Bonus Horror Of The Month: The Boy At No. 9 Whitlock

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Caleb James K.

Caleb James K. is the former Editor-in-Chief of the literary journal, Drunken Pen Writing, and the host of the DPW Podcast. He’s also a fiction writer, poet, and aspiring novelist.

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We open the episode with more great publishing news—a trend we hope never ends! After that, we get into the episode proper with a review of L. Stephenson’s new horror novella, The Boy at No. 9 Whitlock. 

At first it was bad parents, bullies, and budding romances. But the tragic life of young Matthew Rose is about to get much worse…because the boy who lives at No. 9 Whitlock is about to meet a demon.

“One of the darkest coming-of-age horrors I’ve read. Grizzly and unrelenting. I wanted to look away, but I couldn’t.” – KEV HARRISON, Author of Shadow of the Hidden & Below

“Stephenson shows that horror isn’t all about sending chills down one’s spine; sometimes, it can be about moving the heart.” – REBECCA ROWLAND, Shirley Jackson Award-nominated Author of White Trash & Recycled Nightmares

You can purchase the novella now on Amazon

You can follow L. Stephenson on Instagram @l._stephenson

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