By Christopher Buehlman

Those Across the River

Amazon

Failed academic Frank Nichols and his wife, Eudora, 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, the quaint, rural ways of their new neighbors seem to be everything they wanted. But 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 Savoyard still stand. Where a longstanding debt of blood has never been forgotten.

A debt that has been waiting patiently for Frank Nichols’s homecoming…

PRAISE & REVIEWS

“One of the best first novels I’ve ever read.” —Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

“An unsettling brew of growing menace spiked with flashes of genuine terror—do 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 of Sibs

“Lures you into a different era, seduces you with eloquent prose and sensual period details, then clamps down on your jugular…An outstanding debut.”—Hank Schwaeble, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Diabolical

“Buehlman’s Lyrical prose vividly captures a landscape made familiar by William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor…A delightfully genre-bending juxtaposition of supernatural horror and gothic drama.”
–California Literary Review

“[A] masterful debut novel…Buehlman’s prose is moody and lush…[A] spellbinding tale of terror…Those Across the River is filled with cowardice and bravery, grief and grace, and, alas, helplessness and beauty. Buehlman has written one of the best books of the year.”
–Shelf Awareness

“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

“Buehlman delivers a creepy, suspenseful and well-crafted debut set in the Depression–era South. The action begins early and never lets up. Recommended for horror fans…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 sure-footed debut resembles nothing more than Thomas Tryon’s 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 novel…The era is vividly rendered, complete with Jim Crow laws, vigilante justice and racial tensions. The elegant prose and heavy foreshadowing keep readers on their toes right up until the big reveal.”
–Publisher’s Weekly

“One of the best first novels I’ve ever read.”
—Charlaine Harris, New York Times Bestselling Author

“Wonderfully eerie from start to finish—a 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 terror—do 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 of Fatal Error

“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

“Lures you into a different era, seduces you with eloquent prose and sensual period details, then clamps down on your jugular…An outstanding debut.”
—Hank Schwaeble, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Diabolical.