House of Skin

All it needs to live again is fresh blood! Myles Carver is dead. But his estate, Watermere, lives on, waiting for a new Carver to move in. Myles’s wife, Annabel, is dead too, but she is also waiting, lying in her grave in the woods. For nearly half a century she was responsible for a nightmarish reign of terror, and she’s not prepared to stop now. She is hungry to live again…and her unsuspecting nephew, Paul, will be the key. Julia Merrow has a secret almost as dark as Watermere’s. But when she and Paul fall in love they think their problems might be over. How can they know what Fate—and Annabel—have in store for them? Who could imagine that what was once a moldering corpse in a forest grave is growing stronger every day, eager to take her rightful place amongst the horrors of Watermere?

Ronald Malfi, author of Floating Staircase

"A chilling and creepy tale of the first order....Jonathan Janz knows what frightens you."

Chris Hedges, The Crypt

“The Sorrows was well thought out and plotted, written wonderfully, has great characters that are believable and interesting, is sexy in the right places and gruesome where it counts.”

Dreadful Tales on The Sorrows

“For all lovers of the macabre and readers looking for a dark, sinister literary treat, gather ‘round, fiends, Jonathan Janz has a story to tell you!”’

Book Description

Myles Carver is dead. But his estate, Watermere, lives on, waiting for a new Carver to move in. Myles’s wife, Annabel, is dead too, but she is also waiting, in her grave in the woods. She is hungry to live again…and her unsuspecting nephew, Paul, will be the key. When Julia Merrow and Paul fall in love they think their problems might be over. How can they know what Annabel has in store for them? Who could imagine that a corpse in a forest grave is growing stronger every day, eager to take her place amongst the horrors of Watermere?

About the Author

Jonathan Janz grew up between a dark forest and a graveyard. In a way, that explains everything. So far, he has written two novellas (Old Order and Witching Hour Theatre), several short stories, and two novels. His primary interests are his wonderful wife and his three amazing children, and though he realizes that every author’s wife and children are wonderful and amazing, in this case the cliché happens to be true.

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