Publisher's Synopsis
"It's a beautiful, brutal, complex, terrifying read."
-Scream Magazine
-Kirkus Reviews "Native Fear is a blistering and evocative examination of man's darkness. A harrowing read."
-Steve Stred, Splatterpunk-nominated author of Sacrament and Mastodon. "Page manages to weave together strong undercurrents of cosmic horror, cult situations, splashes of sci-fi, and even some slasher flavors. There are creatures, mysteries, and creepy characters aplenty. . . . original and engaging, with nuanced characters that aren't caricatures (and, in fact, mock the stereotypes)."
-Kyle J. Durrant, author of Beyond Dimensional Veils "One of the most intelligent, compelling, and well-written horror novels I've ever read, full stop. The sophisticated prose is fluid and colorful enough to make every scene, character, and ungodly image vividly cinematic, and there's a richness to the world that gives the story itself both a crushing weight to smash about and a delicate hand to do it with. Native Fear blends subgenres of horror so brilliantly that the transition from gnarly folk horror to epic cosmicism feels as natural as the 'monsters' in this book are unnatural. Clever, perfectly crafted, and innately subversive, this novel is one you won't be able to put down."
-Jay Alexander, author of Starving Grounds and The Lunchling Winter 2017. Olly Torrance-on the run, and hundreds of miles from his home in Illinois-winds up passing through Coyote Village, Michigan. If he'd taken a left or a right at the Main Street intersection, he'd be fine. But he-unaware of the ill-omened genius loci of the Elkhourne Ranch-went straight. He went up Old Willow Road. And not being a local, he hadn't known about the sinister rumors. Everything ranging from Satanic worship to scientific experiments . . . and stranger things. Olly finds himself in the care of the mysterious Elkhournes. They seem to accept him. They mend his broken bones, offer him a job as groundskeeper, but most of all: they don't snoop into why he's on the run . . . because if they knew what he'd done, they might turn him in. Olly struggles against his own inner demons while simultaneously chipping away at the Elkhournes' dark secret.
