Kill Ride - by Jeff Spry (Hardcover)

About the Book

Consumed by guilt after his latest roller coaster kills dozens, a brilliant engineer designs a monstrous new thrillride as atonement -- but grief is the oldest summoning spell, and what rises inside his colossal creation is hungry, ancient, and has no intention of stopping.

Book Synopsis

Michael Wylde was the undisputed Godfather of Roller Coaster Design, an international rockstar on rails until a tragic thrillride accident on one of his creations results in multiple casualties, including his beautiful young fiancee. A decade later, the reclusive Wylde is coaxed back into the ultra-competitive amusement industry by an eccentric billionaire to conceive the planet's tallest, fastest, shape-shifting exa-coaster for Pandemonia, a radical new playground for the elite featuring attractions deemed too dangerous for other parks.

Christened the SoulSteeler, this 666-foot hellish contraption infused with its mad creator's rage, guilt and obsessions begins to manifest haunting attributes which cause test riders to suffer severe psychological harm and even death. When Wylde is banished from the project and his life is threatened after voicing design and safety concerns, he must secretly infiltrate Pandemonia with a female Las Vegas detective on its grand opening to try and destroy his sentient offspring before more unspeakable atrocities arise. Will this devilish machine unmake the man, or will Wylde triumph over the twisted looping abomination?
Marketing Statement: For fans of the technological terror of Ghost Station, the high-concept suspense of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom, and the deadly enclosed-world horror of Jurassic Park and Final Destination.

About the Author

Jeff Spry is an award-winning screenwriter and veteran entertainment journalist covering sci-fi, fantasy and horror film, TV, video games, books, and comics. His work has appeared at SYFY, Space, TechRadar, Inverse, Collider, Animation Magazine, Star Trek Explorer, and Star Wars Insider. Jeff lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon amid the ponderosa pines, classic muscle cars, a crypt of collector horror comics, Disneyland memorabilia, vintage magic tricks, and two loyal English Setters.