Amazon Ghost Road Blues Official Homepage Between Books Doylestown Books Category:  Horror Publisher: Pinnacle Books ISBN-10:  0786018151 Type: Fiction Pages: 480 Copyright: June 6, 2006 FROM A NEW MASTER OF HORROR COMES AN APOCALYPTIC SHODOWN BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS OF A SECLUDED, RURAL TOWN AND A DEADLY, INESCAPABLE EVIL... EVIL DOESN’T DIE Pine Deep buried the horrors of its past a long time ago. Thirty years have passed since a serial killer sheared a bloody swath through the quiet Pennsylvania village. Now residents and tourists enjoy the country’s largest Halloween celebration in what is cheerfully called “The Spookiest Town in America.” IT JUST GROWS STRONGER But a month before Halloween it begins again. Unspeakably desecrated bodies. Inexplicable insanity. And an ancient evil walking the streets, seeking to shred the very soul of this vulnerable community. Yes, the people of Pine Deep have faced a killer before. But this time, evil has many faces—and the lust and will to rule. This struggle will be epic. "If I were asked to select only one new voice in horror fiction to read today, it would be Jonathan Maberry. Ghost Road Blues jumps so easily out of his blend of words, images, and characters you hardly realize you're reading a novel rather than watching a movie." Katherine Ramsland, Author of The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, Piercing the Darkness: Undercover with Vampires in America Today., Ghost, Cemetery Stories, and The Science of Vampires. “A chilling tale –lyrical, melodic, and dark. Maberry breathes new life into modern horror fiction.” Scott Nicholson Author of The Home, The Harvest, The Manor, The Red Church and Thank You for the Flowers “If you think that small town horror has nothing new to offer the reader, you have a surprise in store for you. Jonathan Maberry's Ghost Road Blues, first in a trilogy, demonstrates that even the most haunted town in America is unprepared for the full depth of evil, either human or inhuman. A fine blend of authentic supernatural folklore and conventional villainy in a fully realized contemporary setting.” Don D'Ammassa Author of Haven, Servants of Chaos, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Scarab, Blood Beast, Encyclopedia of Fantasy & Horror, etc. "With Ghost Road Blues Jonathan Maberry resurrects the spirit of Manly Wade Wellman in rural Pennsylvania, and serves up scares like pancakes at a church social. This is a fun, fun read and creepy as hell." --Gregory Frost Author of Attack of the Jazz Giants & Other Stores, Fitcher’s Brides, The Pure Cold Light and Lyrec

Pubishers Weekly review of Ghost Road Blues by Jonathan Maberry
Ghost Road Blues
Jonathan Maberry. Pinnacle, $6.99 (480p) ISBN 0-7860-1815-1

Maberry supplies plenty of chills, both Earth-bound and otherworldly, in this atmospheric horror novel, the first of a trilogy. Thirty years after citizens of Pine Deep, Pa., killed the serial killer known as the Reaper, ending his hold on their town, the village 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 fully realized community of Pine Deep. Showing his smalltown Americans at their worst—through domestic abuse, religious fanaticism and cowardice—Maberry proves how everyday, evening –news–grade 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 forgiven—as long as he fulfills his grisly promises in the sequel. (June)