The Pumpkin Man

PRAISE FOR JOHN EVERSON!

THE PUMPKIN MAN

“With The Pumpkin Man, John Everson carves his name into the list of great horror writers. This is a deliciously creepy novel!”

—Jonathan Maberry, multiple Bram Stoker Award–winning author of The Wolfman

“John Everson’s The Pumpkin Man is a fresh look at one of my favorite subjects, urban legends. Fast-paced, gory fun that is perfect for a chilly autumn night.”

—James A. Moore, author of Blood Red

“Robert Bloch lives! John Everson’s The Pumpkin Man is a lean, mean, supernatural thriller in the best tradition of Bloch and Matheson. The story of a grieving daughter prying open the shriveled gourds of her past, Everson’s book yanks the reader along by the nape of the neck—and also, unexpectedly, by the heart—into a dark territory best traveled in a well-lighted room, with a guard on duty. Great stuff!”

—Jay Bonansinga, National Bestselling Author of Perfect Victim

“John Everson brings something new and edgy to the genre. It’s like reading a killer rock record.”

—Paperback Horror

“A creepy, sharply written grisly tale that will make you think twice about the jack-o-lanterns you see in your neighborhood this coming Halloween.”

—Famous Monsters of Filmland

“. . . One of the best horror writers that is out there.”

—The Horror Review

“Everson consistently offers creepy, gothic settings, disturbing kill scenes, plenty of thrills, and writing that’s more addictive than crack.”

—Horror Fiction Review

“John Everson has guts, and clearly likes to explore and tamper with boundaries. He is a good enough writer that he can get away with murder, as well as multitudes of morbid mayhem.”

—Hellnotes

SIREN

“. . . A richly lyrical and melancholic meditation on loss and desperate yearning. Also a superbly effective exercise in soul-ripping terror. Modern horror doesn’t get much better than this.”

—Bryan Smith, author of The Dark Ones

“John Everson hits one out of the park and into deep water! Siren is as wicked a tale of intense sexual obsession as any you’re likely to read, and it’ll definitely make you afraid—very afraid—of the water.”

—W. D. Gagliani, Author of Wolf’s Gambit

“. . . A twisted fable of lust and obsession—with a very salty finish.”

—Amber Benson, author of Death’s Daughter

“John Everson went to the darkest part of the subconscious to create a tale of terror that will leave you haunted, days after the last page is read.”

—Brian Yount, Doorways

Scream Queens love Siren, too!

“A thoroughly engaging tale . . . Everson’s excellent prose and vivid storytelling riff on the depths of obsession and sexual addiction.”

—Brinke Stevens, horror movie actress

“Tautly sensual, obsessively dangerous, this siren will get under your skin . . . with her teeth!”

—Christa Campbell, actress

“It was as if I was under a siren’s call myself. I had to read John Everson’s Siren in one sitting to get to the unexpected, chilling ending.”

—Amy Lynn Best, director and star of Splatter Movie: The Director’s Cut