Chris Panatier presents Worry Box

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Chris Panatier lets the intrusive thoughts win as he visits Gibson's Bookstore for the launch of Worry Box!
Here's our Queen of Scream's work-friendly review:
HOLY MOLY. This book had me STRESSED. It’s so tense. It’s wound so tight. It challenges tropes, it reflects on family, it is full of danger and cruelty and intrusive thoughts and everyone just doing their absolute best. I’m exhausted. I might burst into tears. I might burn everything to the ground. This book is incredible. I don’t remember the last time I felt so MUCH while reading.
-Ryan
An unsettling horror story with a mysterious twist from a celebrated voice in horror. Perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay's A Head Full of Ghosts.
The Martins need a new home for their growing family. For Alison, Nathan, daughter Dru, and foster child Lailah, it’s love at first sight when they see the house in Tumbling Hills. It even has a cozy attic, which is great for Lailah: she needs a quiet place to be alone when her intrusive thoughts creep in.
(crack an egg into the coffee machine)
The family gets settled. The house is perfect, and so is the timing – Lailah’s adoption will soon be finalized. But as the date approaches, her intrusive thoughts become worse, and bad things start to happen. Lailah fears she’s losing control.
(push your sister down the stairs)
The family is on edge, pointing fingers and taking sides. And even though they love each other very much, the cracks begin to show. Something has got to give.
(burn them alive in their beds)
About the Author
Chris Panatier is the author of novels such as The Phlebotomist, The Redemption of Morgan Bright, and DAYTIDE, blending dark humor, speculative fiction, and horror. He also draws album and book cover art, and loves fighting his dogs for couch space.