Revenants now among us

Revenants, by Daniel Mills—the fourth title from Chômu Press—is officially released today and is now among us. Pick up a copy here.

Previously, Mills’ work has appeared in Strange Tales III from Tartarus Press. Here is what others have to say:

Readers [of Revenants] are swept into the towering forests of colonial New England right along with the settlers as Mills calls up both the majesty of stately oaks and chestnuts and mist-laden scenes of terrified Native American women and children who were slaughtered where they stood. Otherworldly fiction from a promising new talent.

- Joanne Wilkinson, Booklist

Mills exhibits the evocative prose of an extremely gifted writer and the firm narrative style of an accomplished, mature author. It’s hard to believe he’s a novice in the field.

- Mario Guslandi, reviewer

Daniel Mills is an exciting emerging talent in the field of strange literature.

- Rosalie Parker, Tartarus Press

This is not a conventional horror novel, or a conventional historical novel for that matter. But it is a powerful story, remarkably well told, and makes for a compelling read on a cold winter’s evening.

- The Supernatural Tales Blog

His sublime debut novel comes now as naturally as the leaves to the trees, and as hauntingly as the secret ghosts of your past. It takes us back to the New England of the 17th Century, and to the Puritan settlement of Cold Marsh. Fourteen years have passed since the outbreak of King Philip’s War. During that summer, the men of Cold Marsh surrounded and destroyed a nearby Native American encampment, massacring the inhabitants. Now the people of Cold Marsh are besieged by the returning darkness of their deeds. Two of the town’s young women have vanished under mysterious circumstances, and the country seethes with rumours of witchcraft and devilry. When a third young woman disappears, the men of the village determine to leave the safety of their homes and enter the other world of the woods in search of her, each man haunted by the Jack o’ lanthorn of his own unspeakable secrets.

As the past catches up with them, so it catches up with us; written in the present tense, this is a novel that makes us feel history alive and continuing with our life in the present moment.

More than a historical novel and more than a supernatural tale, Revenants brings Puritan New England to life for the 21st century reader. The ghosts between these pages are real enough for you to feel them breathing. Complete with stunning original cover artwork from Hanna Tuulikki, Revenants offers a different vista again to Chômu readers.

Prize Draw for unique commemorative copy of Revenants

We would also like to announce a prize draw for a signed and uniquely inscribed commemorative copy of Revenants. To be entered for this draw, please sign up to our mailing list and send an e-mail with the subject heading ‘Revenants’ to info at chomupress dot com. If you are already on our mailing list, naturally there is no need to sign up again – simply send an e-mail with the ‘Revenants’ subject heading to the address mentioned. Only one entry allowed per person. Deadline for draw, the 9th of March.