Kingrea's Debut Horror Novel WITH A BLIGHTED TOUCH Is a Dark, Delicious Ride into Small-Town Evil

LIVONIA, Mich. - Oct. 24, 2023 - PRLog -- When an unexpected death forces Christopher "Kit" McNeil to return to his small hometown, 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.

"The novel grew out of conversations with a friend of mine. He grew up in a rural community like Black Rock. A lot of his classmates and friends have died—more than would be expected (or normal) for such a small school. It was as if his town was under a curse. I used that as my inspiration and the story just took off and grew from there," says J. Todd Kingrea. "I'm also a huge horror fan so I had a lot of fun writing this."

WITH A BLIGHTED TOUCH (BHC Press) is available in hardcover, softcover, ebook, and audio. Blend the small-town of Stephen King, the creepy kids of John Saul, with a nod to Lovecraft's Cthulhu, mix it up with the imagination and uniqueness of Kingrea, and strap in for a dark and delicious scary ride. Creepy and intense, this claustrophobic small-town horror novel will appeal to fans of retro horror. To learn more, visit the publisher's website: https://www.bhcpress.com/index.html

PRAISE
"A terrific, slow-burning tale of small-town evil." —Jeremy Bates, author of Suicide Forest

"…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

"Recommended for horror and thriller fans of all stripes." —Ben Ethridge, Bram Stoker Award-winning Author of Black & Orange

J. Todd Kingrea is the author of the Deiparian Saga, a dark fantasy series featuring Witchhunter Malachi Thorne. He lives outside Chattanooga, Tennessee with his wife.

On-sale: 10/24/23:
ISBNS:
Hardcover:  978-1-64397-361-6
Softcover:  978-1-64397-362-3
Ebook:       978-1-64397-363-0