October - Paperback

by Michael Rowe (Author)

A bullied teen mistakenly summons a powerful demon in this dark fantasy for fans of Robert R. McCammon by the author of Enter, Night.

Dark secrets run deep in the isolated, rural town of Auburn, Ontario. But everyone knows about Mikey Childress.

Sixteen-year-old Mikey isn't like the other boys, who play hockey and chase girls. He's skinny, wears black, reads horror novels, listens to Madonna, and idolizes Hollywood actresses. He's "different," and the bullies at school won't let him forget it. Only his best friend, Wroxy, has any idea of the depths of Mikey's pain and how desperately he desires to be loved.

And not even Wroxy knows what Mikey's truly capable of--until one night when his abusers go too far. Then all the pain and loneliness inside Mikey push him to make a pact with evil to bring vengeance down upon his enemies. Being a teenager had been a nightmare before, but soon Mikey unleashes something that will make it hell on Earth . . .

"Rowe's talent shines through in this terrifying story of social persecution, black magic, and desire gone horribly wrong." --Lee Thomas, Bram Stoker and Lambda Literary Award-winning author

Author Biography

Michael Rowe was born in Ottawa, and has lived in Beirut, Havana, Geneva, and Paris. He is the author of the novels Enter, Night; Wild Fell; and October; and created and edited the anthologies Queer Fear and Queer Fear 2. An award-winning journalist and essayist, Rowe is also the author of the nonfiction books Writing Below the Belt, Looking for Brothers, and Other Men's Sons. He has won the Lambda Literary Award, the New Millennium Writing Award, and the Publishing Triangle Award; and was a finalist for the National Magazine Award, the International Horror Guild Award, the Sunburst Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award. Rowe lives in Toronto and welcomes readers at www.michaelrowe.com.