Southern Gothic meets Hammer Films Gothic in this immaculately detailed debut from St. Pete author Christopher Buehlman. Set in Depression-era rural Georgia, this novel could stand as either superior historical lit or one of the best horror-fic offerings in years — but open-minded readers will appreciate it as both. —Scott Harrell, CL columnist, Life As We Blow It blogger and musician
This article appears in Dec 15-21, 2011.