BLOOD COVENANT
Whatever happens, don’t bleed.
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Blood Covenant
Whatever happens, don’t bleed.
What should have been a breeze of a bank heist for James Glenn and his crew goes violently wrong, forcing them to flee, blood-stained and angry. They stumble onto a remote lodge that doesn’t open for another month – a perfect place to lie low until the heat’s off.
Except it’s occupied.
The Moore family, just arrived to prepare for the season, are taken hostage by the criminals, but not without bloodshed. And when blood gets spilled, something ancient notices. Something malevolent. Something ravenous.
Their only hope is the youngest Moore, teenager Rueben, outside and unseen when James and his gang arrive. It’s up to Rueben to get help and save his family, but the influence of the ancient evil is taking a toll on him as well.
Paul Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End of the World meets Adam Nevill’s The Ritual, out now through Cemetery Dance Publications.
(Cover art by François Vaillancourt.)
ISBN: 9781587679766
PRAISE FOR BLOOD COVENANT
“Baxter effortlessly jukes and feints between crime fiction and supernatural horror, taking this story to darker, stranger places. I am foolishly late to the party on Alan Baxter, but BLOOD COVENANT makes it clear I need to catch the hell up.” – Chuck Wendig, NYT bestselling author of Aftermath and Black River Orchard
“Blood Covenant blends horror and crime into a monstrous, perfect hybrid. A fast, sharp, tense, violent, bloody novel that starts with the pedal to the metal and never slows down. This is a hell of a good time, and it’s Baxter’s best work yet.” – Gabino Iglesias, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Devil Takes You Home
“Action, murder, sacrifice, tension, and lots of bloody moments. I was captivated throughout the whole story. This one is a top 10 contender of the year! I loved it!” – Karla’s Literary Corner
“a gripping horror-thriller… Blood Covenant delves into several dark and compelling themes, the most prominent of which is survival in the face of overwhelming horror. Baxter never lets up, there is a palpable tension from the first page, and Baxter never once lets the reader pause for breath. He taps into and fully mines the primal fear of home invasion, intensified by the presence of supernatural forces” – Jim McLeod at Ginger Nuts of Horror
“Home invasion horror. Survival horror. Supernatural / demonic beast horror. It’s got it all. Unlike many attempts to blend multiple sub-genres, which often result in a disjointed narrative, this book absolutely smashed it. I was hooked the entire way through and found myself wanted to read even just a page or two at time when I had a spare few minutes. The frequent POV changes, which can sometimes be confusing or distracting, were executed brilliantly. A risky choice but it really paid off to help the story development and maintain its momentum. For fans of horror looking for a book that delivers on all fronts, Blood Covenant is a must-read. Don’t miss out on this one, I can’t recommend it enough. Five Knives out of Five 🔪 🔪 🔪 🔪 🔪” – slingshothorror
“Blood Covenant is a pedal-to-the-floor horror novel, thrumming with dread and brutality. But what makes it so horrifying is the way the stakes feel real for characters we very much care about.” – Monty Reads
“Alan Baxter never fails to outdo himself, his unique brand of Aussie horror running the full gamut of King’s hierarchy of scares, from creeping unease to all-out terror, and always underpinned with razor-sharp social commentary. By all means, turn the page. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.” – Lee Murray, five-time Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of Grotesque: Monster Stories
“Baxter’s stories are brutally horrific but earnest. They embrace the supernatural but are also steeped in the reality of fear and humanity—they attack the reader with the savage shriek of a chainsaw digging straight for your heart. I’m a fan.” – Philip Fracassi, author of Boys in the Valley