Deadfall Hotel - by Steve Rasnic Tem (Paperback)

About the Book

Think of it as the vacation resort of the collective unconscious. The Deadfall Hotel is where our nightmares go, it's where the dead pause to rest between worlds, and it's where Richard Carter and his daughter Serena go to rediscover life--if the things at the hotel don't kill them first. Original.

Book Synopsis

This is the hotel where our nightmares go... It's where horrors come to be themselves, and the dead pause to rest between worlds.

Recently widowed and unemployed, Richard Carter finds a new job, and a new life for him and his daughter Serena, as manager of the mysterious Deadfall Hotel. Jacob Ascher, the caretaker, is there to show Richard the ropes, and to tell him the many rules and traditions, but from the beginning, their new world haunts and transforms them. It's a terrible place. As the seasons pass, the supernatural and the sublime become a part of life, as routine as a morning cup of coffee, but it's not safe, by any means. Deadfall Hotel is where Richard and Serena will rebuild the life that was taken from them...if it doesn't kill them first.

Review Quotes

Tem's Deadfall Hotel makes The Shining 's Overlook Hotel look like Butlins. Eerie, disturbing and yet strangely touching, you'll check in but may never check out.' Christopher Fowler, bestselling author of the Bryant and May Mysteries and Hell Train 'Rasnic Tem is at the height of his powers with this effort.' Fearnet.com 'Steve Rasnic Tem is a school of writing unto himself, ' Joe R. Lansdale 'Truly brilliant' Denver Post

About the Author

Steve Rasnic Tem is an author, artist, and poet. His works have earned him numerous international literary awards, including the World Fantasy award. He is frequently compared to Ray Bradbury, Raymond Carver, and Franz Kafka.