Name: Ghost Road Blues
ISBN: 9780786018154

Jonathan Maberry

The residents of Pine Deep, while preparing for the country's largest Halloween celebration, face terror when the ancient evil that wreaked bloody havoc on their town thirty years ago returns.

Ghost Road Blues

A small town once haunted by a serial killer braces for a new evil in this debut horror novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Ink. Thirty years ago, a blues musician called the Bone Man killed the devil at the crossroads, only to be beaten and hung like a scarecrow in a cornfield—or so the story goes. Today, the people of Pine Deep celebrate their town’s grisly past by luring tourists to the famous haunted hayride, full of chills and scares. But this year as Halloween approaches, “The Spookiest Town in America” will learn the true meaning of fear. Its residents will see the real face of evil lurking behind the masks of ordinary people. They will feel it—in their hearts, in their bones, in their nightmares. Because evil never dies. It only grows stronger . . . Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel First in the Pine Deep Trilogy Praise for Ghost Road Blues “Maberry supplies plenty of chills, both Earth-bound and otherworldly, in this atmospheric horror novel . . . . This is horror on a grand scale, reminiscent of Stephen King’s heftier works.” —Publishers Weekly Praise for Jonathan Maberry “Jonathan Maberry’s horror is rich and visceral. It’s close to the heart . . . and close to the jugular.” —Kevin J. Anderson “Maberry has the chops to craft stories at once intimate, epic, real, and horrific.” —Bentley Little “Maberry spins great stories. His (Pine Deep) vampire novels are unique and masterful.” —Richard Matheson “Maberry’s works will be read for many, many years to come.” —Ray Bradbury

Amy Maddess

Great opening scene. I thought this book would be perfect for Halloween, but it kind of just fell flat from there.

This is a wonderful book and the beginning of one of my favorite trilogies of all time.  The idea of "Little Halloween" (Friday the 13th occurring in October) plays a big part in this series, and since this is a year with Friday the 13th in October, my plan was to read the book according to the event timeline--so for example, the things that happen on October 7 in the book I would actually read about on October 7.  I planned to read the entire series this way, but started too late and never caught up.  In any case, this is an excellent story for anyone who loves horror unique horror novels with protagonists you would want to be friends with and antagonists you absolutely loathe.  

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Rebecca Light

A great read for Halloween. I listened to the audio book actually and I highly recommend it. Great ready who really captures the tone of the novel.