Dead And Gone

by Harry Shannon

Unemployed actor Jack Wade takes his comatose wife to an isolated cabin in the mountains and loses his grip on reality. As Jack falls apart inside, someone or something begins stalking the woods outside. Is the mountain evil, the cabin haunted? Or is poor Jack just going insane? Harry Shannon's disturbing novel is a relentless, non-stop exercise in terror. Also a Lionsgate movie, trailer below.

Genres: Horror

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First published August 1, 2008

About the author

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Harry Shannon has been an actor, a singer, an Emmy-nominated songwriter, a recording artist in Europe, a music publisher, a film studio executive and worked as a free-lance Music Supervisor on films such as “Basic Instinct” and “Universal Soldier.” He is author of the horror novels “Night of the Beast” and “Night of the Werewolf” in addition to “Daemon” (formerly “Night of the Daemon”). Harry also wrote the Mick Callahan suspense novels “Memorial Day,” (2005) “Eye of the Burning Man,” (2006) and “One of the Wicked” (Nov. 2008), as well as the acclaimed thriller “The Pressure of Darkness” (2006). His novel "Dead and Gone" (August 2008) has a movie version, screenplay by Shannon, and it is now on DVD via LionsGate. All of his early novels are now available via Amazon.com on Kindle, and some via Smashwords. His collection "A Host of Shadows" and the novella "PAIN" were recently published by Dark Regions Press. "CLAN" and "The Hungry" (co-written with Steven W, Booth) are also on Kindke and Nook. "The Dead Man: Kill Them All" we be released by Amazon.com via their new publishing company Thomas and Mercer. Harry can be contacted via his web site www.harryshannon.com. He is also a member of Top Suspense Group www.topsuspensegroup.com

Reviews

[Brook Gale · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to agree with others who've commented on this book. Pretty much a guy who lives in a haunted house, goes nuts, kills people. Not very original.

[Karl]

This book is copy 76 of 150 hardcover copies, signed and numbered by Harry Shannon.

[Lisa Barry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recipe for a "B Movie" Horror Novel:

1 American Indian Burial Ground;
1 Dilapidated Cabin;
3 Gruesome Murders and 1 pinch of Suicide;
1 Coma sufferer (former movie exec, raving bitch preferred);
1 Good-looking long suffering Husband (for best flavor, he should be a former male prostitute);
1 slightly bruised Female Constable (traumatized Iraqi war vets preferred);
2 Cups of Crazy; and
Several generous dashes of weirdness.

Mix all ingredients together at a moderate pace and enjoy.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has some memorable horrific scenes, but the book as a whole does not shine as brightly -- or should I say darkly -- as the rest of his work. Though this is not a bad book, I felt a little disappointed with it.

[Trevor Oakley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dead and Gone really hooked me! This is an in-your-face ghost story, visceral, and layered with a satisfying twist to it.

[Rita · Rating 5 out of 5]

I stayed up all night reading this book. It scared the shit out of me, left me feeling uneasy for days, and was a great ride! Horror supreme.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great page-turner to ride out Hurricane Sandy! Could not put it down even reading by flashlight.