Description
OLD WOUNDS...new monsters. Two trans teens end up in a small, isolated town, where they must escape the locals who plan to sacrifice one of them to an ancient monster that only eats girls... This is the freshest YA horror thriller of 2024, perfect for fans of Darren Charlton and Aiden Thomas.
Erin and Max are two trans kids, just trying to get to California. Max is desperate to finally be able to transition, and Erin is longing to understand why she's on this trip to begin with, after Max suddenly broke up with her two years earlier.
But when they find themselves stranded - and eventually separated - in the creepy woods of rural middle-America, they suddenly have much bigger problems.
First, there's the creature that, according to legend, feeds on girls, hunting them through the shadows.
And then there are the locals, who are searching for a female sacrifice. If either of them hope to survive to see the sunrise, Erin and Max will have to come together and stop running: from their attackers, from each other, and, ultimately, from themselves.
"Terrifying, tender, and unflinchingly honest. Old Wounds demands your attention from the very first page and never lets up." Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls
"Wholly original, endlessly subversive and genuinely terrifying." Laura Steven, author of The Society for Soulless Girls
"A terrifying, masterful debut... Old Wounds is a gripping exploration of gender, sacrifice and the real monsters we're running from." Lex Croucher
About the Author
Logan-Ashley Kisner was born, raised, and continues to wander around Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from UNLV with a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing and a minor in Film Studies. On top of writing horror fiction, he's also spent the last few years as a historian, critic, and analyst of transgender characters and imagery often used in the horror genre. He's been published on several horror websites (including Dread Central and Slay Away With Us) and his reading of The Evil Dead as a trans narrative was published in Hear Us Scream: The Voices of Horror Volume II.
Reviews
Terrifying, tender, and unflinchingly honest. Old Wounds demands your attention from the very first page and never lets up. * Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of WILDER GIRLS *
A terrifying, masterful debut that's startlingly original while remaining pure horror to its bones. Old Wounds is a gripping exploration of gender, sacrifice and the real monsters we're running from. * Lex Croucher, author of GWEN AND ART ARE NOT IN LOVE *
Wholly original, endlessly subversive and genuinely terrifying, Old Wounds is doing something completely fresh in contemporary horror. * Laura Steven, author of EVERY EXQUISITE THING *
Old Wounds is a riveting, spine-chilling horror story that will shred your nerves and shatter your heart in the best and worst ways. A phenomenal debut. * Kat Ellis, author of HARROW LAKE *
Breathtakingly tense and stunningly original, Old Wounds offers a nightmarish ride through the backwoods of rural America. * Amy Goldsmith, author of THOSE WE DROWN *
Book Information
ISBN 9781835400944
Author Logan-Ashley Kisner
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Usborne Publishing Ltd
Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd
