Coming soon from Uncomfortably Dark, the debut novel from Patrick Tumblety.
Pitched as Home Alone meets Resident Evil, Come Out & Play tells a chilling tale of a young man battling PTSD, OCD, and the grief of parental loss.
Synopsis:
Scott has not left his house since causing the accident that killed his mother. To keep himself from harming his remaining loved ones, he repeats daily rituals and abides by superstitious, compulsive, and intrusive thoughts. He is successful in the endeavor until the night of his eighteenth birthday when something comes to tear him from the physical and mental walls he has built against the world.
Something that Scott fears has been sent by his mother to avenge her death. Scott is not the only one in danger. The lives of his close friends and neighbors are threatened by this supernatural family struggle. To save them, Scott will have to find the strength to survive even though he has already lost the will to live.
Come Out & Play is riddled with supernatural gore, scares, suspense, and mystery, but the thesis of the novel is to depict the horrors of living through untreated trauma, while also showing how trauma can be survived. Each character is struggling with their own unsolved issues (mental illness, loss, PTSD), which are reflected in the physical situations throughout the story.
Details:
Cover by Kristopher Rufty.
Published by Uncomfortably Dark Horror
Edited by Candace Nola
Release Dates:
Godless on September 21, 2024
Amazon and everywhere books are sold on September 30, 2024.
Will be available in eBook and paperback.
Signed copies will be available in the Uncomfortably Dark shop as well, beginning September 30, 2024.
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A Note from the author Patrick Tumblety:
This novel continues my mission to write horror as a gateway for dealing with mental illness and early childhood trauma. My previous horror and science-fiction works exploring these topics have been published in numerous anthologies, including Tales of Jack the Ripper from Word Horde Press, The Dead Inside, from Dark Dispatch, Gothic Fantasy: Science Fiction, from Flame Tree Publishing, and Dark Moon Digest from Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing.
I have also been published by and am an active member of the Horror Writers Association. My work has been described as being able to deliver both "genuine fear and genuine hope." (Amy H. Sturgis - Award-Winning Author and Professor of Narrative Studies).
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