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Jay Bower

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JAY BOWER is a horror author living outside St. Louis, MO in the forest of Southern Illinois. He spends his time reading, writing, and convincing his wife the dark stories he writes do not involve her.

One time punk-rock skateboarder and heavy metal kid of the 80s, Jay approaches his work with the same indie attitude as those early punk bands.

He's the author of several dark novels and short stories. He can be reached at jay@jay-bower.com. ...more

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The Terror of Willow Falls

The Terror of Willow Falls: An Eyebiter Novel

Is my upcoming novel set to release on March 26th.

It's a prequel story to my novella Eyebiter's Revenge that was in The Conservator's Collection: Derelict.

Discounted preorders are now available on Amazon.

I'll be sharing more about the novel over the coming weeks. Read more of this blog post »

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Published on February 10, 2024 04:44 • Tags: eyebiter, horror, new-horror, willow-falls

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	Cadaverous 4.17 avg rating — 561 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Burden of Life: An Eyebiter Novel (The Eyebiter Saga Book 2) 4.40 avg rating — 97 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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