Girl in the Corn

"Norse mythology gives this story . . . a unique touch [with] an exhilarating conclusion." -Booklist "This was an outstanding blend of horror, speculative fiction, and apocalyptic fantasy topped with madness." -Horror DNA Beware of what lurks in the corn. Fairies don't exist. At least that's what Thomas Cavanaugh's parents say. But the events of that one night, when he follows a fairy into the cornfield on his parents' farm, prove them wrong. What seems like a destructive explosion was, Thomas knows, an encounter with Dauðr, a force that threatens to destroy the fairy's world and his sanity. Years later, after a troubled childhood and a series of dead-end jobs, he is still haunted by what he saw that night. One day he crosses paths with a beautiful young woman and a troubled young man, soon realizing that he first met them as a kid while under psychiatric care after his encounters in the cornfield. Has fate brought them together? Are they meant to join forces to save the fairy's world and their own? Or is one of them not who they claim to be? For readers who enjoy The Wanderers by Chuck Wendig, The Whispering North by Alex North, and Devil's Rock by Paul Tremblay. Short Summary: Thomas has always known that fairies exist. As a child he faced an evil entity that threatens to devour the fairy world. Now an adult, he teams up with the girl in the corn to save her world⎯and his⎯from Dauðr, only to realize that he may not be able to distinguish good from evil before evil swallows them whole. "[An] unholy mash-up of creepy, high-body-count paranormal thrills . . . Readers will find themselves well sated before the end." -Publishers Weekly "The Girl in the Corn is a haunting, unsettling, gripping novel. I will have nightmares of circles filled with needle teeth for years to come. In these cornfields are such original, disturbing beasts-I was hypnotized by their presence on the page." -Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson nominee "Norse mythology gives this story . . . a unique touch [with] an exhilarating conclusion." -Booklist "This was an outstanding blend of horror, speculative fiction, and apocalyptic fantasy topped with madness . . . The Girl in the Corn is one of the first great horror novels of 2022." -Horror DNA Thomas teams up with the girl in the corn to save her world⎯and his⎯only to realize that he may not be able to distinguish good from evil before evil swallows them whole.

Evil comes in pretty packages. Thomas Cavanaugh's life is now a blur, a blend of foggy memories and hidden horrors. When his fae girlfriend Jillian begins to act strangely, he wonders whether he should put an end to their relationship. Then Jillian does the unthinkable and vanishes with four-year-old Jacob Jenkins, a boy with terrifying supernatural powers. Suddenly, years later, Jacob reappears unaged, claiming to have been in another world. Sheriff Glenn is called in to investigate a series of violent murders, all with evidence pointing toward the boy from two worlds. Someone with dark magic is devouring souls but for what purpose? Thomas and his allies must prepare for a bloody final battle before their world is completely swept away into another, with no way to get home. For readers who enjoy horror novels by Stephen King, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, and Paul G. Tremblay.

The sequel to Jason Offutt's award-winning novel, The Girl in the Corn, which critics have raved is "an outstanding blend of horror, speculative fiction, and apocalyptic fantasy topped with madness" (HorrorDNA) and "a haunting, unsettling, gripping novel" (Richard Thomas, a Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson nominee). Evil comes in pretty packages. Thomas Cavanaugh's life is now a blur, a blend of foggy memories and hidden horrors. When his fae girlfriend Jillian begins to act strangely, he wonders whether he should put an end to their relationship. Then Jillian does the unthinkable and vanishes with four-year-old Jacob Jenkins, a boy with terrifying supernatural powers. Suddenly, years later, Jacob reappears unaged, claiming to have been in another world. Sheriff Glenn is called in to investigate a series of violent murders, all with evidence pointing toward the boy from two worlds. Someone with dark magic is devouring souls but for what purpose? Thomas and his allies must prepare for a bloody final battle before their world is completely swept away into another, with no way to get home. For readers who enjoy horror novels by Stephen King, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, and Paul G. Tremblay. Short Summary: Years after Thomas Cavanaugh and his fae girlfriend defeated the demons that threatened to destroy the world, a boy born with unnatural powers is kidnapped, and Thomas vows to bring him home. Meanwhile, a series of violent murders have started taking place, with evidence pointing toward the boy from two worlds. "Dark fantasy at its very best, The Boy From Two Worlds showcases author Jason Offutt's total master of this specialized genre. Original, deftly crafted, memorable and entertaining from start to finish . . ." -Midwest Book Review "[An] unholy mash-up of creepy, high-body-count paranormal thrills . . . Readers will find themselves well sated before the end." -Publishers Weekly, on The Girl in the Corn "The Girl in the Corn is a haunting, unsettling, gripping novel. I will have nightmares of circles filled with needle teeth for years to come. In these cornfields are such original, disturbing beasts-I was hypnotized by their presence on the page." -Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson nominee, on The Girl in the Corn "Norse mythology gives this story . . . a unique touch [with] an exhilarating conclusion." -Booklist, on The Girl in the Corn "This was an outstanding blend of horror, speculative fiction, and apocalyptic fantasy topped with madness . . . The Girl in the Corn is one of the first great horror novels of 2022." -Horror DNA, on The Girl in the Corn Years after Thomas Cavanaugh and his fae girlfriend defeated the demons that threatened to destroy the world, a boy born with unnatural powers is kidnapped, and Thomas vows to bring him home.