Where Carrion Gods Dance - Softcover

Hodson, Brad C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0578585006 ISBN 13: 9780578585000

Publisher: Washington Park Press, 2019

Synopsis

The ground here is ancient, its dark soil rich with blood and marrow, its trees swaying in diseased wind. The air is cool even in summer and sunlight never touches the earth. Birds speak here, as do the things wriggling through the dirt. Be careful, now, for what they say has broken stronger minds than yours. Step through, child. Don't be afraid. We're all here, and we've been waiting for you. Welcome to the place WHERE CARRION GODS DANCE.
In this, his first collection of short fiction, acclaimed author and screenwriter Brad C. Hodson visits what Ray Bradbury called "the October Country," that place where it's always fall and dread things whisper from dark corners. The 17 stories inside tell of spirits brought forth by cursed plays, visions waiting in the space between breaths, and fleshly pleasures locked behind attic doors. A couple who have lost a child are given a second chance at parenting while two friends become addicted to dying. Childhood trauma comes back to scratch at the window in one tale while a corpse tears a crime spree across the Midwest in another.
So step into the clearing, pull that log close to the fire, and see why Hodson has been called "a master of atmosphere" and "a writer who easily weaves emotional landmines throughout the fear." Step into the place WHERE CARRION GODS DANCE

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Review

"Brad C. Hodson grabs you by the throat and never lets go."
-Don Roff, Author of Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection and Snowblind

"Hodson had me hooked from the intro with hissignature, simultaneously elegant and conversational voice. Where Carrion GodsDance is a sweet little treat, perfect for the Halloween season or year-round chills."
-- Megan Hart, NYT Bestselling Author of Black Wings 

"What I've always loved about Brad Hodson's work - and I've been a fan for many years - is not just the way his tales worm their way into your head like little invisible demons, but his gifts for creating living, breathing characters who bleed and love and cry like all of us. Brad's one of the horror genre's truest dark hidden treasures."
- Lisa Morton, six-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author and editor

"There are few writers able to terrify and move you in equal measure. Hodson is one of that rare number who can paint a rich palette of emotions through his words alone. There are not characters in his work, but rather real people. They are strange and haunted yet fully realized to such an extent that you'll find yourself quoting them days later. That is, when you're not looking over your shoulder. I can't imagine experiencing these stories and not feeling eyes on you or wondering what's crouched there in the dark, watching as you read. That he can do all of this with only the written word is a remarkable feat indeed."
- Harry Lennix, THE BLACKLIST, MAN OF STEEL, and THE MATRIX trilogy

"Hodson's mind is not a place I would want to live, but visiting is fun as long as you have some time to deal with the horror and trauma his narratives inflict. His work is a depthful energetic ride, full of fully fleshed out characters with surprising inner demons. His stories will make you shiver a little, maybe laugh, but for sure you will put them down and think about them for some time to come. The horror genre needs more Brad Hodson!"
- Paul Eckstein, writer and producer of NARCOS, LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, and co-creator of GODFATHER OF HARLEM

"Brad Hodson's Where Carrion Gods Dance is a collection you don't want to miss! The author has the rare ability and well-honed sensitivity that makes him able to delve into the minds of his characters and bring them to vivid life no matter how different from himself they might be. It's clear Hodson has spent a lifetime studying people. These stories shimmer on the page with emotion and compassion that amplifies and focuses the horror."
- Kate Jonez, author of Lady Bits

"Brad C. Hodson's first story collection, Where Carrion Gods Dance, reminds me of his excellent first novel, Darling. The writing is precise, the pacing fast, and the plotting compelling, but they both share a great characteristic. We read good books and collections, but we only experience the rarest book or collection. Lose yourself experiencing the stories in this excellent collection. Highly recommended."
- Gene O'Neill, The Burden of Indigo and The White Plague Chronicles

About the Author

Originally from East Tennessee, Brad C. Hodson is a novelist and screenwriter living in Los Angeles. A former stand-up comic and founder of the award winning sketch group "Happy Nowhere," he currently works as the Administrator for the Horror Writers Association. He's written for page, screen, stage, and games (both video and tabletop), and loves storytelling in all its forms. An adaptation of his upcoming novel THE MUD ANGEL is currently being adapted for television and is writing a new comic book series for WebToon. For more information on the author, or where you can find his other work, please visit www.brad-hodson.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Washington Park Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0578585006
• ISBN 13: 9780578585000
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 231