Women And Children First In the fourth shattering installment of Ray Garton's six-part Frankenstorm, an outbreak of madness, mayhem, and murder has every man, woman and child running for shelter. But home is where the horror is. . . Frankenstorm Andy is more than a little worried when his ex-wife—a former drug addict who has custody of their son—is seen hanging around with her old crowd. But when he learns that her dealer has moved in with them, Andy has no choice but to take action. He finds an unlikely ally in Police Deputy Ram von Pohle—a local bully who tormented Andy in school. Ram swears he wants to make up for those years of abuse. He convinces Andy that the raging storm is the perfect opportunity to break in to his ex-wife's home and save Andy's boy. But when the weather reaches a fever pitch, their simple plan backfires. The night quickly escalates into a bloodbath. Ram explodes with rage, bodies are torn apart by bullets, and Andy and his son find themselves trapped inside a nightmare. . .with a deranged sadist. When the storm hits this close to home, no one is safe. And no one gets out alive. . . Praise For Ray Garton "Scary. . .involving. . .mature and thoughtful." —Stephen King on Dark Channel "Gripping, original, and sly." —Dean Koontz on Live Girls "Ray Garton is, and always has been, one of horror fiction's great innovators."—F. Paul Wilson "Garton never fails to go for the throat!" —Richard Laymon "Garton has a flair for taking veteran horror themes and twisting them to evocative or entertaining effect." —Publishers Weekly "Razor-sharp and gut-punch brutal, Garton will scare you." —Mark Kidwell, Fangoria magazine "Garton does not even know that there is top to go over." —Rick Kleffel, The Agony Column "Ray Garton has consistently created some of the best horror ever set to print." —Cemetery Dance magazine 17,500 Words

ホラー界の革新者レイ・ガートンは、本作で「嵐」を単なる背景ではなく、人間の深淵に潜む狂気を呼び覚ます触媒へと昇華させました。極限の状況下で、安らぎの場であるはずの「家庭」が地獄へと変貌する筆致はあまりに鋭利です。単なる恐怖を超え、生存本能が理性を凌駕していく過程が凄まじい熱量で描かれています。 かつての虐めっ子と共闘するという、贖罪と不信が入り混じる危うい人間ドラマも白眉です。暴風雨に紛れて暴走するサディズムと、愛する者を守ろうとする執着。それらが衝突した瞬間に生まれる凄惨なカタルシスは、読者の五感を激しく揺さぶります。魂を削り取るような緊張感に満ちた、モダン・ホラーの真髄を味わえる逸品です。