Those Across the River

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A man must confront a terrifying evil in this captivating horror novel that's "as much F. Scott Fitzgerald as Dean Koontz."* Haunted by memories of the Great War, failed academic Frank Nichols and his wife have arrived in the sleepy Georgia town of Whitbrow, where Frank hopes to write a history of his family's old estate-the Savoyard Plantation-and the horrors that occurred there. At first their new life seems to be everything they wanted. But under the facade of summer socials and small-town charm, there is an unspoken dread that the townsfolk have lived with for generations. A presence that demands sacrifice. It comes from the shadowy woods across the river, where the ruins of the Savoyard Plantation still stand. Where a long-smoldering debt of blood has never been forgotten. Where it has been waiting for Frank Nichols....

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PRAISE FOR THOSE ACROSS THE RIVER
One of Publishers Weeklys Top-Ten SF, Fantasy & Horror Novels
A World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel

One of the best first novels Ive ever read.Charlaine Harris, #1New York Times bestselling author

What a treat. Terrible and beautiful. As much F. Scott Fitzgerald as Dean Koontz. A graceful, horrific read.*Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Wonderfully eerie from start to finisha novel sure to enthrall readers of all stripes.Grant Blackwood, New York Times bestselling author

An unsettling brew of growing menace spiked with flashes of genuine terrordo not miss this chilling debut. Christopher Buehlman is a writer to watch. I look forward to hearing from him again. And soon. F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author

Lures you into a different era, seduces you with eloquent prose and sensual period details, then clamps down on your jugularAn outstanding debut.Hank Schwaeble, Bram Stoker Award-winning author

Beautifully written...with a cast of Southern characters so real you can almost see the sweat roll down the page. The ending is exceedingly clever.Boston Herald

Buehlmans lyrical prose vividly captures a landscape made familiar by William Faulkner and Flannery OConnor. A delightfully genre-bending juxtaposition of supernatural horror and gothic drama.California Literary Review

A horror story that manages just the right balance between building dread and suspense and delivering action.The A.V. Club

Sublimely crafted...It is clear that Mr. Buehlman brings his poetic background to bear in creating the rhythm and meter of the story...A well-crafted novel that is a pleasure to read.New York Journal of Books

[A] masterful debut novelBuehlman's prose is moody and lush[A] spellbinding tale of terrorThose Across the River is filled with cowardice and bravery, foolishness and wisdom, grief and grace, and, alas, helplessness and beauty. Buehlman has written one of the best books of the year.Shelf Awareness

Buehlman delivers a creepy, suspenseful, and well-crafted debut set in post-Depression era South. The action begins early and never lets up. Recommended for horror fans and those willing to be scared enough to want to stay out of the woods.Library Journal

In its unnerving depiction of small-town creepiness and heathen savagery, this surefooted debuut resembles nothing more than Thomas Tryons Harvest Home...Viscerally upsetting...This is lusty, snappy writing, and horror fans will eat it up (or vice versa).Booklist

Buehlman packs suspense and secrets into his debut nove...Keep[s] readers on their toes right up until the big reveal.Publishers Weekly

Fans of novels like Salems Lot or classic radio dramas will find this story impossible to put down...[It] feels completely fantastical by our rational minds but believable by our deepest fears.Suspense Magazine

Author Bio

Christopher Buehlman is the winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize for Poetry and the author of several novels and plays. He is the author of The Necromancer's House and Between Two Fires. He spends half the year in St. Petersburg, Florida, and the rest on the road.