Bad Moon Rising

Praise for Jonathan Maberry and Bad Moon Rising

“One of the best supernatural thrillers of recent years.”

—John Connolly, author of The Unquiet

Praise for Dead Man’s Song

“This is an immensely entertaining American horror saga in the tradition of Stephen King or Robert McCammon. Just open the book and it’s Halloween.”

—Fangoria

“Maberry takes us on another chilling roller-coaster ride through the cursed town of Pine Deep. You might want to keep the night-light on for this one. Really.”

—Laura Schrock, Emmy Award–winning writer/producer

“A fabulously written novel that grips you from its first line to its last. Jonathan Maberry’s writing runs from dark and beautiful to sharp and thought-provoking, and his books should be on everyone’s must-read list.”

—Yvonne Navarro, author of Mirror Me

“What began as a classic ghost story evolves with Dead Man’s Song into something more of a classic monster tale. Ignore the curse of the second book of the trilogy. Dead Man’s Song keeps the reader rapt and moves quickly, leaving the audience hungry for the final chapter in the saga.”

—Dreadcentral.com

“New master of the macabre.”

—The Morning Call

“This is intense, creepy, and well written.”

—BookCrossing

“Jonathan Maberry roars back into the horror scene with a most worthy sequel to his Stoker winner, Ghost Road Blues.”

—Creature Feature

Praise for Ghost Road Blues Winner of the Stoker Award for Best First Novel

“Jonathan Maberry rushes headlong toward the front of the pack, proving that he has the chops to craft stories at once intimate, epic, real, and horrific.”

—Bentley Little, author of The Burning

“Reminiscent of Stephen King…Maberry supplies plenty of chills in this atmospheric novel…. This is horror on a grand scale.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Every so often, you discover an author whose writing is so lyrical that it transcends mere storytelling. Jonathan Maberry is just such an author.”

—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of The Mephisto Club

“It is hard to believe this is Jonathan Maberry’s debut novel because his writing is of such a high caliber and his storyline is comparable to that of a master writer of horror. Great action scenes, a growing sense of foreboding, and fine characterizations make this a one-sitting reading experience.”

—Midwest Book Review

“Jonathan Maberry writes in the grand poetic horror tradition of Poe and Robert McCammon. His novel is not just a frightening tale, but one in which the reader can truly identify with both the characters. The language and descriptions are vivid, threatening, and beautiful. Maberry belongs with the big names, including King and Koontz.”

—Stuart Kaminsky

“A chilling tale about the staying power of evil. As lyrical, melodic, and dark as the music that provides the imaginary soundtrack. Maberry breathes new life into modern horror fiction.”

—Scott Nicholson, author of The Red Church

“Maberry knows that true horror lies in the dark, hidden places in the human heart and to take this journey with him is genuinely chilling.”

—T. J. MacGregor, author of Cold As Death

“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 Piercing the Darkness and The Blood Hunters

“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

“Ghost Road Blues is a superbly woven, chilling tale that makes you wonder who the real monsters are—humans or the undead.”

—L.A. Banks, author of The Vampire Huntress Legends series

“As effective an opening as I’ve ever read, and the jolts just keep on coming.”

—Jeremiah Healy, author of The Only Good Lawyer

“Stunning! A fierce and new talent!”

—Ken Bruen, international bestselling author of American Skin

“A fun, fun read and creepy as hell. Jonathan Maberry serves up scares like pancakes at a church social.”

—Gregory Frost, author of Attack of the Jazz Giants and Other Stories

“I read as much horror fiction as I can get my hands on, and it’s been a LONG time since I’ve read anything that I’ve enjoyed as much as Ghost Road Blues.”

—Stephen Susco, screenwriter of The Grudge

“Ghost Road Blues rocks. From the first page to the last, Jonathan Maberry displays the sure hand of a master of the craft. I can’t wait to see what this new king of horror has in store for us next.”

—Bryan Smith, author of Deathbringer and the House of Blood books

“Jonathan Maberry writes densely layered prose full of real characters and plenty of eerie atmosphere. He’s in tune with both the dark side of human nature and the simple goodness that can redeem us all.”

—David Wellington, author of Monster Island: A Zombie Novel

“Jonathan Maberry is the big guy you’d want to back you up in a fight. Now, he’s writing big, scary books that feel just right. Ghost Road Blues is dues paid in advance: read it now so you can say you were there at the beginning of a blockbuster career.”

—Bill Kent, author of Street Legal

“With Ghost Road Blues, Jonathan Mayberry lands solidly on his feet in territory once dominated by Manly Wade Wellman and Joe Citro; this haunting, complex, terrifying, and deeply humane novel is a heady feast for those who’ve been looking for something new and lyrical in horror.”

—Gary A. Braunbeck, Bram Stoker Award winner, author of Destinations Unknown and Prodigal Blues

“Ghost Road Blues reminded me why I’m afraid of the dark.”

—Charles Gramlich, author of Cold Is the Light

“Maberry will scare the bejibbers out of you!”

—John Lutz, Shamus Award winner and author of Chill of Night

“Dark, scary, and so darn well written, one might think this book something Stephen King wrote and forgot about many years ago.”

—Michael Laimo, author of Dead Souls and The Demonologist

“Maberry takes his reader to new and chilling places. If you read horror, you can’t miss this book.”

—H. R. Knight, author of What Rough Beast

“Ghost Road Blues is a hell of a book—complex, sprawling, and spooky…with strong characters and a setting that’s pure Americana Halloween hell. A satisfying chunk of creepy, visceral horror storytelling—I’d recommend this to anyone who loves the works of Stephen King.”

