A gripping, dark suspense story from the excellent Bryan Smith.
Accompanied by an unsuspecting target, an aspiring serial killer journeys to a remote mountainous location at the same time as a woman looking to bury evidence of a heinous crime walks the same trail. A sudden unnatural storm transports them to a mist-shrouded field that rolls on for countless miles in all directions. A towering skyscraper stands at the centre that they both must enter – a plaque on the door reads simply, MONSTROUS, a hint of the surreal cosmic horrors lurking inside.
Have they been delivered to this strange place for a chance at redemption, or for some ultimate form of punishment not available to earthly forces? Will they ever know the truth?
FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to excellent original writing in horror, science fiction and fantasy. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress. Awarded independent publisher of 2024 by the British Fantasy Society.
Genre: Horror
Accompanied by an unsuspecting target, an aspiring serial killer journeys to a remote mountainous location at the same time as a woman looking to bury evidence of a heinous crime walks the same trail. A sudden unnatural storm transports them to a mist-shrouded field that rolls on for countless miles in all directions. A towering skyscraper stands at the centre that they both must enter – a plaque on the door reads simply, MONSTROUS, a hint of the surreal cosmic horrors lurking inside.
Have they been delivered to this strange place for a chance at redemption, or for some ultimate form of punishment not available to earthly forces? Will they ever know the truth?
FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to excellent original writing in horror, science fiction and fantasy. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress. Awarded independent publisher of 2024 by the British Fantasy Society.
Genre: Horror
Praise for this book
"Bryan Smith is one of the most reliable and consistently entertaining writers working in the horror and suspense genres." - Ray Garton
"Those familiar with Smith's work probably know what he delivers: dark, hyperviolent horror with a wonderfully pulpy atmosphere and non-stop action. Kill For Satan! is all about evil, but if evil is this damn fun, I never want to be good." - Gabino Iglesias
"With MONSTROUS, Bryan Smith delivers what might very well be the best novel of his career. A staggering work of cosmic horror along the lines of Brian Lumley, but pure 100% Bryan Smith. Must read!" - Brian Keene
"MONSTROUS just might be my favorite Bryan Smith book now. I've enjoyed everything he writes, and his latest tops them all. Can't recommend enough!" - Kristopher Rufty
"Bryan Smith has written a masterwork of cosmic horror, a swirling vortex of the surreal and the gritty, the beautiful and the terrible, the disorienting and the distorted into one cohesive and utterly terrifying story. Forget your understanding of reality; it's the plaything of something MONSTROUS. This is cosmic horror at its best." - Mary SanGiovanni
"Every Bryan Smith book I read is always better than the last. MONSTROUS is bizarre, complex, atmospheric, and deranged. If you love watching horror on a VCR or plunging into the depths of a liminal nightmare . . . then this book was written for you!" - Judith Sonnet
"The horrors Bryan Smith conjures in MONSTROUS are both imaginative and terrifying. This unforgettable descent into cosmic dread is a weird and unsettling masterpiece!" - Tim Waggoner
"Those familiar with Smith's work probably know what he delivers: dark, hyperviolent horror with a wonderfully pulpy atmosphere and non-stop action. Kill For Satan! is all about evil, but if evil is this damn fun, I never want to be good." - Gabino Iglesias
"With MONSTROUS, Bryan Smith delivers what might very well be the best novel of his career. A staggering work of cosmic horror along the lines of Brian Lumley, but pure 100% Bryan Smith. Must read!" - Brian Keene
"MONSTROUS just might be my favorite Bryan Smith book now. I've enjoyed everything he writes, and his latest tops them all. Can't recommend enough!" - Kristopher Rufty
"Bryan Smith has written a masterwork of cosmic horror, a swirling vortex of the surreal and the gritty, the beautiful and the terrible, the disorienting and the distorted into one cohesive and utterly terrifying story. Forget your understanding of reality; it's the plaything of something MONSTROUS. This is cosmic horror at its best." - Mary SanGiovanni
"Every Bryan Smith book I read is always better than the last. MONSTROUS is bizarre, complex, atmospheric, and deranged. If you love watching horror on a VCR or plunging into the depths of a liminal nightmare . . . then this book was written for you!" - Judith Sonnet
"The horrors Bryan Smith conjures in MONSTROUS are both imaginative and terrifying. This unforgettable descent into cosmic dread is a weird and unsettling masterpiece!" - Tim Waggoner
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