Böcker av Josh Stricklin

Death is a funny thing, really. It happens to everyone, so why not have a little fun with it? That's Chris Anderson's thought on the matter anyway. Chris works as a chauffeur, not a grim reaper, for Purgatory Enterprises. He works within the moment a person dies, creating memorable, enjoyable and, above all, compassionate experiences. And why does he do this? Because he wants to get into Heaven, and his place in the eternal afterlife is decided by the score he receives on customer feedback scorecards. But why would he want to go to Heaven when Hell is essentially the same place. Sure, Heaven's basketball team is a little better, but Chris is more of a baseball fan, (go Cubs). Besides, he just wants to see his wife. Then he meets the infamous Ulie Lebenov. As the world around him slides into perspective, Chris begins to truly understand his purpose in the afterlife.

It's hurricane season. Johnny D's Carnival Funland is closing early for the night as Rose Colline braces for the storm of the decade. Kevin Maxey and his friends are going to do it. They're spending the night in the Nelson House. As the town hunkers down beneath the heavy clouds, Kevin and his friends break into Rose Colline's real haunted house and wait for the storm. Spending the night in the Nelson House is all Kevin needs to jettison himself to the top of their small town popularity, but the hurricane isn't the only thing coming for them. Kevin will have to face an evil terror when the lights go out. The storm threatens to destroy the house around him, but the horrors don't end when the skies are clear…

After a horrific accident, graphic artist Jack Simmons and his wife, Cindy, have lost all sense of a normal life. With their marriage in pieces, their only hope in setting things back is by starting over. The two pack their lives in boxes and migrate to the Big Easy. Upon arrival, Jack and Cindy fall into the jobs of their dreams. The new start they were hoping for seemed to have been waiting for them in New Orleans, after all. But something followed them. Something Evil. Jack is commissioned to create the artwork for a graphic novel about a voodoo king, The King of Evil. As Jack works diligently to create a masterpiece, drawing the images back and forth between paper and his computer, he starts seeing things. Images of his King appear in the corners of his vision. They spring up just as Jack falls asleep. Always only inches out of plain sight. The King grows more powerful, and soon he unleashes his power on Jack, Cindy, and the people in their lives. The King slowly destroys everyone around them, showing the newly rekindled couple what it's like to be evil for evil's sake. Jack and Cindy will need help from the King's past victims to stop him. The King of Evil is a heart-pounding, supernatural thriller. Its vibrant characters and intense action is certain to keep its audience reading well into the night.

Life moves differently in the claws of a small town. People are less private, the town moves slower, and what people view as important is scaled down to the world around them. Johnny Davis's entire life has been one long, desperate attempt at being a part of something bigger than his childhood town of Nowheresville. It isn't until his ten-year high school reunion that he realizes all his efforts have been for nothing. Because no one ever really leaves a small town. That's when he finds Dandy D's Carnival Funland. There's something about the Funland that he can't escape, something that lures him through the gigantic marquee. Maybe it's the smell of the corndogs, or the laughter surrounding him, but Johnny feels uneasy about what lies underneath all of lights, and games, and cheer. A darkness has taken over the Funland, and it's reaching for Johnny. Its sharp claws dig into him while around him, people of all ages are having the time of their lives. Ridin' The Five is a horror novel that weaves childhood nostalgia into a terrifying story of purpose in a small town. The whimsy of the carnival will usher in all new terrors from the deep South.