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(3.67) | None | About fifteen miles west of Stauford, Kentucky, lies Devil's Creek. According to local legend, there used to be a church out there, home to the Lord's Church of Holy Voices-a death cult where Jacob Masters preached the gospel of a nameless god. And like most legends, there's truth buried among the roots and bones. In 1983, the church burned to the ground following a mass suicide. Among the survivors were Jacob's six children and their grandparents, who banded together to defy their former minister. Dubbed the "Stauford Six," these children grew up amid scrutiny and ridicule, but their infamy has faded over the last thirty years. Now their ordeal is all but forgotten, and Jacob Masters is nothing more than a scary story told around campfires. For Jack Tremly, one of the Six, memories of that fateful night have fueled a successful art career-and a lifetime of nightmares. When his grandmother Imogene dies, Jack returns to Stauford to settle her estate. What he finds waiting for him are secrets Imogene kept in his youth, secrets about his father and the church. Secrets that can no longer stay buried. Contains mature themes.… (more) |
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There is no life here but the slow death of days, and so when the evil falls on the town, its coming seems almost preordained, sweet and morphic. It is almost as though the town knows the evil was coming and the shape it would take. -Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot  | |
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Dedicated to the memory of Frank Michaels Errington and Matt Molgaard.
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When I began writing this book in earnest back in 2017, I had one goal: lean hard into the horror until it's done. Don't look away, don't flinch, and don't ease off the pedal. I recall pitching it to my agent as "balls-to-the-wall horror" way back when. -Author's Note Listen: I've got an appreciation for girth. Giggle if you must, but what I'm referring to are think, dense novels where I can lose myself for days or even weeks - novels rich in story, characters, locations, and all sense of mood and atmosphere. -Introduction, Ronald Malfi, 2022 The sun hung low along the western horizon, painting the forest with fracture orange flames, and Imogene Trely knew in her heart the minister would be dead before it rose again. She'd prayed for this day, prayed the others would see the light of reason, and finally their time had come. -Chapter One | |
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None ▾Book descriptions About fifteen miles west of Stauford, Kentucky, lies Devil's Creek. According to local legend, there used to be a church out there, home to the Lord's Church of Holy Voices-a death cult where Jacob Masters preached the gospel of a nameless god. And like most legends, there's truth buried among the roots and bones. In 1983, the church burned to the ground following a mass suicide. Among the survivors were Jacob's six children and their grandparents, who banded together to defy their former minister. Dubbed the "Stauford Six," these children grew up amid scrutiny and ridicule, but their infamy has faded over the last thirty years. Now their ordeal is all but forgotten, and Jacob Masters is nothing more than a scary story told around campfires. For Jack Tremly, one of the Six, memories of that fateful night have fueled a successful art career-and a lifetime of nightmares. When his grandmother Imogene dies, Jack returns to Stauford to settle her estate. What he finds waiting for him are secrets Imogene kept in his youth, secrets about his father and the church. Secrets that can no longer stay buried. Contains mature themes. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description |
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A southern bible belt town, a creepy preacher -or is he a cult leader, old ways and gods. A cosmic mind**** of a story. (