Deadfall Hotel

by Steve Rasnic Tem

Overview

This is the hotel where our nightmares go... It's where horrors come to be themselves, and the dead pause to rest between worlds.

Recently widowed and unemployed, Richard Carter finds a new job, and a new life for him and his daughter Serena, as manager of the mysterious Deadfall Hotel. Jacob Ascher, the caretaker, is there to show Richard the ropes, and to tell him the many rules and traditions, but from the beginning, their new world haunts and transforms them. It's a terrible place. As the seasons pass, the supernatural and the sublime become a part of life, as routine as a morning cup of coffee, but it's not safe, by any means. Deadfall Hotel is where Richard and Serena will rebuild the life that was taken from them...if it doesn't kill them first.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849973533
Publisher:	Rebellion Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	04/29/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	833,381
File size:	560 KB

About the Author

Steve Rasnic Tem is an author, artist, and poet. His works have earned him numerous international literary awards, including the World Fantasy award. He is frequently compared to Ray Bradbury, Raymond Carver, and Franz Kafka.

Editorial Reviews

No ordinary hotel” but more “a state of mind,” the eponymous setting for this haunting dark fantasy from horror eminence Tem (The Book of Days) provides the perfect backdrop for thoughtful ruminations on death and grieving. Richard Carter is still mourning the death of his beloved wife when he accepts a job as new caretaker at the Deadfall Hotel. Once Richard and his adolescent daughter are established there, it becomes clear that the hotel’s weird patrons and scary vermin are avatars of death that reflect Richard’s inability to accept Abby’s demise. Though Richard’s strange encounters unfold episodically, they build to a revelatory climax that Tem engineers perfectly. His interwoven reflections on the cathartic value of horror entertainments add considerably to the novel’s emotional impact. Gorey-like pen-and-ink illustrations by John Kenn Mortensen perfectly complement the text. Also included is the 1986 short story from which the novel grew. Agent: Robert Fleck, Professional Media Services. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Tem's Deadfall Hotel makes The Shining 's Overlook Hotel look like Butlins. Eerie, disturbing and yet strangely touching, you'll check in but may never check out.' Christopher Fowler, bestselling author of the Bryant and May Mysteries and Hell Train 'Rasnic Tem is at the height of his powers with this effort.' Fearnet.com 'Steve Rasnic Tem is a school of writing unto himself,' Joe R. Lansdale 'Truly brilliant' Denver Post

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