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BooksGone to See the River Man
Cover of Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana
№ 1 · Gone to See the River Man

Gone to See the River Man,

by Kristopher Triana

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Rating3.8/ 5
Ratings82
Pages182
Reading Hours4h
Published2020
LanguageEnglish

§Synopsis

01

Super fans. Groupies. Stalkers.

These people will give anything for the idols they worship, be they rock stars, actors or authors. Or even serial killers.

Lori is just such a fanatic. Her obsession is with Edmund Cox, a man of sadistic cruelty who butchered more than twenty women. She’s gone so far as to forge a relationship with him, visiting him in prison and sending him letters on a regular basis. She will do anything to get close to him, so when he gives her a task, she eagerly accepts it.

She has no idea of the horror that awaits her.

Edmund tells her she must go to his cabin in the woods of Killen and retrieve a key to deliver to a mysterious figure known only as The River Man.

In her quest, she brings along her handicapped sister, and they journey through the deep, dark valley, beginning their trip upriver. The trip quickly becomes a surreal nightmare, one that digs up Lori’s personal demons, the ones she feels bonds her to Edmund. The river runs with flesh, the cabin is a vault of horrors, and ghostly blues music echoes through the mountains. Soon they will learn that The River Man is not quite fact or folklore, and definitely not human -- at least, not anymore. And the key is just the beginning of what is required of Lori to prove she’s worthy of a madman’s love.

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§Content Warnings
§Moods
dark1tense1
§Tags
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§About the Author

Kristopher Triana

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Kristopher Triana is the Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Gone to See the River Man, Full Brutal, The Thirteenth Koyote, They All Died Screaming, and many other terrifying books. His work has been published in multiple languages and has appeared in many anthologies and magazines, drawing praise from Rue Morgue Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Scream Magazine, and many more.

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Gone to See the River Man

Cover of Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

Gone to See the River Man

Kristopher Triana, 2020
§Content Warnings
§Moods
dark1tense1
§Tags
#blood1

Metadata

ISBN-139781941918722
ISBN-101941918727

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