John Hornor Jacobs has worked in advertising for the last fifteen years, played in bands, and pursued art in various forms. He is also, in his copious spare time, a novelist, represented by Stacia Decker of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. His first novel, Southern Gods, was published by Night Shade Books and shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award. His second novel, This Dark Earth, will be published in July, 2012, by Gallery/Pocket Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. His young adult series, The Incarcerado Trilogy comprised of The Twelve Fingered Boy, Incarcerado, and The End of All Things, will be published by Carolrhoda Labs, an imprint of Lerner Publishing
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
Series
Twelve-Fingered Boy Trilogy
1. The Twelve-Fingered Boy (2013)
2. The Shibboleth (2014)
3. The Conformity (2015)
1. The Twelve-Fingered Boy (2013)
2. The Shibboleth (2014)
3. The Conformity (2015)
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Books containing stories by John Hornor Jacobs

Do Not Go Quietly (2019)
An Anthology of Defiance in Victory
edited by
Lesley Conner and Jason Sizemore
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Dead First (2026)
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The Drowning House (2024)
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"Propulsive, exciting, often terrifying, The Drowning House effortlessly threads compelling mysteries and horrors into a supernatural thriller drawing readers in from the first heart-stopping pages and not letting go until the end. Priest once again proves she is a masterful storyteller promising secrets and revelations. She delivers on all counts."

The Trees Grew Because I Bled There (2023)
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"Something is rotten at the heart of LaRocca's literary world. An unease, a disquiet, a world-spanning cancer. Grief and horror unfold in tandem in one of the most original and startling collections I've read in a long while. The Trees Grew Because I Bled There is a dark elegy and not one to be taken lightly. Don't miss it."
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