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Valleys: Volume One
The once and future King of Valley Horror, Patrick Quinn Kitson, brings you another 13 tantalizing, humor-laced tales about the faceless horrors and nightmarish creatures which occupy the darkest reaches of human fear.
A young woman raised among the historic vineyards of Napa Valley develops dark and deadly desires as she matures into adulthood. In the Roaring Fork Valley, a young man's casual sexual encounter has transformative repercussions. And within the rocky narrows of the Crystal River Valley, a malicious vehicular prank explodes into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Come one, come all and take a trip into the hilarious and horrifying world of Valley Horror with this definitive collection of spooky yarns from the author who simply refuses to leave well enough alone!
Purveyor of dread, bon vivant, and award-winning avant-garde tour-de-force, Patrick Quinn Kitson has been a lifelong student of the macabre, the satirical, and the intellectually dubious. Born and raised in the Roaring Fork Valley, he's coined the term Valley Horror in reference to his homebrewed brand of humorous speculative fiction which largely takes place in and around the snowy climes of Colorado.
His 2024 collection, DAY, was chosen as the best short story collection of the year by the Mystery Writers of America & American Blackguard, and his 2025 collection, BONEDALE was both a Killer Nashville Top Pick as well as being nominated for a Claymore Award. His work has also appeared in numerous publications.
He thinks you look great today.
A young woman raised among the historic vineyards of Napa Valley develops dark and deadly desires as she matures into adulthood. In the Roaring Fork Valley, a young man's casual sexual encounter has transformative repercussions. And within the rocky narrows of the Crystal River Valley, a malicious vehicular prank explodes into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Come one, come all and take a trip into the hilarious and horrifying world of Valley Horror with this definitive collection of spooky yarns from the author who simply refuses to leave well enough alone!
Purveyor of dread, bon vivant, and award-winning avant-garde tour-de-force, Patrick Quinn Kitson has been a lifelong student of the macabre, the satirical, and the intellectually dubious. Born and raised in the Roaring Fork Valley, he's coined the term Valley Horror in reference to his homebrewed brand of humorous speculative fiction which largely takes place in and around the snowy climes of Colorado.
His 2024 collection, DAY, was chosen as the best short story collection of the year by the Mystery Writers of America & American Blackguard, and his 2025 collection, BONEDALE was both a Killer Nashville Top Pick as well as being nominated for a Claymore Award. His work has also appeared in numerous publications.
He thinks you look great today.
230 pages, Paperback
Published September 8, 2026
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