Monstrous - Bryan Smith

Accompanied by an unsuspecting target, an aspiring serial killer journeys to a remote mountainous location at the same time as a woman looking to bury evidence of a heinous crime walks the same trail. A sudden unnatural storm reveals a towering, mysterious skyscraper that they both must enter – a plaque on the door reads simply, MONSTROUS.

Accompanied by an unsuspecting target, an aspiring serial killer journeys to a remote mountainous location at the same time as a woman looking to bury evidence of a heinous crime walks the same trail. A sudden unnatural storm transports them to a mist-shrouded field that rolls on for countless miles in all directions. A towering skyscraper stands at the centre that they both must enter – a plaque on the door reads simply, MONSTROUS, a hint of the surreal cosmic horrors lurking inside.



Have they been delivered to this strange place for a chance at redemption, or for some ultimate form of punishment not available to earthly forces? Will they ever know the truth?

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A gripping, dark suspense story from the excellent Bryan Smith.

• Comp title: The Way Up is Death by Dan Hanks

• Comp title: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

• Author lives in Midwest USA

• Flame Tree Press is the Independent Press of the Year, 2024, 2025 (BFS)