Pine Deep Trilogy
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The Pine Deep Trilogy is a series of supernatural horror novels by Jonathan Maberry
, multiple Bram Stoker Award
winning author. The trilogy is set in the fictional rural Pennsylvania town of Pine Deep, which has the reputation of being the Most Haunted Town in America. Pine Deep’s entire tourism industry is built around a celebration of hauntings and Halloween. Unfortunately the town is lot more haunted than they think, which turns out to be a very bad thing for everyone living there.
The first book in the series is Ghost Road Blues, winner of the 2006 Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel
. The book was also nominated for Novel of the Year but was edged out by Lisey's Story
by Stephen King
. Publishers Weekly called the book horror on a grand scale... reminiscent of Stephen King’s heftier works." Ghost Road Blues focuses on the manhunt for vicious serial killer Karl Ruger who has been drawn to Pine Deep by an ancient evil.
The series continued with Dead Man's Song in 2007 and concluded with Bad Moon Rising (2008).
At the beginning of Ghost Road Blues, the Bone Man’s ghost rises from the grave to face Griswold once more, but while Griswold understands his own supernatural nature and abilities, the Bone Man does not. His attempts to help the people of Pine Deep often go awry.
The heroes of the Trilogy are Malcolm Crow, owner of a local Halloween-themed craft store and a survivor of the original massacre. As a boy of nine Crow was saved by the Bone Man who prevented Griswold from killing him. His fiancé, Val Guthrie, is also a survivor, though it was her family that suffered at Griswold’s hands. Their friend and the mayor of Pine Deep, Terry Wolfe, has been suffering a terrible psychological breakdown that has roots in a moment of childhood trauma where his sister was murdered by Griswold and he was nearly killed.
In Ghost Road Blues, Ruger attacks her and her family again. Local newsboy, Mike Sweeney, who is the adopted son of Vic Wingate, has been having heroic dreams in which he confronts various kinds of evil, and in the waking world he becomes the target of Tow-Truck Eddie, an insane wrecker driver who believes the voice in his head is God telling him that Mike is the antichrist. Unfortunately the voice Eddie is hearing is that of Ubel Griswold.
In Dead Man’s Song, Crow and local newsman Willard Fowler Newton, begin tracking the backstory of the events of thirty years ago, while at the same time Vic Wingate and Karl Ruger quietly begin building an army of the undead to prepare for Griswold’s return. They intend to launch the Red Wave, a massive attack scheduled for Halloween Night. While Crow and Newton are down in Dark Hollow, a remote spot where Griswold both lived and died, one of Ruger’s companions, Boyd, has become a strange kind of mindless vampire. While Griswold’s ghost sets a trap for Crow, Wingate sends Boyd after Val Guthrie.
In the final book of the trilogy, Bad Moon Rising, Crow and his friends discover the nature of what they are fighting, the clock ticks down to the launch of the Red Wave and an attack of the undead and the living dead on the people of Pine Deep.
(star of the original Dawn of the Dead), makeup effects wizard Tom Savini
, scream queens Brinke Stevens
and Debbie Rochon
, screenwriter Stephen Susco
(The Grudge
and Grudge 2), writer-director James Gunn (remake of Dawn of the Dead and Slither), drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs
, and actor, stuntman and haunted attraction consultant Jim O'Rear
.
Jonathan Maberry
Jonathan Maberry is the multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Ghost Road Blues, the first of the Pine Deep Trilogy, a series of supernatural horror novels...
, multiple Bram Stoker Award
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
winning author. The trilogy is set in the fictional rural Pennsylvania town of Pine Deep, which has the reputation of being the Most Haunted Town in America. Pine Deep’s entire tourism industry is built around a celebration of hauntings and Halloween. Unfortunately the town is lot more haunted than they think, which turns out to be a very bad thing for everyone living there.
The first book in the series is Ghost Road Blues, winner of the 2006 Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel
Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel
The Bram Stoker Award for First Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for an author's first horror novel.-Winners and nominees:Nominees are listed below the winner for each year....
. The book was also nominated for Novel of the Year but was edged out by Lisey's Story
Lisey's Story
Lisey's Story is a novel by Stephen King combining the elements of psychological horror and romance. It was released on October 24, 2006, and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award in 2007.-Plot:...
by Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
. Publishers Weekly called the book horror on a grand scale... reminiscent of Stephen King’s heftier works." Ghost Road Blues focuses on the manhunt for vicious serial killer Karl Ruger who has been drawn to Pine Deep by an ancient evil.
The series continued with Dead Man's Song in 2007 and concluded with Bad Moon Rising (2008).
