IRONS: Ravens Landing

by Eric Turowski

A bizarre traffic accident on a lonely stretch of Interstate-5 strands a diverse group of travelers together. Each vehicle, totaled or not, stops running. Electronics go dead. Something unseen stalks a night that seems far too dark. A cop, a trucker, a student, a trophy wife, her mysterious government official husband, and an oversized biker must find a way to survive a world that no longer seems their own.

80 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 13, 2025

About the author

Eric Turowski is the author of Willing Servants, 21st Century Pulp, as well as numerous short stories. He is the general manager and part owner of the Alameda Sun newspaper in Alameda, California, as well as a resident of that fair city.

Interests are writing, fencing, anthropology, ghost hunting, painting, drawing, inventing things already invented, cryptozoology, dinosaurs, playing guitar and being an american "idle".

Like to write and play music, punk rock, for the most part. Influences are the Beatles, the Ramones, Blue Oyster Cult, David Bowie and the Buzzcocks.

Some favorite movies are Jaws, the Exorcist, Buckaroo Bonzai and Star Wars. Anything with zombies, big bugs and demons a big plus here, love the blood and gore of a horror flick. I can also appreciate a really bad B movie as well.

Television shows I enjoy are Eureka, Sesame Street, Josie &; The Pussycats, Scoobie Doo, X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Night Stalker, Lost, Murder and Ghost Hunters(to name a few).

Heroes besides my mother, father,and girlfriend... Darren McGavin, William Shatner and Stan (the man) Lee. Batman, of course...why? He can kick Supermans ass and he has no super powers! Plus he has all the cool toys!

Reviews

[Jason Waltz · Rating 3 out of 5]

A VERY intriguing story, but...

...not like any other Irons' story. And it actually doesn't feel like it's just Irons' story. The longest Irons' story I've read, and it feels like an end of the line type story. So this is very different than all of my history with this character. I think this is for readers who already know Irons and not for newbies, so be forewarned.

Lots of head shifting, which does help tell the story, but still a lot for this short of a story. Cool setting, great mystery, strong supernatural threats. Characters have understandable motivations and overall the plot and subplots blend well.

I am an Irons fan and often Irons' stories fall into Sword & Sorcery. This is not S&S and I must admit this story would not make me an Irons fan.

[Constantine Bech · Rating 5 out of 5]

It reads both like a cult classic horror film of the late 90s, and a Stranger Things season finale at the same time. Neither of those is a bad thing, especially in terms of how the characters play off of each other, and how the horror is revealed and the relative level of fear keeps mounting. But not for Irons, because he’s seen this shit before and got out of tighter spots. Some of them flanked by a pair of long legs, I’m sure.

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