The Dread South duology--now in one volume! 
 
FUNNY LITTLE TOWN
 
WELCOME TO BUSTAGUT!
Casper’s grandmother was the only one who knew that he could see ghosts. Now, she is dead. With her gone, there is nothing to keep him tied down to his family home in Blue Ridge Appalachia. His hope is to start fresh on the beaches of South Florida, but an unexpected detour interrupts his plans for the Sunshine State.
 
Bustagut is an eerie little carnival town off the beaten path through the mountains. It is run by a shapeshifting clown with very serious ideas of fun, and who loves to play dangerous games with grieving travelers. If Casper can confront his past as well as his fears, he may stand a chance of escaping. Then again, he might just get lost in the endless tricks and traps of this ‘funny little town’.
 
SEE YOU SOON!
 
HAPPY FACE
 
Casper makes his living by chasing the dead. He specializes in helping confused spirits, and the people they leave behind, move on. He’s also deathly afraid of clowns. 
 
Lately, all his nightmares have centered around Buttons the Merrymaker, a clown-like entity who trapped and tormented him while he was fleeing his Appalachian home. Casper has been willing to write off the whole experience as a bad dream for the past 20 years. But now, the clown is calling him back, as are the family secrets he so desperately tried to leave buried. 
His fears are catching up to him, whether he’s ready to face them or not. Taking the reins of his own fate will mean returning to that funny little town of Bustagut. Where, in some ways, it will be just like he never left. 
 
RELEASE DATE: June 01st, 2025
5.25 x 8 paperback, black sprayed edges