Misfits

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Pub Date 8 Sep 2020 | Archive Date 8 Sep 2020
Flame Tree Press, FLAME TREE PRESS

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Description

Available in hardback, paperback, ebook and audiobook editions worldwide.

"I don't know how Hunter Shea keeps churning out terrifying stories that feel original, but I want more." – Cedar Hollow Reviews

During the height of the 90s grunge era, five high school friends living on the fringe are driven to the breaking point. When one of their friends is brutally raped by a drunk townie, they decide to take matters into their own hands. Deep in the woods of Milbury, Connecticut, there lives the legend of the Melon Heads, a race of creatures that shun human interaction and prey on those who dare to wander down Dracula Drive. Maybe this night, one band of misfits can help the other. Or maybe some legends are meant to be feared for a reason.

FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

Available in hardback, paperback, ebook and audiobook editions worldwide.

"I don't know how Hunter Shea keeps churning out terrifying stories that feel original, but I want more." – Cedar Hollow...


A Note From the Publisher

Also available in paperback, ebook and audio. Simultaneous publication US, UK, worldwide.


Author biog: Publishers Weekly named Shea’s lauded 2014 novel The Montauk Monster as one of their best reads of the summer. He is the author of over seventeen books, including We Are Always Watching, Tortures of the Damned, The Jersey Devil and They Rise.

Shea is the product of a misspent childhood watching scary movies, reading and wishing Bigfoot would walk past his house. When he’s not writing thrillers and horror, he also spins tall tales for middle grade readers online. His video podcast, Monster Men, is one of the most watched horror podcasts in the world. Living with his supportive family and two cats, he’s happy to be close enough to New York City to see the skyline without having to pay New York rent.

Also available in paperback, ebook and audio. Simultaneous publication US, UK, worldwide.


Author biog: Publishers Weekly named Shea’s lauded 2014 novel The Montauk Monster as one of their best reads...

Marketing Plan

• National consumer print, online, and broadcast media campaign

• Author bookstore & library appearances, Fall/Winter 2018

• Publishing trade ARC/galley outreach

• Blog tour and #FlameTreeTour features online

• Podcast tour

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• Author interviews and excerpts available upon request

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• Audiobook from Flame Tree Audio

• National consumer print, online, and broadcast media campaign

• Author bookstore & library appearances, Fall/Winter 2018

• Publishing trade ARC/galley outreach

• Blog tour and #FlameTreeTour features...


Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781787584990
PRICE US$24.95 (USD)
PAGES 288

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Featured Reviews

If brutal horror with the local misfits redeeming themselves is your thing, then check this out. After the horrific rape of one of the gang of local misfits, they seek revenge on the perpetrator. Only their plan for revenge includes leaving the rapist to the mercy of the local urban myth - a savage bunch of monsters that prey on anyone who ventures into their territory. Of course, it doesn’t go to plan….

There was a rawness to Shea’s writing and plotting - it’s pretty much as it comes, and his characters are not sympathetic or redeemable - they’re misfits and delinquents. But as you delve deeper into their stories, you see they’re victims of abuse and neglect, and society has shunned them, but they’ve got each other’s backs.

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