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The Wicked

by James Newman

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Cover art by Jesse David Young

ISBN 9781937009519

Pp. 318

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Iconic horror author James Newman brings terror in the form of an unforgettable demon, Moloch, in this throwback to classic 80s horror novels.

The Heller House for Children goes up in flames and an ancient evil is awakened. Moloch, the man with the beard, has an agenda and is hungry.

AN ANCIENT EVIL RISES... BURNS... KILLS...

After a fire consumes the Heller Home for Children, the residents of Morganville, North Carolina thought they knew evil...

They were wrong.

Unaware of the turmoil in their new hometown, the Littles—David, Kate, and seven-year-old Becca—are moving from New York City to Morganville in hopes of repairing their own lives, which were recently shattered by an act of sexual violence.

Before long, David realizes that his family's troubles are worse than he could ever have imagined.

An ancient demon lurks beneath the town of Morganville, an unholy creature conjured into existence by the Heller Home tragedy.

Its name is Moloch.

It is hungry for the souls of the townspeople.

But most of all, Moloch wants the children. It will not rest until it has them.

All of them.

About the Author

James Newman is the author of the novels Midnight Rain, The Wicked, and Animosity, the short-story collection People Are Strange, and the novellas The Forum, Revenge Flick!, and Olden. He lives in the mountains of North Carolina with his wife and their two sons.

Excerpt

On the evening of August 12, 2002, a fire raged on the outskirts of Morganville, North Carolina. Into the early hours of the morning it raged, higher and higher, as if the flames fought to devour the moon itself along with everything else. Because of the Morganville Daily Register, the tragedy of that night would come to be known as "The Great Fire of '02," and its casualties would haunt the citizens of Morganville for the rest of their lives. 

Neither ghosts nor spirits were these haunts, but instead the collective disbelief that such a thing could happen to the town's innocent. 

It happened at the Heller Home for Children, out on Pellham Road.

Initially the Morganville Youth Home, Heller Home was erected in October of 1952, ninety years to the day that Morganville was officially established on paper. Founded by Joseph and Irene Heller (a retired Episcopal minister, he was known as "Uncle Joe" to the kids, she as "Aunt Reeny"), the place began as a modest two-story farmhouse, by all outward appearances little more than the quaint country home of a typical southern family. Inside, however, one would find a house full of love and tolerance, a bustling home for children of every race and creed. No less than a dozen kids usually roamed Heller Home's hallways, playfully roughhousing under Mr. Heller's watchful eye while less rowdy teens nurtured their artistic talents with brush and easel. Within this makeshift haven for runaways and the like, Mrs. Heller cooked for her young wards nutritious meals which they might otherwise lack, and eventually the kind-hearted couple would convince these prodigal sons and daughters to return home to their families. 

Iconic horror author James Newman brings terror in the form of an unforgettable demon, Moloch, in this throwback to classic 80s horror novels.

The Heller House for Children goes up in flames and an ancient evil is awakened. Moloch, the man with the beard, has an agenda and is hungry.

AN ANCIENT EVIL RISES... BURNS... KILLS...

After a fire consumes the Heller Home for Children, the residents of Morganville, North Carolina thought they knew evil...

They were wrong.

Unaware of the turmoil in their new hometown, the Littles—David, Kate, and seven-year-old Becca—are moving from New York City to Morganville in hopes of repairing their own lives, which were recently shattered by an act of sexual violence.

Before long, David realizes that his family's troubles are worse than he could ever have imagined.

An ancient demon lurks beneath the town of Morganville, an unholy creature conjured into existence by the Heller Home tragedy.

Its name is Moloch.

It is hungry for the souls of the townspeople.

But most of all, Moloch wants the children. It will not rest until it has them.

All of them.

James Newman is the author of the novels Midnight Rain, The Wicked, and Animosity, the short-story collection People Are Strange, and the novellas The Forum, Revenge Flick!, and Olden. He lives in the mountains of North Carolina with his wife and their two sons.

On the evening of August 12, 2002, a fire raged on the outskirts of Morganville, North Carolina. Into the early hours of the morning it raged, higher and higher, as if the flames fought to devour the moon itself along with everything else. Because of the Morganville Daily Register, the tragedy of that night would come to be known as "The Great Fire of '02," and its casualties would haunt the citizens of Morganville for the rest of their lives. 

Neither ghosts nor spirits were these haunts, but instead the collective disbelief that such a thing could happen to the town's innocent. 

It happened at the Heller Home for Children, out on Pellham Road.

Initially the Morganville Youth Home, Heller Home was erected in October of 1952, ninety years to the day that Morganville was officially established on paper. Founded by Joseph and Irene Heller (a retired Episcopal minister, he was known as "Uncle Joe" to the kids, she as "Aunt Reeny"), the place began as a modest two-story farmhouse, by all outward appearances little more than the quaint country home of a typical southern family. Inside, however, one would find a house full of love and tolerance, a bustling home for children of every race and creed. No less than a dozen kids usually roamed Heller Home's hallways, playfully roughhousing under Mr. Heller's watchful eye while less rowdy teens nurtured their artistic talents with brush and easel. Within this makeshift haven for runaways and the like, Mrs. Heller cooked for her young wards nutritious meals which they might otherwise lack, and eventually the kind-hearted couple would convince these prodigal sons and daughters to return home to their families. 

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