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Equal parts haunting and horrifying, this literary horror novel gives readers insight into the mind of a controlling homicidal man and the son who must stop him.
"Marvin Burke is one of the great monsters of literature, a figure of immense, credible terror and savagery."--Cory Doctorow, author of Little Children and coeditor of Boing Boing
Imagine your father is a monster. Would that mean there are monsters inside you, too?
Nineteen-year-old Ry Burke, his mother, and little sister eke out a living on their dying family farm. Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim memories of his father’s physical and emotional abuse. Then a meteorite falls from the sky, bringing with it not only a fragment from another world but also the arrival of a ruthless man intent on destroying the entire family. Soon Ry is forced to defend himself by resurrecting a trio of imaginary childhood protectors: kindly Mr. Furrington, wise Jesus, and the bloodthirsty Scowler.
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“A hard-edged tale ofteenage survival, told with a grim-faced respect for the real life horrors thatlurk behind closed doors.”
— Bloody-Disgusting.com
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“Marvin [Burke] is one of the great monsters of literature, a figure of immense, credible terror and savagery.
— Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother and coeditor of Boing Boing -
“The demon offspring of Stephen King’s The Shining and Hitchcock’s Psycho.
— Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Gone and BZRK -
A memorable, brutal assault on the senses, not for the fainthearted or delicate.
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Daniel Kraus writes raw and deft and dangerous. Consider yourself warned.
— Adele Griffin, two-time National Book Award finalist -
A boldly visceral coming-of-age story that explores the darkest spaces in family life and the shocking resilience of the human psyche.
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This book has the pacing of a Stephen King movie, and it never lets up in its gruesomeness.
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“Connoisseurs of the grotesque have come to the right place, as Kraus’ impeccable sense of thriller timing spins out the terror.
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“A Midwestern gothic family saga that will hook readers.
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“So unrelentingly bleak, it stretches the very definition of YA horror.
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Scowler is dark, poetic, and challenging.
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For lovers of dark thrillers and horror narratives, Scowler is one crazy roller-coaster ride.
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“Bound to scare up many jaw-dropping reactions.
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A Tayshas Reading List Selection
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A Junior Library Guild Selection
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“Daniel Kraus writes raw and deft and dangerous. Consider yourself warned.”
— Adele Griffin, two-time National Book Award Finalist and author of All You Never Wanted -
“Marvin Burke is one of the great monsters of literature—a figure of immense, credible terror and savagery.”
— Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author of Homeland -
“Ry’s desperate journey into manhood is gripping, with Kraus skillfully amplifying a sense of tension and claustrophobia.”
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“A midwestern gothic family saga that will hook readers.”
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“Kraus’ masterful raising-of-stakes makes this into the sort of disaster you can’t possibly look away from.”
— BoingBoing.net
Awards
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Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award
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Winner of the 2014 ALA Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
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A 2013 Booklist Editors’ Choice for Youth
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A 2014 YALSA Pick for Best Audiobook
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About Daniel Kraus
Daniel Kraus is the author of numerous novels, including Rotters, The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch duology, Bent Heavens, and the Teddies Saga. With Guillermo del Toro, he wrote the New York Times bestseller The Shape of Water and Trollhunters, which is the inspiration for the Netflix series. His novels have been winner os the Odyssey Award and Bram Stoker Award,and Parents’ Choice Gold Award and have been named Library Guild selections and YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults picks, and more.
About Kirby Heyborne
Kirby Heyborne is a musician, actor, and professional narrator. Noted for his work in teen and juvenile audio, he has garnered over twenty Earphones Awards. His audiobook credits include Jesse Kellerman’s The Genius, Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, and George R. R. Martin’s Selections from Dreamsongs.