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Midwestern Gothic

by Scott Thomas
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Four gothic novellas from the novelist of Kill Creek and Violet, praised by the New York Times, National Public Radio, and the American Library Association.
In The Door in the Field, a construction worker's bad day becomes a far worse night when drinks at an off-the-books bar send him down an unforeseeably bloody path.
In The Boy in the Woods, something evil has infected the counselors at a summer camp, and a young boy will have to do anything he can to survive the night.
In One Half of a Child's Face, a woman spying on her daughter and ex-husband notices an odd painting hanging in an empty apartment . . . one that seems to call to the building's children.
In Wear Your Secret Like a Stone, a big-box clerk discovers that her book pick for a Halloween display echoes a dark secret hidden beneath the idyllic facade of her hometown.
With this collection, Scott Thomas digs his hands into the soil of the American heartland and establishes himself as a master of Midwestern Gothic.

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    September 17, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9781950301669

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      • ISBN: 9781950301669
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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from April 1, 2024

      In this collection of four novellas, Thomas (The Boy in the Woods; Violet) brilliantly presents a book that not only is dripping with overwhelming dread on every page but also serves as a proof of concept for the Midwestern gothic. The novellas, all set in the fictional town of Blantonville, KS, are framed by the works of Thomas's most famous characters, the horror novelists from his book Kill Creek. From cosmic to folk horror, from a twist on the summer-camp slasher to a Hitchcockian psychological nightmare, each single-sitting read stands alone as a fully realized, unnerving tale, expertly merging compelling storylines and fascinating characters. However, it is the sense of place that shines here, illustrating how the vast, wide-open prairie can turn against the characters and provoke terror in readers. An immersive, chilling, and unsettling read that will put Blantonville on the horror map right next to Castle Rock. VERDICT A must-buy title that updates the enduringly popular form of the gothic novel from a new perspective (as in Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia or The Hollow Kind by Andy Davidson), while also adding depth to the horror that unites Thomas's literary universe, similar to Goblin and Spin a Black Yarn by Josh Malerman.

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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