Hey, all! Just wanted to get the word out that I have a new book coming out on December 20 this year. It's under my real name, John Mantooth, and it's called Holy Ghost Road. I'm super proud of it, and it's already garnered some big praise from some of my favorite writers. I hope you'll add it to your list and snag a copy when it comes out. If you want to preorder, you can do that here:

https://www.cemeterydance.com/holygho...

"Holy Ghost Road is a southern fried coming-of-age road novel mashed with an epic good vs. evil yarn. Thrilling from page one, as well as inventive and compassionate, the book made me want to go climb the nearest tree and sit in the branches with Forest." - Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Pallbearers Club.

"Mantooth has a gift for imbuing every turn of phrase with the weight of a deep-down truth you can't imagine you didn't know before. When he turns his pen to horror, the result is nothing short of enthralling. HOLY GHOST ROAD is a prime example of atmospheric, spiritual and human immersion. Walking the long road with Forest, the reader sees through her eyes, and feels every flash of fear, dread and hope as though it were their own. Not to be missed." - Laurel Hightower, author of Crossroads and Below

"Whether he's writing horror or crime, John Mantooth always renders the South and its people with understanding of and compassion for its nuances, contradictions, particular nightmares and singular beauty. You'll find all of those things in Holy Ghost Road, wrapped around a tense, riveting horror story of demons, religion, and family, worthy of Robert McCammon and Michael McDowell at their best. This one is special." - Nathan Ballingrud, author of The Strange and North American Lake Monsters

"Holy Ghost Road is one part road novel, one part Southern Gothic, but at its core it's a modern fairy tale. Forest is on the way to her grandma's house, pursued by a wolf of a man and his pack of demonic minions. You will root for Forest as she faces various obstacles on her journey, you will cry with her, and you will fear for her as she is propelled toward the startling, terrifying climax. There's a bit of Lansdale here, a bit of McCammon, but ultimately this is a story only John Mantooth could write. Picking up this book will be easy. Putting it down again will be hard. And forgetting what you've read afterward will be damn-near impossible." - Ian Rogers, author of Every House is Haunted