The Fisherman : A chilling supernatural horror epic - John Langan

The Fisherman

A chilling supernatural horror epic

By: John Langan

Paperback | 10 September 2023

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In upstate New York, within the woods, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked and fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true.

When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumours of the Creek and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss them. Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir.

It's a tale of dark pacts, of long-buried secrets, and of a mysterious figure known as the Fisherman. It will bring Abe and Dan face to face with all that they have lost, and with the price they must pay to regain it.

About the Author

John Langan (born July 6, 1969) is an American author and writer of contemporary horror. Langan has been a finalist for the International Horror Guild Award. In 2008, he was a Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best Collection, and in 2016, a Bram Stoker Award winner for his novel The Fisherman. He is on the board of directors for the Shirley Jackson Awards.
Industry Reviews
'Illusory, frightening, and deeply moving, The Fisherman is a modern horror epic. And it's simply a must read' - Paul Tremblay

'An epic, yet intimate, horror novel. Langan channels M. R. James, Robert E. Howard and Norman Maclean. What you get is A River Runs Through It... straight to hell' - Laird Barron

'Reading this, your mouth fills with worms. Just let them wriggle and crawl as they will, though-don't swallow. John Langan is fishing for your sleep, for your soul. I fear he's already got mine' - Stephen Graham Jones

'What starts as a slow, melancholy tale gains momentum and drops you head first into a churning nightmare from which you might escape, but you'll never forget, and the memory of what you saw will change you forever' - Richard Kadrey

'The Fisherman is a treasure, the kind of book you just want to snuggle up and shiver through. I can't say enough good things about the confidence, the patience, the satisfying cumulative power of this book. It was a pleasure to read from the first page to the last' - Victor LaValle

'Stories within stories, folk tales becoming modern legends, all spinning into a fisherman's tale about the one he wishes had gotten away. Langan's latest is at turns epic and personal, dense yet compulsively readable, frightening but endearing' - Adam Cesare

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