Epeolatry Book Review: Draw You In, Vol. 1 by Jasper Bark

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Title: Draw You In, Volume 1
Author: Jasper Bark
Genre: horror fiction, conspiracy thriller
Publisher: Crystal Lake Publishing
Publication Date: 7th June, 2024

Synopsis: Draw You In Vol.1 – Collector’s Item is the first in a mind-bending trilogy of novels.
Can you disappear so completely that only one person remembers you existed?
That’s what comics creator Linda Corrigan asks, when her editor, disappears without a trace. Drawn into an FBI investigation by Agent McPherson, Linda and comics historian Richard Ford unearth a chilling link to the forgotten comic artist R. L. Carver, whose work might just hold the key to a series of mysterious disappearances.
As they explore Carver’s life, they uncover the secret history of horror comics, the misfits, madcaps and macabre masters who forged an industry, frightened a generation and felt the heat of the Federal Government. They also stumble on the shadow history of the United States on a road trip that veers into the nation’s dark underbelly, where forbidden knowledge and forgotten lore await them.
Described as “Kavalier and Clay meets Clive Barker,” it contains stories within stories that explore horror in all its subgenres, from quiet to psychological horror, from hardcore to cosmic horror.
Experience the epic conspiracy thriller that redefines the genre for a new generation.

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