Catching Hell

Summer, 1983. As fall approaches and the summer stock theaters on Cape Cod close for the season, three promising young actors and a stagehand pile into an old Ford Fairlane and head for a vacation resort in Maine. Hoping for a relaxing getaway before pursuing their dreams in New York City or going on to college, they instead encounter a bizarre storm while on a lonely stretch of state highway and soon find themselves stranded in the strange rural community of Boxer Hills. At first glance it seems a harmless little backwoods town, but Boxer Hills has a horrible secret and a deadly history. It's a place of horrific age-old rituals and a legendary evil that will let no one escape without paying a terrible price. Before the sun rises on a new day, they will have to fight their way through the night and out of town, or risk falling prey to an endless cycle of depravity and violence at the hands of a demonic creature so profane few will even speak its name. They were young, reckless and chasing hell. What they hadn’t counted on was actually catching it.

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. Delirium Books editor Gifune's stunning novella has the precision, creepiness, and breathless pace of a classic horror movie. In the summer of 1983, three young actors and a stagehand at a sleepy New England repertory theater company drive to Maine for their last summer getaway before going their separate ways. A series of bizarre incidents strands them in a small and antiquated hamlet ruled by dark forces that won't let them leave alive. This is taut and gripping old-school horror that startles and unnerves up to the very end. While the bones of Gifune's tale are familiar, his subtle characterizations, attention to historical detail, and sympathy with the restless, reckless mindset of his 20-something characters will draw in and engage even jaded readers. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Greg F. Gifune is a best-selling, internationally-published author of several acclaimed novels, novellas and two short story collections.  Called, "One of the best writers of his generation" by both The Roswell Literary Review and author Brian Keene, and "Among the finest dark suspense writers of our time" by legendary best-selling author Ed Gorman, Greg's work has been published all over the world, translated into several languages, consistently praised by readers and critics alike, and has garnered attention from Hollywood.  His novel THE BLEEDING SEASON, originally published in 2003, has been hailed as a classic in the genre and is considered to be one of the best horror/thriller novels of the decade.  Also a respected editor with years of experience in the field in a variety of positions, Greg presently serves as Senior Editor at Darkfuse.  He resides in Massachusetts with his wife Carol, a bevy of cats and two dogs, Dozer and Bella. For more information on Greg and his work visit his official website at: gregfgifune.com

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