale, similar to Maberry's Pine Deep trilogy or Janz' Children of the Dark (2016). Hand out freely to anyone looking for a solid scare." -- Booklist (starred review) "Debut novelist Deady closely examines his setting, showing how the difficulties of facing down mob hysteria and starting over after a lifetime of failure can be as deadly as an escaped military bioweapon." -- Publishers Weekly "Haven is a big, generous, Stephen King-like small town boys vs. monster epic." -- Stewart O'Nan, author of The Night Country and A Prayer for the Dying "A wonderfully entertaining ride, reminiscent of the Creature Features of yesteryear." -- Sloane Kady, author of Irreparable Deeds "Full of well-drawn characters and slow burn suspense, Tom Deady's Haven is a terrific dose of New England horror that harkens back to some of my favorite classic monster fiction from writers like Rick Hautala and Charles L. Grant. If you're a fan of this sort of thing, you'll know that's damn high praise. Give it a read." -- Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Snowblind and Dead Ringers "Haven is about scars, both literal and figurative; it's about second chances and broken memories. This is a great small-town horror novel--a bullet-read with deep characters and perfect pacing. Best of all, it's creepy as hell." -- Rio Youers, author of Westlake Soul and Point Hollow "If coming-of-age novels with a bad-ass monster sound good to you... if mounting suspense with a true to life cast of characters peaks your interest...then Tom Deady's HAVEN is right up your alley. Reminiscent of Charles L. Grant, HAVEN is a fun and nostalgic romp that brought me back to my own youth in small-town New England. And who doesn't love a good monster tale?" - John McIlveen, author of HANNAHWHERE, winner of the 2015 Drunken Druid Award and Stoker Award nominee.

Haven

In June of 1975, Ryan Baxter's mom moves him and his brother, Matt, to the small seaside town of Bayport, MA to escape their abusive father. For an eleven-year-old, spending lazy days hanging out at the beach and the arcades sounds like a dream.When he meets Leah and she agrees to be his girlfriend, Ryan is happier than he's been in his young life. Then the "Sea Monkeys" knock-off he bought from the back of a comic book starts to grow...and grow and grow.As Ryan and Matt struggle with their new lives and new friends, they begin to receive mysterious phone calls. As the sea monster in their house begins to get out of control, the real monster draws nearer to Bayport in the shape of their father.

Of Men and Monsters

Those Left Behind

Nick Kolakowski

Glenn Rolfe

We're All a Little Different

Monsters

Stephen Graham Jones

Gwendolyn Kiste

Cynthia Pelayo

Gemma Amor

Eric LaRocca

Gabino Iglesias

James Sabata

Mike Thorn

Hailey Piper

Laurel Hightower

Craig Wallwork

S. H. Cooper

Stephanie Evelyn

Daniel Barnett

Vincent V. Cava

Donyae Coles

S. A. Bradley

Donald R. Guillory

Rhonda Jackson Garcia

A Horror Anthology

Shattered & Splintered

Coleridge

When Hannah Green's dog comes out of the woods carrying a sneaker that contains a partially decomposed foot, she thinks it's the worst thing that could ever happen to her. She is wrong. Hannah and her best friend, Ashley, decide to play detective but find themselves in the middle of a decades-old mystery. What is the strange old woman Mama Bayole hiding in her decrepit farmhouse? Why is the local librarian so determined to prevent them from researching town history? Who is following them around Hopedale, New Hampshire? The girls make a shocking discovery about what has been happening in the woods behind Hannah's house. As they get closer to the truth, things take a dangerous turn, and they play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that may end up costing them their lives.

The Clearing

Tom Deady

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