Jonathan Maberry 
Ghost Road Blues 

A small town once haunted by a serial killer braces for a new evil in this debut horror novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Ink.



Thirty years ago, a blues musician called the Bone Man killed the devil at the crossroads, only to be beaten and hung like a scarecrow in a cornfield—or so the story goes. Today, the people of Pine Deep celebrate their town’s grisly past by luring tourists to the famous haunted hayride, full of chills and scares. But this year as Halloween approaches, “The Spookiest Town in America” will learn the true meaning of fear. Its residents will see the real face of evil lurking behind the masks of ordinary people. They will feel it—in their hearts, in their bones, in their nightmares. Because evil never dies. It only grows stronger . . .




Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel




First in the Pine Deep Trilogy




Praise for Ghost Road Blues



“Maberry supplies plenty of chills, both Earth-bound and otherworldly, in this atmospheric horror novel . . . . This is horror on a grand scale, reminiscent of Stephen King’s heftier works.” —
Publishers Weekly




Praise for Jonathan Maberry



“Jonathan Maberry’s horror is rich and visceral. It’s close to the heart . . . and close to the jugular.” —Kevin J. Anderson



“Maberry has the chops to craft stories at once intimate, epic, real, and horrific.” —Bentley Little



“Maberry spins great stories. His (Pine Deep) vampire novels are unique and masterful.” —Richard Matheson



“Maberry’s works will be read for many, many years to come.” —Ray Bradbury

About the author

JONATHAN MABERRY is a New York Times bestselling and five-time Bram Stoker Award-winning horror and thriller author, editor, comic book writer, magazine feature writer, playwright, content creator and writing teacher/lecturer. He was named one of the Today’s Top Ten Horror Writers by Horror Novel Reviews. His award-winning young adult novel Rot & Ruin is an American Library Association Top Pick. His novels Extinction Machine  and V-Wars are in development for TV, and Rot & Ruin is being developed for film. His books have been published in more than two-dozen countries. He lives in southern California. Readers are invited to visit him on Facebook and at www.jonathanmaberry.com.