THE EATER OF GODS
(Short Novel)
Nothing really dies if it’s remembered, his wife had told him.
In the dying village of Al Tarfuk, lost among the war-stained dunes of eastern Libya, professor Norman Haas learns the location of the tomb that had been his wife’s life pursuit. The final resting place of Kiya, the lost queen of Akhenaten, whose history had been etched from the stone analogues of history for her heresies against the long absent pantheon of Egyptian gods.
He never expected to discover that the tomb was the final resting place to more than the dead. And as his team of researchers find themselves trapped inside the ancient tomb, Norman realizes all too soon that his wife was right—
Nothing really dies if it’s remembered…
But some things are best forgotten.
Dan Franklin’s debut supernatural thriller is a tale of grief, of loneliness, and of an ageless, hungry fury that waits with ready tooth and claw beneath the sand.
“This neat little book, Franklin’s debut, is much fresher than its B-movie premise might suggest. Franklin is a horror writer to watch.” – Publishers Weekly
“Franklin’s slowly advancing sense of dread, claustrophobia and menace in “The Eater of the Gods” is calibrated with a bomb maker’s precision, and the atmospheric descriptions are stunningly done.” – The Day
These Things Linger
(Novel)
When Alex Wilson’s estranged uncle unexpectedly dies, Alex realizes he would do just about anything to make peace with the man who had raised him as his own.
He’d even reach out to the dead.
But things more dangerous than ghosts haunt his uncle’s broken down trailer and the nearly abandoned one-gas-station town of Fair Hill just beyond. Things that can devour the living and the dead alike, and are all too ready to answer his call.
Some parts of our past never really leave us. There are things that don’t know how to die.
These things linger.
From the author of the acclaimed The Eater of Gods, These Things Linger is a twisting and unforgiving novel of desperation, depression, heritage, and of other hungry, vicious things.
“This grimy but energetic horror novel from Franklin (The Eater of Gods) follows Alex Wilson as he deals with supernatural horrors in the small town of Fair Hill, MD. Readers seeking a ghoulish ghost story should take a look.”
– Publishers Weekly
“THESE THINGS LINGER impressed the hell out of me. It’s haunting, immersive, and it packs a surprising emotional punch. Dan Franklin is an important new voice in horror fiction.”
Jonathan Janz, best selling author of MARLA and CHILDREN OF THE DARK
“Dan Franklin delivers a gut-wrenching, cautionary tale about dabbling in the occult and the curses that arise, both supernatural and generational. As the title suggests, this is one I won’t soon forget…or forgive.”
-Nick Roberts, best selling author of MEAN SPIRITED and THE EXORCIST’S HOUSE
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Down Into the Sea
(Short Novel)
Fourteen-year-old Eric Ross is struggling. His father is in prison for murder. His mother has slipped into addiction. Even if he can survive the bullying and the sudden run of disappearances, he has little hope for a future outside of the sleepy Massachusetts fishing town he calls home.
But there is something far more important on his mind.
He found her down beneath the local entertainment pier, and she seems just about perfect. Except for the teeth. But she doesn’t want to simply be a part of his world. She wants more…
From the author of These Things Linger and The Eater of Gods, Down Into the Sea is a vicious twist on coming-of-age horror, on the unyielding, transformative power of desire, and the dangers of standing in its path.
“DOWN INTO THE SEA is a haunted tale of childhood loneliness, grief, and trauma, and its terrors will linger long after you’ve turned the last page.”
-Christina Henry, author of ALICE and THE HOUSE THAT HORROR BUILT
“It would be too easy to call DOWN INTO THE SEA a salty American stepsister to LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. I suppose that fits, but such a comparison does Dan Franklin’s wonderful novella no justice. Dive deep into this dark and oh-so-unsettling coming-of-age tale — my favorite of its kind that I’ve read in the last few years, without a doubt — and you’ll rarely come up for air. It’s amazing!“
-James Newman, author of MIDNIGHT RAIN, ANIMOSITY, co-writer of IN THE SCRAPE
“Deeply unsettling and emotionally resonant, Franklin’s Down into the Sea not only twists and subverts the coming-of-age subgenre but also immerses you in Eric’s hopeless life. You can’t help rooting for him, and you have to keep reading to see if he survives. I finished this book in one sitting.”
-Briana Morgan, author of THE REYES INCIDENT
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