“With his latest, Winter presents the tale of a woman attempting to escape her abusive past in an eerie town on the verge of unspeakable violence.”
After a series of panic attacks, introverted Carina takes up an offer she can’t refuse: come to Greentree, Oregon, live in a small home, get away from your abusive ex, and begin anew.
When she arrives, Carina notices something is quite different in Greentree. They still have a video store, everyone there is rich, and … the scarecrows. What is the deal with all the scarecrows?
As Greentree’s secrets begin to unravel, as the autumn sun bends below the corn, as scythes sharpen in the night—a violent revolution stirs.
Why we’re excited about this book:
In just a few years, Carson Winter has emerged on the horror fiction scene as one of the freshest voices in the genre. The author of Soft Targets, The Psychographist, Reunion Special, and Posthaste Manor (with Julie Toomajan), Winter’s work has appeared in such publications as Bloodlines: Four Tales of Familial Fear, AHH! That’s What I Call Horror: An Anthology of ’90s Horror, Brave New Weird: Volume I, Apex Magazine, and Vastarien among others. Carson is also the co-host of the Dead Languages podcast with P.L. McMillan, and the writer of the choose-your-own-adventure mobile game The Black Pilgrimage.
With his latest, Winter presents the tale of a woman attempting to escape her abusive past in a eerie town on the verge of unspeakable violence. Andrew F. Sullivan (The Marigold) says: “Dread is in the soil, the air, the very essence of this place. Carson Winter will not let you leave until you see what he sees. Take some video. Welcome to Greentree.”, Laurel Hightower (Below, Day of the Door) says: “Intriguing and a helluva lot of fun. Winter delivers so much more than the reader expects. I fucking loved it and I’m still thinking about it. Highly recommended.”, and Emma E. Murray (Crushing Snails) says A Spectre is Haunting Greentree: “Masterfully blends the real horrors of domestic violence and power imbalance with surreal, supernatural terror.”
Unleashing from Tenebrous Press 15 August 2024, A Spectre is Haunting Greentree by Carson Winter is available for pre-order now.
BOB PASTORELLA
