Stretch-Neck: A Veil Story

by Jonathan Janz

Chapbook sent to those who preordered Veil

19 pages

Published January 1, 2025

About the author

Jonathan Janz is an author and public schoolteacher. His sci-fi horror novel VEIL is now available, and you can find his story "Lenora" in THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND. He’s represented for Film & TV by Adam Kolbrenner of Lit Entertainment, and his literary agent is Lane Heymont. His ghost story The Siren and the Specter was selected as a Goodreads Choice nominee for Best Horror. Additionally, his novels Children of the Dark and The Dark Game were chosen by Booklist and Library Journal as Top Ten Horror Books of the Year. Jonathan’s main interests are his wonderful wife and his three amazing children. You can sign up for his newsletter (http://jonathanjanz.us12.list-manage....), and you can follow him on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Amazon, Threads, Bluesky, TikTok, and Goodreads.

Reviews

[Lisa Mills · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved Veil and finished it in a weekend, so I was excited when a friend told me about the chapbook “Stretch-neck”. Without spoiling anything about Veil, this read provides insight into Tommy’s character and makes me appreciate his actions & decisions in Veil that much more. While the timing of Stretch-Neck is almost synonymous with Veil’s opening chapter, it is interesting to read about the unfolding of this global event from a different perspective than John Calhoun’s. I wish there were more chapbooks, Jonathan Janz! For Miranda especially.

[Paul Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this as a precursor to Veil, and what a phenomenal precursor it is! It's like a perfectly-done movie trailer, where it gives you just enough to pique your interest, but not too much to give away the whole story. Now it's on to the main attraction...