Just Us: Horror In a Small Maryland Town

When 12-year-old Billy Sanders moves with his mother and siblings to Upper Marlboro, Md., in 1970, he must re-start life in a strange town. Billy is troubled because his new home, a dilapidated farm house, resounds with strange noises and evil intent. To bring peace to his home, he must unearth the town’s horrible secret. But in so doing, he unintentionally lures violence and terror upon his own family. Scared the pants off me,” says H.L. Osterman, Short Changed. “You’ll keep the lights on at night after reading this excellent thriller,” observes Hollis George, editor of Bram Stoker, Without Fangs.