"(KILL CREEK) establishes Scott Thomas as a force to be reckoned with on the horror scene."
-- Shane D. Keene, HorrorTalk
"The sheer skin-crawling fright is masterful...all wrapped in a supernatural shroud that unfurls from the heart of America."
-- Jason Heller, NPR
"Thomas is a horror novelist who will be camping out on your shelves for years to come."
-- Booklist
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PRAISE
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Not since I read The Shining in eighth grade has a book scared the crap out of me as much as Kill Creek.
ANDY LEWIS,
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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A master class in immersion. Don't let anybody tell you this book is a slow burn - Violet moves at the speed of horror.
JOSH MALERMAN, AUTHOR OF BIRD BOX
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I’ve only dared to read it in the daylight.
KALY SOTO, DEPUTY WEEKEND EDITOR, THE NEW YORK TIMES
JOYCE CAROL OATES
Unputdownable nightmare fuel. Some of the most compelling storytelling I've read in a long time.
SADIE HARTMANN,
CEMETERY DANCE
The Boy in the Woods grabs you by the face. Grim and brutal. Makes me glad I never went to summer camp.
STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES, AUTHOR OF THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Scott Thomas is the Stoker-nominated author of Kill Creek, which was selected by the American Library Association's reader committee as the top horror book of 2017. His second novel, Violet, was named by Library Journal as one of the Best Books of 2019. Originally from Coffeyville, Kansas, Scott attended the University of Kansas where he earned degrees in English and Film. He is the co-creator/executive producer of Disney Channel’s Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Best Friends Whenever and Raven’s Home, and Netflix’s Malibu Rescue.
He has written TV movies and teleplays for various networks including Netflix, Showtime, Syfy, MTV, VH1, the CW, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and Freeform. Scott was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his work on R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour, an NAACP Image Award for Raven’s Home and a BAFTA for Malibu Rescue. Scott’s latest series is Day of the Dead for Syfy, based on the film by George A. Romero. He also has feature adaptations of Kill Creek and Violet in development. His novella, The Boy in the Woods, is available in digital form exclusively at Inkshares.com.