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Demon Theory
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Demon Theory Hardcover - 2006

by Stephen Graham Jones


Summary

Following an unnerving phone call from his diabetic mother on Halloween night, Hale and six of his med school classmates return to the house where his sister disappeared years ago — only to find a chilling surprise in store for them. Written as a literary film treatment and littered with pop culture references and footnotes, Demon Theory is a refreshing addition to the “intelligent horror” genre. About the Author Stephen Graham Jones is the author of All the Beautiful Sinners, The Bird Is Gone: A Manifesto, The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong, and Bleed into Me: A Book of Stories. He is an associate professor of English at Texas Tech University.

From the publisher

A psychological tale of cinematic horror.
On Halloween night, following an unnerving phone call from his diabetic mother, Hale and six of his med school classmates return to the house where his sister disappeared years ago. While there is no sign of his mother, something is waiting for them there, and has been waiting a long time. Written as a literary film treatment littered with footnotes and obscure nuances, Demon Theory is even parts camp and terror, combining glib dialogue, fascinating pop culture references, and an intricate subtext as it pursues the events of a haunting movie trilogy too real to dismiss.
There are books about movies and movies about books, and then there s Demon Theory a refreshing and occasionally shocking addition to the increasingly popular intelligent horror genre."

Details

  • Title Demon Theory
  • Author Stephen Graham Jones
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 440
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher MacAdam/Cage Publishing, San Francisco, California
  • Date April 27, 2006
  • ISBN 9781596921641 / 1596921641
  • Weight 1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.18 x 6.34 x 1.39 in (23.32 x 16.10 x 3.53 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Horror fiction, Halloween
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006000701
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

“Jones, an unapologetic pop-culture savant, seizes the opportunity to recast thriller clichés into a madly entertaining landmark of literary horror….Demon Theory is subversive and indispensable — there is genius at work here.”
Texas Monthly

“I have never read a horror tale so powerfully imagined or razor sharp.  Demon Theory will absolutely possess you.”
— Will Clarke, author of Lord Vishnu's Love Handles and The Worthy: A Ghost's Story

About the author

Stephen Graham Jones is the author of All the Beautiful Sinners, The Bird Is Gone: A Manifesto, The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong, and Bleed into Me: A Book of Stories. He is an associate professor of English at Texas Technical University.