Coming . . . May 15 . . .

Twenty-five years ago, a mindless act of teenage vandalism reawakened a long dead nightmare in the small Massachusetts town of Grantham. When a mutilated body is found by the side of the road, some in town realize that the horror of their youth has returned. They call upon their damaged friend Dugan, who has never forgiven himself for what happened back then and has lived ever since with the terrible consequences.

Delighted at first by the disappearance of the town bullies, Dugan and his outcast friends soon realize that as the undead begin to surround their own neighborhood, they must do battle against a growing vampire army led by the town's long dead Civil War hero. Along the way, they'll find clues in the diary of a young boy not unlike themselves, and strength in their own unique bonds of friendship.

Some, like Dugan, will never be the same . . .



Applewood, a coming of age horror novel and vampire story, is available for pre-order now from BarnesandNoble.Com, and available May 15th from all your favorite online retailers.

Read the first 29 pages here (.PDF).