Equal parts haunting and horrifying thisliterary horror novel gives readers insight into the mind of a controlling homicidal man and the son who must stop himxMarvin Burke is one of the great monsters of literature a figure of immense credible terror and savageryx--Cory Doctorow author of Little Children and coeditor of Boing BoingImagine your father is a monster Would that mean there are monsters inside you tooNineteen-year-old Ry Burke his mother and little sister eke out a living on their dying family farm Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim memories of his fatherrsquos physical and emotional abuse Then a meteorite falls from the sky bringing with it not only a fragment from another world but also the arrival of a ruthless man intent on destroying the entire family Soon Ry is forced to defend himself by resurrecting a trio of imaginary childhood protectors kindly Mr Furrington wise Jesus and the bloodthirsty ScowlerFrom the Hardcover edition.