Synopsis
Thirty years before the events of the Trilogy a savage killer named Ubel Griswold who was secretly a werewolf who killed dozens in the town. His reign of terror was stopped by Oren Morse, an itinerant field worker and sometimes blues player nicknamed 'The Bone Man' by local kids. The Bone Man fought and killed Griswold; but a group of local racist vigilantes blames the Bone Man for the killings and murders him. Thirty years later Griswold’s spirit awakens and, with the help of his human servant Vic Wingate, begins to lay plans for his rebirth.At the beginning of Ghost Road Blues, the Bone Man’s ghost rises from the grave to face Griswold once more, but while Griswold understands his own supernatural nature and abilities, the Bone Man does not. His attempts to help the people of Pine Deep often go awry.
The heroes of the Trilogy are Malcolm Crow, owner of a local Halloween-themed craft store and a survivor of the original massacre. As a boy of nine Crow was saved by the Bone Man who prevented Griswold from killing him. His fiancé, Val Guthrie, is also a survivor, though it was her family that suffered at Griswold’s hands. Their friend and the mayor of Pine Deep, Terry Wolfe, has been suffering a terrible psychological breakdown that has roots in a moment of childhood trauma where his sister was murdered by Griswold and he was nearly killed.
In Ghost Road Blues, Ruger attacks her and her family again. Local newsboy, Mike Sweeney, who is the adopted son of Vic Wingate, has been having heroic dreams in which he confronts various kinds of evil, and in the waking world he becomes the target of Tow-Truck Eddie, an insane wrecker driver who believes the voice in his head is God telling him that Mike is the antichrist. Unfortunately the voice Eddie is hearing is that of Ubel Griswold.
In Dead Man’s Song, Crow and local newsman Willard Fowler Newton, begin tracking the backstory of the events of thirty years ago, while at the same time Vic Wingate and Karl Ruger quietly begin building an army of the undead to prepare for Griswold’s return. They intend to launch the Red Wave, a massive attack scheduled for Halloween Night. While Crow and Newton are down in Dark Hollow, a remote spot where Griswold both lived and died, one of Ruger’s companions, Boyd, has become a strange kind of mindless vampire. While Griswold’s ghost sets a trap for Crow, Wingate sends Boyd after Val Guthrie.
In the final book of the trilogy, Bad Moon Rising, Crow and his friends discover the nature of what they are fighting, the clock ticks down to the launch of the Red Wave and an attack of the undead and the living dead on the people of Pine Deep.
Real world elements
Author Jonathan Maberry includes a number of real world elements in his novels, and this is most apparent in the final book of the trilogy, Bad Moon Rising. Pine Deep’s Halloween Festival is the centerpiece of the story and several actual celebrities from the horror industry appear as 'guest stars' including Ken ForeeKen Foree
Kentotis Alvin "Ken" Foree is an American actor probably most famous as the hero Peter in Dawn of the Dead and Kenan & Kel as Roger, Kenan's dad.- Early life and career :Foree was born in Indianapolis, Indiana...
(star of the original Dawn of the Dead), makeup effects wizard Tom Savini
Tom Savini
Thomas Vincent "Tom" Savini is an American actor, stuntman, director, award-winning special effects and makeup artist. He is known for his work on the Living Dead films directed by George A. Romero, as well as Creepshow, The Burning, Friday the 13th, The Prowler, and Maniac. He directed the 1990...
, scream queens Brinke Stevens
Brinke Stevens
Brinke Stevens is an American actress, model and writer.-Life and career:Born in San Diego, California, Stevens has studied several foreign languages, including Esperanto, and gained a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from San Diego State University and a Master of Science in Marine...
and Debbie Rochon
Debbie Rochon
Debbie Rochon is a Canadian B-movie actress and former stage performer, best known for her work in Troma films.-Biography:...
, screenwriter Stephen Susco
Stephen Susco
Stephen Susco is a film and television screenwriter who is most famous for writing the hit movies The Grudge and The Grudge 2.-Career:...
(The Grudge
The Grudge
The Grudge is the 2004 American remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge, and the first horror film in the Ju-on series, Ju-on 1. The film is the first installment in the American horror film series The Grudge...
and Grudge 2), writer-director James Gunn (remake of Dawn of the Dead and Slither), drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs
Joe Bob Briggs
John Irving Bloom , who uses the pseudonym Joe Bob Briggs, is a syndicated American film critic, writer and comic performer.-Early years:...
, and actor, stuntman and haunted attraction consultant Jim O'Rear
Jim O'Rear
Jim O'Rear is an American actor, screenwriter, and director.Primarily known for his work in the horror and science fiction film genres, O'Rear has worked as an actor, stuntman, screenwriter, producer, and director for over 25 years.- Biography :O’Rear began his professional career in the...
.
External links
- Jonathan Maberry Website
- http://www.myspace.com/jonathan_maberry