“With his latest, Bradley presents a tale about a wicked summer consumed by a visiting uncle wrecking occult havoc on an unsuspecting family.”
It’s the summer of 2005 and 15-year-old Braden O’Riley is supposed to be having the time of his life. Instead, he’s sleeping on an air mattress next to his brother. While Braden’s parents work out their marital woes, his uncle has moved in, basically taking over his room.
Who is this vulgar, misogynistic man, and what about his mysterious book full of strange occult symbols? Does this book mean something … sinister? What is this all about, and what other devious secrets could Braden’s uncle be hiding?
He’s crude. He’s crass. He’s family.
And he’ll tear your soul apart.
Why we’re excited about this book:
Slowing building his audience and bibliography, Ryan C. Bradley’s newest is going to propel him into the spotlight of horror fiction. The author of Saint’s Blood, and the co-author of Dumb Bullshit for Brilliant Idiots (with John Baltisberger), Bradley’s short fiction has appeared in such publications as Dark Moon Digest, NoSleep, and Tales to Terrify, and is collected in Bad Connections: Horror Stories. Bradley also co-hosts Horror Hangover with Cass Clarke. With his latest, Bradley presents a tale about a wicked summer consumed by a visiting uncle wrecking occult havoc on an unsuspecting family. Zachary Ashford (Polyphemus, Trog) says: “Say Uncle starts like the best of coming-of-age story: one about family, young love, and identity. Then the rot rears its head. Cultists, murder, unwanted obligations, and your favorite uncle stealing your bedroom—then trying to sacrifice your girl. Bradley has dropped an absolute wrecking ball of a story. Thoroughly recommended.”
Releasing from Ghoulish Books 29 April 2025, Say Uncle by Ryan C. Bradley (with cover art by Luke Spooner) is available for pre-order now.
BOB PASTORELLA
