Thursday, April 24, 2025

Demon Drink by Kris Ashton

 

A night out becomes a nightmare in this dark supernatural novel that blends demonic possession, occult rituals, and the chilling consequences of temptation.

Times are tough in Black Wattle. Drought and forest fires have ravaged the town and its lifeblood, tourism, is on the wane. Nobody is feeling the pinch more than divorcee Shirley Goodsall, who is trying to keep the historic Ironstone Hotel afloat while quelling animosity between her ex-husband and their teenage daughter. So when the business manager for a microbrewery, Damon Prince, offers her a promotional deal that includes free kegs of beer, it’s a deal that seems too good to be true.

And it is. Shirley’s elation soon turns to horror as she discovers she has unwittingly helped Prince unleash dark forces in her town. Black Wattle’s residents are plunged into a nightmare of infection and blood-curdling transformations. Shirley and a handful of survivors band together to try to foil Prince’s fiendish plot, but Prince is no ordinary man. He will stare into their souls and turn their most shameful personal demons against them…


Shirley Goodsall is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Times are tough and customers in the pub are few and far between. When she is offered a collaboration opportunity from a new microbrewery that includes free kegs of beer, she is skeptical at first but decides she's got nothing to lose. She is wrong.

A single mom, a former cop, an alcoholic holy man, and a drug-addled artist are among the small band of unlikely heroes who will join together in an attempt to save the town of Black Wattle from evil forces, if they can get past their own temptations.

Expect massive amounts of blood and guts, but also heart. Somewhere in there beats a love story. Well-developed characters with detailed back stories and motivations had me engaged in the plot even before the horror started. Once it did, it was an all out gore fest. If you like small town horror, this is for you.

My thanks to Crystal Lake Publishing.

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