


As five friends travel through the isolated California desert towards a popular music festival, their trip is interrupted thanks to our modern worlds ever-evolving state of technology... Stranded and alone needing to recharge their electric vehicle. When the group of teenagers settle on a remote parking lot in the middle of nowhere, it isnt only a charging station they find. They also uncover pure, unrelenting evil.Hiding in the shadows is a maniac. Searching endlessly and without discrimination for victims to satisfy a hunger, viciously hunting down anyone that comes near.As they fight for survival, the maniac works to outsmart and hunt them one by one, with a goal in mind that is so heinous and vile that the truth behind his actions will rattle the very foundation of the deepest caverns in hell.As the heartfelt ties that bind the friends together unravel, they each will learn not only what it takes to love, but how to survive. While coping with past heartbreak, loss and abandonment, they must band together to get out alive. Or die one by one under the most excruciating circumstances imaginable.One thing is certain, the desert is no place to hide.
P>Review "This Ones Gonna Hurt is a must-read for lovers of contemporary horror novels with a strong urban touch. Its a blood-curdling, heart-pounding, spine-tingling fast-paced read. This book is undoubtedly a triumph for the horror genre." -Readers Favorite (5 Star Review)"Everything a good slasher story should be! Fast-paced, full of tension, screaming, lots of blood and a killer that enjoys what he does. Youll be on the edge of your seat wondering whats going to happen. A bloody, violent thrill ride!" -ScaryMatter.com"This Ones Gonna Hurt comes in a variety of flavors - Slice N Dice, SweetMeats, and Original 80s Slasher Recipe - all packed with a bone-crunching punch on every page." -Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Whisper Down the Lane and Ghost Eaters About the Author: Cody James Thompson is from San Diego, California. He is the author of thriller Bone Saw Serenade, published by Black Rose Writing. Previously, he wrote as a columnist with his work featured in San Diego CityBeat, San Diego Weekly Reader, The Westcoaster Magazine, San Diego Downtown News and he was the staff columnist for San Diego Uptown News writing about the beverage industry. With storytelling, he focuses mainly on thriller-inspired work. When he is not writing or reading, he spends time with his wife and their two pit bulls, cheers on his Golden State Warriors and San Diego Padres and can be found writing, producing and hosting the first and longest-running beer podcast in San Diego, Beer Night in San Diego.
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