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Sallow Bend

By: Alan Baxter
Narrated by: Joe Hempel
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Something old and deadly has awoken.

When two teenagers go missing from the small, rural town of Sallow Bend, the residents come together to search for them. Little do they suspect that finding the wayward girls will be the start of their problems. An old evil is rising, and only one man seems to realize that everyone is in danger and this is not the first time it’s happened. With the carnival in town, people want to have a good time, but for many, this will be the worst time of their lives.

“Alan Baxter is an accomplished storyteller who ably evokes magic and menace.” (Laird Barron, author of Swift to Chase)

“Baxter delivers the horror goods.” (Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World)

“Step into the ring with Alan Baxter, I dare you. He writes with the grace, precision, and swift brutality of a prizefighter.” (Christopher Golden, New York Times best-selling author of Ararat and The Pandora Room)

©2022 Alan Baxter (P)2023 David N. Wilson
Horror Thriller & Suspense Scary Suspense Carnival

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decent horror novel

Sallow Bend is an ok horror novel that's not overly scary or inventive but does has some good characters, is well written but leaves unanswered questions.

Children have been going missing from Sallow Bend of recent times and when a carnival comes to town two further young teens disappear. One of the carnival folk find the girls in the backwoods in an abandoned shack however instead of two girls returning its three with Hester another 13 year old appearing out of nowhere coming with them.

Everyone in the town except a select few seem to think this normal and believe Hester has been a resident of the town....she hasnt however and there is something way more sinister to Hester and she has a grip on the town and death follows her.

Sounds pretty good right? Well it is decent but I felt it just dragged on and on in parts. Alot of time is taken up reading about the carnival folk and the prejudice they suffer when they come to town and their politics. We get a few violent scenes here and there but it does seem not alot really happens with the main story line until the final 15 percent of the book.

This isn't to say it's a bad story at all as its definitely written very well but the plot just didn't pull me in making me want to continue reading it so this one took a while to get through. I seem to be in the minority with my opinion on this so read it for yourself and you may enjoy it more. Just average for me.

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