PRAISE
FOR.... BOTTLED ABYSS |
"It happens
from time to time...a book grabs you from the opening line and refuses
to let you go. Benjamin Kane Ethridge's Bottled Abyss was one of those
reads for me. Bottled Abyss is a stunningly sophisticated tale, both in
its mythic scope and in its adroit handling of complex, emotional characters.
Ethridge is a writer of rare emotional intelligence, developed far beyond
his years, but with Bottled Abyss he has outdone even his own considerable
promise. There are several writers out there, such as Laird Barron, John
Langan and Lee Thomas, that have me chomping at the bit for their next
release. Add to that shortlist Benjamin Kane Ethridge, for he has made
me a fan for life!" |
Joe McKinney Bram Stoker Award winning author of FLESH EATERS and DEAD CITY 
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| "[Ethridge] delivers what is sure to be one of horror's most talked about releases this year... Bottled Abyss is a rollercoaster of genre, technique, and emotion. It's a novel that pushes boundaries and treads new territory. Whether you're a fan of small-town horror, thrillers, character-driven horror, or apocalyptic fiction, you'll find something in Bottled Abyss to love." |
FEARNET.com
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| "Imagine Death Takes a Holiday turned inside out and reimagined as an 80's drive-in classic, then modernized with a complex mythology, realistic characters, and some inventively written death scenes, and you get Benjamin Ethridge's latest fantasy-thriller, Bottled Abyss. This one is even better than his award-winning debut--which makes me anxious to read whatever he'll come up with next!" |
Norman Prentiss |
| "Take an imaginative premise, hone it with spare prose and dynamic character sets, then vest it in atmospherics as haunting as a keening wind across an empty desert, and you've got the elements of a Benjamin Kane Ethridge tour de force. BOTTLED ABYSS weaves a mythic tale that crosses the River Styx and back again, and you never know whether the next cargo that Charon will ferry across will be human or demigod. Either way you’ll want a place on board in this intelligent thriller." |
Thomas
Sullivan awarding winning author of Dust of Eden |
PRAISE
FOR.... BLACK & ORANGE |
| "With BLACK
& ORANGE, Benjamin Kane Ethridge raises a dark new voice that will
send a shiver down your spine. Weird, creepy and unnaturally entertaining!"
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| Jonathan
Maberry multiple Bram Stoker Award winning author of THE WOLFMAN and THE DRAGON FACTORY  |
| “You are invited to a Halloween party (heh, heh, heh). But unlike any "celebration" you've attended before. Oh, yeah. For example, the kids here are doing more than wearing ghastly masks and trick-or-tricking-- nasty, frightening things. And to get to the party location, you have to jump on a "roller-coaster," but no modern conveyance with built-in safety assured, oh no. This is an old-fashioned ride on rickety, creaking, rotten wooden scaffolding, sharp turns making your head almost snap off your neck, the straight up climbs making your nose hemorrhage, hurtling straight down the terrifying speed slamming you forward unconscious, the trip guaranteed to loosen your sphincter and empty your bowels big time, before you reach the truly horrifying destination. BLACK & ORANGE is a scary, compelling, must read. Get it now...or we're sending the ghastly kids after you. And I mean it!” |
| Gene O'Neill author of TASTE OF TENDERLOIN, DOC GOOD'S TRAVELING SHOW, AND DEATHFLASH
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| “BLACK & ORANGE is the most fun I've had with a novel in a long time. It's freaky fun - perverse and elegant, and filled to bursting with wild energy. There are worlds within worlds percolating beneath the surface of this lyrical, well told tale and Mr. Ethridge gets the balance right, dazzling with an emotionally resonant work that's high on wonder and punctuated with enough icky moments to make even the most hardened of horror veterans go ewwww. Highly recommended!” |
Michael Louis Calvillo |
| "Black
& Orange may be the most original treatment of Halloween I've
ever read, a masterful pumpkin patch of style and structure that heralds
the arrival of a major new talent in Benjamin Kane Ethridge. The pages
drip with a unique energy that transports the reader to a weird, wild,
and terrible world that's as giddy and frightening as a hayride on October
31st." |
| Gregory
Lamberson author of JOHNNY GRUESOME and THE FRENZY WAY |
| "A remarkable
novel, dark and imaginative and unique. It keeps the pages turning!"
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Nate
Kenyon
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"BLACK
AND ORANGE begins like a train and just keeps rolling. Benjamin Kane Ethridge
has crafted a dark, yet colorful fantasy, with vivid characters and some
of the punchiest dialogue I have read in a long time. Trust me, this book
belongs on your must-read list." |
Rio
Youers
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"...effortlessly
takes the reader through multiple twists and leaves you guessing until
the very end. I highly recommend Black and Orange to fantasy and horror
fans alike" |
Colleen
Wanglund
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"...doesn’t
contain any vampires, zombies or serial killers. What it does have is
a richly imagined, wide-ranging mythology, packed into a narrative that
can’t be adequately summarized in a single sentence."
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Adam
Groves
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"...Black
& Orange is a dynamic and unforgettable novel."
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Anthony
J. Rapino Dark Scribe Magazine
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