Hell Spring

In the twilight of March 21, 1955, eight people take cover in their local general store while a thundering torrent and flash flooding threatens life and livelihood alike. None of the eight are everything they claim to be. But only one of them hungers for human souls, flesh, and blood.An overflowing waterway destroys their only path of escape. The tiny band of survivors is forced to confront themselves and each other when a peculiar stranger with a famous face tries to pick them off one by one.Can the neighbors survive the predator in their midst as well as the 100-year flood that drowns the small town of Lost Hollow?Or will they become victims of the night the townsfolk all remember as Hell Spring?ABOUT THE CONTENTSHell Spring is a 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist in the Horror category. For information about the content and tropes readers might encounter in this story, visit the author's site at isaacthorne.com/hell-spring.

Jeff Somers for IndieReader

"Thorne has a firm hand on his characters, who start off as caricatures but slowly develop into real people who struggle with their flaws."

Kirkus Reviews

"Thorne fleshes out each character's backstory in measured detail, making them problematic and relatable, by turns."

Steve Stred, Splatterpunk-nominated author of Sacrament and Mastodon

"Thorne does a fantastic job of creating a wide cross-section of society..."

Drew Rowsome, My Gay Toronto Magazine

"It is disorienting, grotesque, absurdly funny and oddly hot..."

BlueInk Review

"...packed with tension and credible characters that propel readers forward."

Booklife Review by Publishers Weekly

"...the mix of sorrow and shame powering these stories lends substance to the scenes of horror. The shocking moments deliver serious jolts."

Foreword Clarion Reviews

"The small town and the store are compelling, claustrophobic backdrops to this drama, and the book's tension mounts at an exponential rate."

About the Author

Isaac Thorne is a Tennessee man who has, over the course of his life, developed a modest ability to spin a good yarn. Really. He promises. The screenplay adaptation of his short story "Diggum" from the collection Road Kills is the winner of several horror film festival awards. His previous novel, The Gordon Place, was a finalist in the 2020 Readers' Favorite Book Awards. The audiobook edition narrated by Sean Duregger won the 2020 Independent Audiobook Awards horror category. You can find Isaac on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and TikTok at @isaacrthorne or on his site at isaacthorne.com. Just don't corner him during a flood.

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