The Gods of Moab

A pleasant New Year's Eve outing becomes an experience in otherworldly horror when two close-knit couples discover a shocking secret in the darkest corners of the Appalachian mountains. At an opulent mountain inn, Warren Burr, his fiancee, Anne, and their friends, Roger and Kristin Leverman, encounter a religious zealot named John Hanger, who makes it his business to bear witness to them of his peculiar...and disturbing...faith. His efforts rebuffed, Hanger insidiously assumes control of the couples' technological devices, leading them to stumble into unexpected, surreal landscapes...landscapes inhabited by nightmarish beings that defy explanation and rationality. To return to the world they thought they knew, Warren and his friends must not only escape the deadly entities that pursue them but somehow stop John Hanger's nightmare-plague from spreading to the outside world.GODS OF MOAB is a new novella by Stephen Mark Rainey, acclaimed author of BALAK, BLUE DEVIL ISLAND, OTHER GODS, THE NIGHTMARE FRONTIER, DARK SHADOWS: DREAMS OF THE DARK (with Elizabeth Massie), and former editor of the award-winning DEATHREALM Magazine.

TTZuma, HorrorWorld

"After devouring The Gods of Moab in one short sitting, this novella has not only become my favorite work by the author, it has become one of my favorite reads of the year. Rainey balances his supernatural frights with the natural, and it works beautifully. From the first page to its mind-bending final sentences, The Gods of Moab will have readers wide-eyed and enthralled."

From the Back Cover

The Gods of Moab is a frightening novella by Stephen Mark Rainey, the acclaimed author of Balak, Blue Devil Island, Other Gods, Dark Shadows: Dreams of the Dark (with Elizabeth Massie), and the best-selling anthology, Deathrealm: Spirits, which follows in the footsteps of Rainey's multi-award-winning Deathrealm magazine.

About the Author

Stephen Mark Rainey is author of numerous adult novels, including Balak, The Lebo Coven, Dark Shadows: Dreams of the Dark (with Elizabeth Massie), The Nightmare Frontier, Blue Devil Island, and The Monarchs. Mark also written several novels in Elizabeth Massie's Ameri-Scares series for young readers, including West Virginia: Lair of the Mothman, Michigan: The Dragon of Lake Superior, Ohio: Fear the Grassman!, and New Hampshire: Ghosts From the Skies. Look for more Ameri-Scares novels from Mark in the future. He also has over 100 published works of short fiction; five short-fiction collections; and several audio dramas for Big Finish Productions based on the Dark Shadows TV series, featuring many of the show's original cast members. For ten years, Mark edited the award-winning Deathrealm magazine and has edited anthologies for Chaosium, Arkham House, and Delirium Books. Mark lives in Greensboro, NC, with a pair of precocious house cats, one of which owns his own interior (re)design business.

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