This hardcover copy of depraved is number 29 of 100 copies printed and is signed by bryan smith. Bryan smith books list of books by author bryan smith. Thousands of products are available to collect from store or if your orders over. Future titles forthcoming from deadite press and delirium books, including highways to hell and the dark ones. But things are not as they seem in hopkins bend and jessica soon finds herself plunged into another nightmare of depravity and madness. Book recommendations for people who like depraved by bryan smith. Depraved 2 is the sequel to the hit novel depraved, hailed by acclaimed author brian keene as one of the 10 best books of 2009. A group of people find themselves trapped in hopkins bend. But my eventual goal is to get all the books out there in all the major digital formats.
Welcome to prison, a secret prison for women located in a remote frozen wasteland. The town needs them for their annual sacrificesand entertainment. Bryan smith tn, united states author of several mass market horror novels from leisure books, including house of blood, deathbringer, the freakshow, queen of blood, soultaker, depraved, the killing kind, and the dark ones. Years after killing her corrupt father, assassin jessica sloan is abducted and sent to this horrifying repository for troublesome. Depraved and the killing kind are two of my most popular and bestreceived releases and finally getting them out there in a digital format was my number one priority.
If the name bryan smith is on the cover, you can be assured that youre in good hands. His prose moves, he knows how to surprise without cheating, and he maintains his narrative energy from the. Depraved bryan smith leisure books new york city surrounded. A group of young northerners are caught between two warring backwoods clans, one a family of deformed mutants looking for a human sacrifice for their annual feast, the other ruled by a humandemon hybrid looking for a new host body for his twisted. I enjoyed bryan smiths depraved, along with the kayla series. Now for those who have read the freakshow, depraved is ten times worse in regards to the shock factor. This omnibus limited edition from thunderstorm books collects all three kayla novels kayla and the devil, kayla undead, wicked kayla and includes over 20,000 words of bonus material. Bryan smith delivered one of the most intense, gross, gorefilled novel in depraved a few years back. Depraved by bryan smith is a hardcore survival horror novel about average people who face extreme violence while traveling through hopkins bend, a remote and cursed tennessee town with families of inbred cannibals roaming the countryside. The simple use of language and elaborate description of chapters make it more appealing for the readers. But since im part of the leisure horror club, i have all of his books and depraved sounded exactly like my kind of horror novel. Sep 18, 2011 depraved by bryan smith is a hardcore survival horror novel about average people who face extreme violence while traveling through hopkins bend, a remote and cursed tennessee town with families of inbred cannibals roaming the countryside. Four long years ago, jessica sloan drove out to a backwoods town to execute.
When i received my first kindle, one of the first three books i purchased was an extreme horror novel titled depraved by bryan smith. Titles include depraved, the killing kind, the freakshow, soultaker, and more. He sells a lot of books, but more importantly to me, at least, he writes really, really well. Among all best bryan smith books, this is an excellent work by the author that should not be missed out. Youre never getting out of here alive in the middleofnowhere, usa, there is a town not on any map.
Ray garton, author of live girls and crucifaxthe halloween bride is a new novella from the author of depraved, 68 kill, house of blood, and the late night hor. He is the reason why i became a splatterpunk horror writer. Bryan smith is the author of numerous horror books published by leisure including deathbringer, freakshow, soultaker, and depraved. Having read bryan smiths the freakshow, i knew what i was getting myself into when i purchased and read depraved. Depraved is my second bryan smith book after the notsogood the freakshow and giving up twice on house of blood.
Most of my more recent books have been published under my own imprint, bitter ale press. A place where outsiders are tortured, raped, and eaten. Less flippantly, the first fully realized and finished novel i wrote was something i called depraved, which was written when i was twentyfive back in 1990. Bryan smith is one of the most reliable and consistently entertaining w. He has authored two childrens books with activity guides that teach children life skills like sportsmanship and selfacceptance. His career includes over 30 years in the classroom, most of them in the fresno unified school district.
Depraved by bryan smith 2011, paperback for sale online ebay. Depraved is a perfect title for bryan smiths latest novel. Interview with author bryan smith about his book 68 kill. The first thing youll likely think when you start reading bryan smiths depraved is. Ive decided that ill likely never be a bryan smith fan. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As you go through all books by bryan smith, you will be able to understand the brilliance of the author and the accuracy with which the author has portrayed the chapters. I can perfectly imagine his books being films entertaining audiences on the deuce. Depraved by bryan smith overdrive rakuten overdrive. I was already a fan of extreme horror, or splatterpunk as the genre is known, but smiths tale terrified me in the same way the original texas chainsaw massacre did and horrified me in the same way the original i spit on your grave did.
