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No Turning Back
“Sometimes people can be monsters too.” After seeing her family brutally massacred, the only survivor is taken captive by the men responsible for their deaths. She fights for her life and finds help in the form of five unsuspecting friends who are heading into the woods for a quiet weekend. Now the murderers have them all in their sights. They will stop at nothing to see them dead. But these are no ordinary killers…they are something much more terrifying.
- GenresHorror
164 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2012
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About the author
Andy Deane
4 books94 followersANDY DEANE
Andy Deane is a modern renaissance man, having found success as a musician, a horror author, and most recently as a photographer. He has recently given stand-up comedy a shot, and enjoys making people laugh uncomfortably. He was raised on a steady diet of horror films from the time he figured out what a drive-in theater was, and despite his constant ear to ear grin he never lost his love for art that dares to peer in to darker places.
Music was Andy’s first love, and his career began early in high school with the formation of his first metal band. Shortly after graduating he completed 5 years of operatic vocal training. He cofounded Bella Morte in 1996 and has since released 7 albums and 2 EPs with the band. They have been touring the world performing for legions of devoted fans the entire time, and show no signs of slowing down. In 2013 Metropolis Records released “The Best Of Bella Morte (1996-2012)” celebrating the first 17 years of their dark, diverse catalogue of sounds. A new Bella Morte album will hit shelves in 2014. Andy’s prolific musical career doesn’t stop with there. He has also released a synth-pop album under the moniker The Rain Within, and a post-punk album as Brighter Fires. Both projects have sophomore albums slated for release in 2014.
Andy recently wrapped up work on the soundtrack for the upcoming remake of the classic B-Movie film Plan 9 From Outer Space for Darkstone Entertainment. Andy’s outlet for his other soundtrack/ambient work is Small Precious Lights, a project he launched in early 2014.
Andy scored his first publishing deal without the help of an agent after several long, frustrating hours perusing the “how to get an agent” books at his local bookstore. His stories have a unique southern voice with a blood-red splash of dark humor thrown in the mix. Much of his first novel (The Sticks, Delirium Books, 2009) was written while passing long miles between gigs on the road with Bella Morte. Since finishing The Sticks, Andy has completed a novella (The Third House, Thunderstorm Books, 2010), a novel (All The Darkness In The World, Thunderstorm Books, 2011), and a second novella (No Turning Back, DarkFuse, 2012).
Photography is another art that Andy has grown passionate about, and touring the world has provided plenty of locations to snap haunting images. His work manages to be nostalgic, tortured, and beautiful at the same time. His first run of prints sold out in under a month, and he has found continued success online and at conventions.
Andy was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and figures he’ll be buried there someday.
Find Andy at - www.BellaMorte.com
Andy Deane is a modern renaissance man, having found success as a musician, a horror author, and most recently as a photographer. He has recently given stand-up comedy a shot, and enjoys making people laugh uncomfortably. He was raised on a steady diet of horror films from the time he figured out what a drive-in theater was, and despite his constant ear to ear grin he never lost his love for art that dares to peer in to darker places.
Music was Andy’s first love, and his career began early in high school with the formation of his first metal band. Shortly after graduating he completed 5 years of operatic vocal training. He cofounded Bella Morte in 1996 and has since released 7 albums and 2 EPs with the band. They have been touring the world performing for legions of devoted fans the entire time, and show no signs of slowing down. In 2013 Metropolis Records released “The Best Of Bella Morte (1996-2012)” celebrating the first 17 years of their dark, diverse catalogue of sounds. A new Bella Morte album will hit shelves in 2014. Andy’s prolific musical career doesn’t stop with there. He has also released a synth-pop album under the moniker The Rain Within, and a post-punk album as Brighter Fires. Both projects have sophomore albums slated for release in 2014.
Andy recently wrapped up work on the soundtrack for the upcoming remake of the classic B-Movie film Plan 9 From Outer Space for Darkstone Entertainment. Andy’s outlet for his other soundtrack/ambient work is Small Precious Lights, a project he launched in early 2014.
