Josh Hanson's Blog
March 5, 2024
Announcement!
Signed the contract on my next book!
Moonstruck Books will be publishing Caliope Street in July of 2026.
Caliope Street is a psychedelic horror novel reminiscent of Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco, T. Kingfisher’s A House with Good Bones, and Dario Argento’s surreal horror film Suspiria.
Jack and Avery’s new home on Caliope Street is a fixer-upper’s dream. The lurid collage of pornographic clippings on the basement wall seems like a quirky (and campy) feature. But once the house awakens, what seemed harmless becomes as horrifying as the blood seeping from the carpet. The house is alive. It is intelligent. And it demands homage.
Inspired by the surreal and graphic films of the Italian maestros as well as a meditation on obsession and the relationship between tragedy and art, Caliope Street evokes the myth of Orpheus and Euridice, mixing art, love, and death into a modern take on the haunted house.
Moonstruck Books will be publishing Caliope Street in July of 2026.
Caliope Street is a psychedelic horror novel reminiscent of Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco, T. Kingfisher’s A House with Good Bones, and Dario Argento’s surreal horror film Suspiria.
Jack and Avery’s new home on Caliope Street is a fixer-upper’s dream. The lurid collage of pornographic clippings on the basement wall seems like a quirky (and campy) feature. But once the house awakens, what seemed harmless becomes as horrifying as the blood seeping from the carpet. The house is alive. It is intelligent. And it demands homage.
Inspired by the surreal and graphic films of the Italian maestros as well as a meditation on obsession and the relationship between tragedy and art, Caliope Street evokes the myth of Orpheus and Euridice, mixing art, love, and death into a modern take on the haunted house.
February 10, 2024
Cymbals Eat Guitars is out now!
My novelette, Cymbals Eat Guitars is out now everywhere that books are sold.
Only $1.99 on the 'zon, with audiobook coming soon!
Three friends take their punk trio into a remote mountain town for an unplanned stop on their Farewell Tour. When the show is interrupted by a catastrophic train derailment, the little resort town is transformed into a landscape of terror, and the three friends must fight for survival against a populace turned suddenly monstrous.
But there is more than the infected to worry about, as one of the three carries a dark secret that will test the group’s love, loyalty…and very survival.
Combining horror, suspense, and deep psychological drama, Cymbals Eat Guitars is the punk rock zombie survival story you’ve been waiting for.
Only $1.99 on the 'zon, with audiobook coming soon!
Three friends take their punk trio into a remote mountain town for an unplanned stop on their Farewell Tour. When the show is interrupted by a catastrophic train derailment, the little resort town is transformed into a landscape of terror, and the three friends must fight for survival against a populace turned suddenly monstrous.
But there is more than the infected to worry about, as one of the three carries a dark secret that will test the group’s love, loyalty…and very survival.
Combining horror, suspense, and deep psychological drama, Cymbals Eat Guitars is the punk rock zombie survival story you’ve been waiting for.
October 21, 2023
Book launch
King's Hill is now out it the world, sailing on its way, and reviews are starting to come in. It's so wonderful to see people connecting to this book that is so personal to me, and so important.
I recently sat down with my local paper to talk about King's Hill, the upcoming The Woodcutters, and horror in general.
Read it HERE.
I recently sat down with my local paper to talk about King's Hill, the upcoming The Woodcutters, and horror in general.
Read it HERE.
