During his fifth grade year, Julian faces bullies and becomes alienated until he meets Marcy. They become fast friends, and soon she learns his dark secret: Julian can see visions of death in his own blood … visions that become eerily accurate.
Years later, Julian is now a world famous artists. He unintentionally pulls Marcy and her son into his dangerous world, a world of murder, clandestine government programs, blood soaked canvases, and a horrifying vision headed towards them with force of nuclear bomb.
Why we’re excited about this book:
Tyler Jones is at the forefront of the new class of cutting edge horror writers. The author of The Dark Side of the Room, Criterium, and Almost Ruth, Jones’ short fiction has graced the pages of such publications as Burnt Tongues, Campfire Macabre, Chilling Crime Stories, 101 Proof Horror, among others, and is featured in the short story collection Burn the Plans. With his latest, Jones cuts deep with an artist grappling with the visions he sees in his own blood, unwittingly dragging a young woman and her son into his nightmare. Gwendolyn Kiste (The Haunting of Velkwood) says: “A visceral and blistering ride unlike any other, Depth Charge is wild and blood-soaked in all the best ways. This one will pull your heart out of your chest and break it at the same time.”, and K.C. Jones (White Line Fever) says: “It’s been said that to write is to bleed on paper, and Tyler Jones has penned this entire book in red. A deeply heartfelt and emotionally gripping exploration of the necessity of finding joy, magic, love, and meaning in a world that can, at any moment and without warning, be turned forever upside down. … I couldn’t look away despite my stomach twisting into knots … This one is going to be felt far and wide.”
Forthcoming from Shortwave 10 November 2026, Depth Charge by Tyler Jones is available for pre-order now.
BOB PASTORELLA