—Jemiah Jefferson, author of Wound

“Reading Maberry is like listening to the blues in a graveyard at the stroke of midnight—the dead surround you, your pounding heart keeps steady rhythm with the dark, melodic prose, and the scares just keep coming. You find yourself wondering if it’s the wind howling through the cold, foreboding landscape of gray-slate tombstones or whether it’s Howlin’ Wolf’s scratchy voice singing ‘Evil.’”

—Fred Wiehe, author of Strange Days

“Get ready to be totally hooked, because it’s all here: incredible atmosphere, characters you truly care about, and a level of pure suspense that gets higher with every page. Jonathan Maberry is writing as well as anyone in the business right now, and I’ll be counting the days until his next book.”

—Steve Hamilton, Edgar Award–winning author of A Stolen Season

“A remarkable first novel [that] delivers scare after scare, lulling readers into a sense of security before jolting them upright, squeezing them with the tenacity of a snake, and leaving them breathless and begging for more.”

—dreadcentral.com

“Maberry’s Ghost Road Blues leads with a hard left hook and never lets up, full of good, strong writing and complex characters who step right off the page and into readers’ heads. It’s a lyrical, frightening and often astonishing read. Although Pine Deep is not a place you’d like to call home, you’ll feel as if you’ve been there before. A wonderful novel from a fresh new voice in the genre.”

—Nate Kenyon, author of Bloodstone

“Maberry weaves words of mesmeric power. Gruesome, scary, and bloody good fun.”

—Simon Clark, author of Vampyrrhic

“A wild melange of soulful blues music and gut-wrenching horror! Through vivid characters and clever descriptions, Jonathan Maberry carefully crafts a very special town that any horror fan would love to live in—that is, until it starts to get ugly…really ugly. He brings terror to life in a uniquely contemporary way. I’ll be so excited to read the second book in his trilogy!”

—Brinke Stevens, horror actress and author

“Ghost Road Blues is epic horror that puts you in the mind of The Stand, It, Boys’ Life, and They Thirst, but beats its own scary path. Nicely tied to the blues and the dark magic of Halloween, it is the first of an impressive new trilogy by Jonathan Maberry, whose vivid prose hits the right rhythms and whose creeping horrors will feed your nightmares until the next installment—and maybe forever. High-octane storytelling meant for chilly, full-moon nights.”

—W. D. Gagliani, author of the Bram Stoker Award finalist Wolf’s Trap

“Prepare to be scared. Maberry frightens, amuses, and makes you think, often on the same page. The horror is pervasive, but so is a deeply entrenched sense of fun. Move over, Stephen King.”

—J.A. Konrath, author of Dirty Martini

“Jonathan Maberry writes with the assured hand of a veteran wordsmith. His voice is a confident one, his stories possessed of the kind of rhythmic, lyrical quality one might find in the work of Cady, Conrad, or even Faulkner. And yet such comparisons, though hard to avoid when sitting around Maberry’s campfire and hearing his voice, are not entirely fair, for there is a uniqueness here that is exciting to behold. Jonathan Maberry is reaping a crop all his own, and I, for one, eagerly await the fruit of future harvests.”

—Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Currency of Souls, The Turtle Boy, and Vessels

“Maberry writes a vivid, fast-paced prose, creating characters and events that are memorable and often frightening. If you like your fiction compelling and deliciously dark, this is an author you should get to know.”

—Bruce Boston, author of Flashing the Dark

“Ghost Road Blues begins with more horror than one can imagine, and ends savagely beautiful, intricately and deftly written. Don’t start this book unless you can finish it!”

—Jack Fisher, Flesh & Blood magazine; president, GSHW

“A grand work, really absorbing and highly recommended. Maberry uses the same sort of small-town storytelling as Stephen King. The action is exciting and fast paced. Maberry looks to be a strong force for future storytelling.”

—maximumhorrors.com

“Like Stephen King in Salem’s Lot, Jonathan Maberry creates a small town where the everyday, flesh-and-blood brutality of the citizens seems to call forth a deeper, more supernatural evil…. A cliffhanger ending will make you impatient for the next installment of this trilogy!”

—E. F. Watkins, author of Dance with the Dragon

“Terrifying. Maberry gets deep into the heads of his troubled characters—and ours. The small-town horror feels like it’s right next door.”

—Jim Fusilli, author of Hard, Hard City

“Ghost Road Blues is epic horror guaranteed to save Jonathan Maberry a seat among the great writers within the horror community.”

—Joe Kroeger, Horror World

“Stunning, powerful…a complex, heart-pounding read. It deserves the Stoker for Best First Novel.”

—Kim Paffenroth, author of Gospel of the Living Dead

“As a horror fan, I loved Ghost Road Blues with its great storytelling and memorable cast of characters. As a music fan, I loved Maberry’s references to classic blues and rock recordings. There may very well have been hellhounds on Robert Johnson’s trail.”

—Andrew Burns, deejay, and author of The Legends of Classic Rock

“Riveting, bristling with scares, rich with atmosphere…brings to mind early Stephen King. Highly recommended!”

—Jay Bonansinga, author of Shattered

“Without a doubt this prolific author is the next Stephen King. Maberry deserves more then a Bram Stoker Award for this; he deserves Bram Stoker to rise from his grave and shake his hand.”

—Chad Wendell, New World Reviews

“A must for anyone who enjoys a literary roller-coaster ride with a deliciously grotesque streak.”

—Litara Angeli, Dark Realms magazine

“This is a fat rich gorgeous tale that demands to be paid attention to. Maberry is not fooling around.”

—Cemetery Dance