Circus at Devil's Landing
Debra Castaneda
"Debra Castaneda is extremely talented at writing creepy, atmospheric folk horror." - PopHorror.comDecades before a deadly attack wipes out a neighborhood along Roy’s Slough, a circus ship crashes ashore at Devil’s Landing.Among the wreck’s a young woman from the mountains of Mexico seeking to free her captured lover, a vile ringmaster, and creatures that howl in the night.The lifeboats carry more than the circus troupe to the fog-shrouded harbor on the central coast of cages, secrets, and a lifetime of resentment.Hoping to fund the rest of their journey, the circus performers put on a show in the isolated village, but when a new animal act debuts, things go horrifyingly wrong.The events that follow reveal the depth of the ringmaster’s ambition, the true nature of the beasts, a test of Ana Maria’s love, and the real story behind the deadly Slough Devils of Devil’s Landing.Read the origin story of the creatures in Debra Castaneda’s coastal horror novel, The Devil’s Shallows, part of the Dark Earth Rising series of standalone novels. Read the books in any order.
Publication Year: 2023
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The fourth book in Castaneda's DARK EARTH RISING standalone series, Circus at Devil's Landing is the origin story of monster that reside in Roy’s Slough. The book begins in 1906 Mexico with Ana Maria seeking to free her captured lover from a vile ringmaster. Eventually joining the travelling circus to only discover more secrets are hidden in the depths of the ship. The secrets begin to spill out as a storm brings them to California's Central Coast. I loved all the various carnies that appear in the book. Ana Marie is a strong female protagonist whose pain and suffering has not dampen her spirits to continue on to get what she wants.
Circus at Devil's Landing is more of a gothic horror novel with romance and dark fantasy. I recommend this for fans of The Hacienda and Mexican Gothic. This is my third book by Castaneda and I know from now on she will be an instant buy for me!
I was gifted this ARC in a contest hosted by the author herself.
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