With a Blighted Touch

J. Todd Kingrea

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BHC Press
24 October 2023

Horror & ghost stories; Horror

"In Scarburn County, Tennessee there is a small mountain community called Black Rock, known for its unusual and prevalent blight that affects all vegetation . . .

When an unexpected death forces Christopher ""Kit"" McNeil to return to his small hometown in the Tennessee mountains after eighteen years, he must confront his past and a secret he's kept since he was twelve.

A talented guitarist with a history of bad choices and even worse luck, Kit soon reunites with an old friend and learns about recent disappearances and mysterious deaths in the area. They begin to wonder if it's connected to what they witnessed in the woods when they were kids and if a creepy local family is involved. Stranger still, almost half of their high school graduating class has died.

When more shredded bodies begin appearing, Kit becomes a suspect. But what he discovers is even more frightening-evil has set its sights on him and his friends and it won't stop until it gets what it needs.

Can Kit and his friends band together in time to stop this ancient evil? Or will a new reign of terror that the Cherokee once called Uyaga be unleashed to roam the earth once more?"

By: J. Todd Kingrea
Imprint: BHC Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781643973623
ISBN 10: 1643973622
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 24 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

J. Todd Kingrea is the author of the Deiparian Saga trilogy: THE WITCHFINDER (nominated for a 2021 Pushcart Prize), THE CRIMSON FSTHERS, and BANE OF THE WITCH (slated for a 2024 release). He's also written two nonfiction books and writes movie reviews for SCREEM magazine.When not writing he enjoys collecting and watching movies, reading, lurking in dusty old bookstores, and wishing for some distant relative that he doesn't know to bequeath him a decrepit trunk full of Eldritch Tomes and a beach house. Until such a time, he and his wife live outside Chattanooga, Tennessee with their two dogs.

Reviews for With a Blighted Touch

"""Reading J. Todd Kingrea's With A Blighted Touch was like surviving a dark ride designed by Stephen King. The story of an antihero revisiting his Tennessee hometown to defeat a creeping evil was scary, delicious, and fun."" -Steven Ramirez, author of the Hellborn Series ""Bad stuff happens to regular people all the time. In With A Blighted Touch, Christopher ""Kit"" McNeil is unexceptionally unlucky. But it's when he starts investigating the deaths of his graduating class that his luck nosedives into what can only be described as Dan Simmons-esque horror. A terrific, slow-burning tale of small-town evil."" -Jeremy Bates, author of Suicide Forest ""King and Koontz are only a couple inspirational ingredients in With a Blighted Touch, for this dark recipe is all of Kingrea's own. The story builds a foundation of dread and support beams of unease that are absolutely necessary for small town horror to work. Kingrea pulls it off with deft authority and inspiration. Recommended for horror and thriller fans of all stripes."" -Ben Ethridge, Bram Stoker Award-Winning-Author of Black & Orange ""Kingrea delivers an immersive small town horror that is full of suspense, nostalgia, and mysterious beliefs. A creepy page turner to the very end."" -S.J. Krandall, author of Fear Farm No Trespassers ""Vivid and chilling...put me in mind of a Stephen King small-town horror transplanted to the South..."" -Caroline Angel, author of Madman Across the Water"