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Freaks Anon
Collection notices. Disapproving looks. Sleeping in a van. Life’s hard for a wannabe superhero. Things get harder still when Centurion’s sidekick, Henry, dies.
The police say Henry’s death was an accident. Centurion knows better. Henry’s death is part of a larger pattern. Someone’s murdering children—kids with extraordinary psychic and physical abilities—across the South and Midwest.
He needs to find the killer fast. In Chicago, his prime suspect has already set her sights on friends Astrid and Kim. But these teens aren’t like anything he’s ever seen. They’re special. Like Henry.
Centurion will face spies, monsters, and the ultimate evil: the Chicago auto pound. If he doesn’t watch out, he just might find he’s the one in need of saving.
Freaks Anon is Matt Darst's second novel, a paranormal superhero tale of myths, monsters, and the men that create them. All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Private donations can be made at http://do.eifoundation.org/goto/mattd...
"Darst works his magic in horror once again, this time expanding into the realm of superheroes in an exciting mash-up that fans of both comic books and the paranormal are sure to enjoy!"
- Stuart Conover, ScienceFiction.com
"Being a huge Alan Moore fan, I’m always hoping to read something intelligent when it comes to superheroes. I crave material like that…and Freaks Anon nails it. It’s a fanboy’s dream."
- Frank Hrin, Fearshop.com
"As with Dead Things, Matt Darst has created another sublime world. Freaks Anon is a dark, weird fairy tale of monsters and heroes. Excellent."
- Rich Hawkins, Author of The Last Plague and The Last Outpost
The police say Henry’s death was an accident. Centurion knows better. Henry’s death is part of a larger pattern. Someone’s murdering children—kids with extraordinary psychic and physical abilities—across the South and Midwest.
He needs to find the killer fast. In Chicago, his prime suspect has already set her sights on friends Astrid and Kim. But these teens aren’t like anything he’s ever seen. They’re special. Like Henry.
Centurion will face spies, monsters, and the ultimate evil: the Chicago auto pound. If he doesn’t watch out, he just might find he’s the one in need of saving.
Freaks Anon is Matt Darst's second novel, a paranormal superhero tale of myths, monsters, and the men that create them. All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Private donations can be made at http://do.eifoundation.org/goto/mattd...
"Darst works his magic in horror once again, this time expanding into the realm of superheroes in an exciting mash-up that fans of both comic books and the paranormal are sure to enjoy!"
- Stuart Conover, ScienceFiction.com
"Being a huge Alan Moore fan, I’m always hoping to read something intelligent when it comes to superheroes. I crave material like that…and Freaks Anon nails it. It’s a fanboy’s dream."
- Frank Hrin, Fearshop.com
"As with Dead Things, Matt Darst has created another sublime world. Freaks Anon is a dark, weird fairy tale of monsters and heroes. Excellent."
- Rich Hawkins, Author of The Last Plague and The Last Outpost
335 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 29, 2016
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About the author
Matt Darst
6 books43 followersMatt Darst got hooked on books early. He read recreationally at first, but soon began hitting the hard stuff after discovering a dog-eared copy of "Salem's Lot."
By twelve, Matt’s addiction to the written word took a turn for the worse. He started writing…for fun. His experimentation with notebooks (a classic gateway) led to dabbling with typewriters.
Matt went cold turkey in law school. He decided to straighten out his life. He got a job, a house, and a dog. His normal life was good. Still…
Pen and pad call to Matt late at night, cooing his name, telling him to take one last hit of fiction. Sometimes, when Matt’s weak, he heeds the siren call of the drug. He wakes from each blackout amid reams of freshly written pages, pages that have seemingly written themselves. Somehow, they coalesced into a book.
"Dead Things" is Matt’s first novel.
By twelve, Matt’s addiction to the written word took a turn for the worse. He started writing…for fun. His experimentation with notebooks (a classic gateway) led to dabbling with typewriters.
Matt went cold turkey in law school. He decided to straighten out his life. He got a job, a house, and a dog. His normal life was good. Still…
Pen and pad call to Matt late at night, cooing his name, telling him to take one last hit of fiction. Sometimes, when Matt’s weak, he heeds the siren call of the drug. He wakes from each blackout amid reams of freshly written pages, pages that have seemingly written themselves. Somehow, they coalesced into a book.
"Dead Things" is Matt’s first novel.
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August 17, 2016
"Free flowing. Perfectly paced from start to finish. Fast when it needs to be and slow when it has to be. Imaginative. Exhilarating. Thrilling. Fun. Scary in parts. This book really has it all."
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March 8, 2016
Freaks Anon is a fantastic book, intriguing and well paced, with great characters and an exciting tight plot that grabs you right from the start.
Centurion is an awesome character and the book is intriguing from beginning to end, jumping between timelines and keeping the action moving from character to character each of whom are fully fleshed out characters with unique qualities and motivations.
I really enjoyed this book and was pleasantly surprised to see that the quality of writing was way beyond my expectations for a small press novel; it is absolutely on par with something by Neil Gaiman or Stephen King. I'm always worried about small press books because you don't really know what quality you're going to get and there's so much stuff out there that it's hard to do all the research and reading yourself to find the few gems, but this is definitely one of them.
Centurion is an awesome character and the book is intriguing from beginning to end, jumping between timelines and keeping the action moving from character to character each of whom are fully fleshed out characters with unique qualities and motivations.
I really enjoyed this book and was pleasantly surprised to see that the quality of writing was way beyond my expectations for a small press novel; it is absolutely on par with something by Neil Gaiman or Stephen King. I'm always worried about small press books because you don't really know what quality you're going to get and there's so much stuff out there that it's hard to do all the research and reading yourself to find the few gems, but this is definitely one of them.
May 3, 2016
Freaks Anon is what most fans of superheroes and horror want but seldom get. Great writing with believable characters and a story that captures your imagination from page one. It brings superheroes into the 21st century and is backed up by a wonderful historical back-story that re-writes werewolf lore.
September 16, 2016
Loved it! Read it way too fast!! 4 stars simply because I want to know more about Chee, Astrid, and Kim!! Fun read. Loved the way the historical background was incorporated into the story and especially loved when it all comes together. I hope there's more to follow because these characters are great and have so much potential. I very much appreciate Darst's strong female characters!
December 20, 2016
Wow
Shape shifters, witches, superheroes oh my. A great book written superbly by Matt Darst. A story full of twist and turns, murder, good vs evil and a superhero to cheer on. Non stop action, edge of your seat horror. Bloody brilliant.
Shape shifters, witches, superheroes oh my. A great book written superbly by Matt Darst. A story full of twist and turns, murder, good vs evil and a superhero to cheer on. Non stop action, edge of your seat horror. Bloody brilliant.
July 14, 2016
A superhero murder mystery with a paranormal twist. Excellent.
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