Unhinged

by Stephen J. Semones

Welcome to Falls Gap. Your typical American town. Everyone knows one another, waves politely, and spends their summers enjoying the beautiful Washington state weather. On the surface, Falls Gap is the picture perfect scene of Americana. Over the Independence Day weekend of 1980, every citizen either mysteriously vanished without a trace, or died, leaving only their remains for speculation as to what occurred. The following Monday morning, no one was left in Falls Gap to say what happened. When two FBI agents are dispatched to investigate, they find more than they bargained for in this perfect little town. Trying to piece together what happened to the citizens of Falls Gap, they soon discover an evil unlike anything they've seen before. Take a journey into the macabre with eleven disturbing and frightening stories that unravel the mystery of Falls Gap. UNHINGED chronicles the last gasps muffled by the fireworks of that fateful weekend.

210 pages, Paperback

First published November 27, 2014

About the author

Best-selling author, journalist, and former filmmaker, Stephen J. Semones began writing at an early age to satisfy his compulsion to tell stories. Since then, he has gone on to develop some of the most ambitious projects in the worlds of independent film, literature, and online radio.

Retired from film, Stephen decided to put all of his focus on writing. His candid how-to-book on filmmaking, Beyond the Lens: A Beginner's Guide to Filmmaking, hit the best-seller list five times and further established him as a formidable force in both the film and literary worlds. Since then, Stephen concentrated everything on writing fiction and received high praise upon release of his own superhero novel series, GLOOM. His other fiction works include contributing three short stories to the horror and science fiction compilation Timeless Requiem from Millenia Press and short stories for the Coscom Entertainment Metahuman anthologies. He's also received critical acclaim with his frightening novella, THE SACRIFICE OF CANDACE BLAKE, and his horror novel, UNHINGED. Now writing full time, Stephen finds himself constantly interviewing, writing, and touring conventions.

Stephen currently resides in Tennessee with his beautiful wife and their four children.

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Reviews

[Heather Daughrity · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know, there's just enough Independence Day-themed horror.

In Unhinged, eleven stories take the reader through the 4th of July weekend in the tiny town of Falls Gap, 1980.

I'm not really sure what exactly was happening here, but it was bloody and bizarre and there seemed to be a lot of cannibalism and by the end of the weekend not a single person remained alive within the town.

Creepy clowns, backwoods hillbillies, jilted wives, lake monsters, invisible evil forces, and a questionable carnival owner combine for a series of tales that are over-the-top, B-movie style, watch-through-your-fingers, laugh -while-you-shriek, horrific fun.