Thanks for taking the time out of your schedule to do this interview with me bryan. Where local law enforcement runs a sex trafficking ring. He now lives with his wife florence in the sierra foothills, where he enjoys golf and geolo. Written by bryan smith published by leisure books publication date. Author of several mass market horror novels published by dorchester publishing. Bryan smith doesnt do that with his books, and depraved 3 is a huge left turn from the previous installments. But since im part of the leisure horror club, i have all of his books and depraved sounded exactly like my kind of. His prose moves, he knows how to surprise without cheating, and he maintains his narrative energy from the beginning of a story to the end. Bryan smith is a retired elementary school teacher.
Technically, i guess i could say, see previous answer. Bryan smith is a school counselor with a talent for helping children deal with difficult issues. There are a lot of horror books out there featuring backwoods, cannibal rednecks. Depraved is a perfect title for bryan smith s latest novel. Depraved depraved, book 1 by bryan smith book cover, description, publication history. There was a cry of pain, followed by the heavy thump of a body hitting the ground. Depraved depraved, book 1 by bryan smith fantastic fiction. The through line of the series is the character of jessica sloan, and in depraved 3 she is taken to a secret underground prison with a nazi motif and surrounded by human filth, both her fellow inmates and the staff. Bestselling horror author brian keene called slowly we rot, the best zombie novel ive ever read. In fact, smith influenced me to such an extent that i paid homage to his characters in one of my books. Bryan smith writes bloodsplattered tales about zombies, killer clowns, metalheads, and much more.
Bryan smith visitors are more than welcome in the isolated rural town of hopkins bend. Bryan smith is one of my favorite writers working today. Bryan smith is the author of more than thirty horror and crime novels and novellas, including 68 kill, the cult classic depraved and its sequels, the killing kind, slowly we. From page one to the end it has more fucked up shit happening in it.
Official website books by bryan smith from deadite press rock and roll reform school zombies. The works of bryan smith are like grindhouse films on the printed page. After not being too thrilled with slowly we rot 3 stars i decided to give bryan smith another shot and picked up depraved for. Deadworld is my first foray into original ebook publishing. According to book scrollings rankings these are the best slasher horror books around. Depraved by bryan smith meet your next favorite book. The action takes place in a remote american town called hopkins bend. Welcome to hopkins bend, the remote little tennessee town where the backw. Sep 20, 2014 bryan smith is one of my favorite writers working today. Horror tree presents an interview with bryan smith the. Id written many short stories and numerous fragments of novels, but that. He has other good books like house of blood and the killing kind, but this is his best so far and its a virtuosic performance of mayhem and creativity. Review depraved 2 by bryan smith welcome to the hellforge. Something moved beyond the line of trees, a flicker of white passing through shadows.
I enjoyed bryan smith s depraved, along with the kayla series. I really like supernatural horror themes with explicit sex, but cannot seem to find too many. Depraved by bryan smith 2011, paperback for sale online. Bryan smith is the splatterpunk awardwinning author of more than thirty horror and crime novels and novellas, including 68 kill, the cult classic depraved and its sequels, the killing kind, slowly we rot, the freakshow, and many more. Smiths depraved series ranks as one of the top five best splatterpunk horrors of all time. Depraved, paperback by smith, bryan, isbn 1936383926, isbn 9781936383924, brand new, free shipping in the us. Four years have elapsed since the events of the first book, which concerned a family of perverted mutants in the rural community of hopkins bend. Depraved 2 delivers on the promise that the first book delivered.
Click for more information about bryan smiths bitter ale series. The book is called depraved for gods sake, so you should have a pretty good idea what you are letting yourself in for. Bryan smith has 67 books on goodreads with 74468 ratings. Clearly depraved isnt for everyone, but what i can tell you, even if you dont read it or read it and dont like it, is that bryan smith is at the top of his game here. Bryan smith is a renowned author who has contributed greatly in the literary world. As far as i have been able to determine this is a list of the altar books published. He is the author of several massmarket horror novels, including depraved, the killing kind, the freakshow, deathbringer, house of blood, queen of blood, and soultaker. It became a classic in the hardcore horror genre and fans have been clamoring for a sequel.
I look forward to spending a weekend with a new bryan smith book the way i used to look forward to spending a weekend with a new richard laymon novel. Top 10 best bryan smith books bryan smith written works. Sep 18, 2011 after not being too thrilled with slowly we rot 3 stars i decided to give bryan smith another shot and picked up depraved for. While there are plenty of depraved acts from the backwoods denizens of this book, it is the attempts to survive made by the victems of those denizens, that propel the plot. See all books authored by bryan smith, including depraved, and the freakshow, and more on.
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