The kindly book-loving folks at Shepherd have published my selection of the top 5 horror novels set in a small town – not unlike my own upcoming novel, Demon Drink.
Here’s the first entry:
1. The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
This book is the grandfather of the modern small-town horror story–few novels before or since have developed such a sense of creeping dread and paranoia.
Aside from being impressed with Finney’s writing, the masterful way he manages mood, and the gradual deterioration of trust (which underpins the most admirable qualities of small-town life), I can trace my lineage as a horror writer back to this novel.
Read the rest of the list over at Shepherd – and if you’re a writer, why not check out what else they have to offer?
Kris Ashton 
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