Andy scored his first publishing deal without the help of an agent after several long, frustrating hours perusing the “how to get an agent” books at his local bookstore. His stories have a unique southern voice with a blood-red splash of dark humor thrown in the mix. Much of his first novel (The Sticks, Delirium Books, 2009) was written while passing long miles between gigs on the road with Bella Morte. Since finishing The Sticks, Andy has completed a novella (The Third House, Thunderstorm Books, 2010), a novel (All The Darkness In The World, Thunderstorm Books, 2011), and a second novella (No Turning Back, DarkFuse, 2012).
Photography is another art that Andy has grown passionate about, and touring the world has provided plenty of locations to snap haunting images. His work manages to be nostalgic, tortured, and beautiful at the same time. His first run of prints sold out in under a month, and he has found continued success online and at conventions.
Andy was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and figures he’ll be buried there someday.
Find Andy at - www.BellaMorte.com
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
April 15, 2015
What a story! Andy Deane fires both barrels with what starts off as a rednecks-on-a-rampage tale that quickly morphs into redneck-werewolves-on-a-rampage before serving up some sweet, gory revenge! If you're a fan of his The Sticks then is the book for you!
October 9, 2012
This is the story of a girl (we never know her name) who has had her family brutally tortured and killed, she is the only survivor and now she has been kidnapped by the men who did it. They in turn torture and rape her. She escapes and runs into a car containing five travellers who are headed to a cottage for a quiet weekend. They take her with them and now the killers are after them too. They are soon trapped in the house, but these are no ordinary killers, they are something far more horrifying....
This was great. It was soaked in blood and gore, just how I like it. It starts off as a typical slasher type story but soon develops into something far more scary and horrific. There was also a twist in the story that was totally unexpected. It is short but perfectly formed! All the action was neatly contained in the package, and I never felt I was needing more. The pace was fast and I devoured it in one sitting. It was delicious and dark and very very well written.
This was great. It was soaked in blood and gore, just how I like it. It starts off as a typical slasher type story but soon develops into something far more scary and horrific. There was also a twist in the story that was totally unexpected. It is short but perfectly formed! All the action was neatly contained in the package, and I never felt I was needing more. The pace was fast and I devoured it in one sitting. It was delicious and dark and very very well written.
June 29, 2012
Once you start this novella you won't be able to stop. From page one it draws you in and won't let you go until you finish the last word. The action is non-stop and each chapter changes what you think you already know. Don't let it's small size fool you, 'No Turning Back' has just as much blood, guts, horror, and drama as any full length novel, if not a little more in the blood and guts department. And even though it's lacking in Andy's usual 12 year-old-boy humor and snappy one-liners it still has the sense of the realness, the sense of 'this could happen to anyone', that all his written works contain.
November 4, 2015
After reading The Sticks I searched for other works by Andy Deane and found this book. It's a quick short read which felt much like a movie. From the first page I couldn't pull myself away from it although I had a pretty good idea what was coming, just like a horror movie. There's plenty of gore and rape here, similar to my own book Vengeance of the Werewolf which of course is right up my alley. Andy Deane is a great horror writer, read his works you won't be sorry. I look forward to reading more of his stories.
August 6, 2012
A quick and bloody romp that gets straight to the point. Great fun - Andy's got a to-the-point voice that is refreshing and realistic, which makes for an engaging read.
And yes, he still owes me his pinkies.
And yes, he still owes me his pinkies.
December 30, 2015
A quick read, No Turning Back reads like a movie with classic horror movie tropes. I enjoyed it as a light read and I think it would do very well extended. I actually want to know more about the girl and what happens to her after this story ends, so I'm rooting for a sequel.
May 16, 2013
I would have given this 4 stars, but I didn't quite get the ending. Great fast-paced story with plenty of twists and gore.
May 2, 2016
Parts of this one were REALLY tough to read. A few parts.
Otherwise, basic teenagers go to the woods and meet hill-billies with a twist.
Otherwise, basic teenagers go to the woods and meet hill-billies with a twist.
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