A spate of brutal murders occur in and around the small town of Thussock. The bodies of the dead – savagely mutilated, unspeakably defiled – are piling up with terrifying speed. There are no apparent motives and no obvious connections between the victims, but the killings only began when Scott Griffiths and his family arrived in Thussock…
“In his evocation of fear and unease and the speed with which he grips you, he brings to mind old Brit horror writer James Herbert. And that is some recommendation.” — London Lite
“Moody has the power to make the most mundane and ordinary characters interesting and believable, and is reminiscent of Stephen King at his finest.” —Shadowlocked
STRANGERS preys on our instinctive distrust of ‘the other’. When Scott Griffiths uproots his Midlands-based family to Thussock, a remote and forgotten Scottish town, they’re regarded with suspicion. And when locals start dying in brutal, unspeakably depraved acts of sexually-motivated violence, the fingers automatically start pointing at the new arrivals.
Moody is wearing his bloody heart on his sleeve with this release. “I grew up reading Herbert and King, and writing this book gave me a chance to write the kind of fast- paced, blood-soaked novels I’ve always loved to read. I’m really pleased with the reaction so far. People seem to have been appalled and thrilled in equal measure!”
STRANGERS, with its mix of gruesome body horror, psychological chills and despicable characters, is available now from Infected Books.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Moody is the author of the HATER and AUTUMN novels. An early pioneer of self-publishing, his books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies around the world and have been translated into many languages. The first AUTUMN novel was made into a film starring Dexter Fletcher and the late David Carradine, and Guillermo del Toro is attached to produce the movie adaptation of HATER. Moody specialises in taking ordinary, acutely believable characters, and putting them through absolute hell. His books often have apocalyptic overtones, and there’s a good reason for that. ‘I’m an avid people watcher,’ he explains. ‘When faced with oblivion, much of the bullshit of our everyday lives is stripped away. People reveal their true colours. Armageddon is as extreme and intense as it gets!’
David Moody is the author of the HATER and AUTUMN novels. An early pioneer of self-publishing, his books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies around the world and have been translated into many languages. The first AUTUMN novel was made into a film starring Dexter Fletcher and the late David Carradine, and Guillermo del Toro is attached to produce the movie adaptation of HATER. Moody specialises in taking ordinary, acutely believable characters, and putting them through absolute hell. His books often have apocalyptic overtones, and there’s a good reason for that. ‘I’m an avid people watcher,’ he explains. ‘When faced with oblivion, much of the bullshit of our everyday lives is stripped away. People reveal their true colours. Armageddon is as extreme and intense as it gets!’
