BRAM STOKER AWARDÆ FINALIST NEBULA AWARD 2025 NOMINEE SPLATTERPUNK AWARD 2025 NOMINEEOne of Barack Obama's favourite reads of 2025Tackles the vampire mythos from a unique point of view... Mark my words, there will be a prestige TV adaptation of this someday.--Esquire(A) gruesome joyride of a novel.--The New York TimesInventive and spine-tingling, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is the best book I've read in ages. It's a master class in voice... Queasy, uneasy, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter plays with the interplay between religion and historical guilt, identity and appetite.--The Washington PostJones has written his Interview With the Indigenous Vampire...A landmark of horror and historical fiction alike, perhaps the closest thing we have to horror's Moby-Dick.--VultureA bravura chiller with a powerful message about the evils of colonisation-WaterstonesSo much more than a vampire story, The Buffalo Buffalo Hunter is a meditation on legacy, storytelling, and the persistent violence threaded through American history. This is an unrelenting yarn that demands both your fear and your reflection.--CinemaChords on The Buffalo Hunter HunterOne of the most compelling takes on vampires I've read in years, with a powerful sense of importance due to its real world basis. There's something special about this book, quite frankly, which sees a great writer working at an even higher level than normal, to tell a tragic and horrifying story.--Comics BeatThis is Stephen Graham Jones' masterpiece ... The prose is gorgeous and the plot is complex, engaging, and multilayered ... Read it.--NPRA mash-up of real history and playful storytelling, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is both funny and furious. It is raging, melodramatic and knowing in the way it leans into literary tropes.--ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)For me and vampires, there is Stoker, there is Rice, and now there is Jones. It's harrowing, agonizing, nuanced, and downright philosophical. Very likely Jones's masterpiece.--Daniel Kraus, New York Times bestselling author of WhalefallStephen Graham Jones has lit a slow-burning candle that grows into a forest fire, illuminating the life of a Pikuni vampire and everyone he has touched, the pain of being a victim and perpetrator of violent history, and how memory serves to keep us who we are despite it all. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is beautiful, terrifying, sad, funny, and grotesque - everything I want in a novel.--Jessica Johns, author of Bad CreeA masterpiece of horror fiction-Ginger Nuts of HorrorA riveting story of heartbreak, death, and revenge, this remarkable work of American fiction, a thought-provoking tale filled with existential terror, unease, and a high body count, transforms, in Jones' deft hands, from the unapologetic horror novel it most certainly is into a critique of the entire idea of the United States-a critique that, despite the horrors, both real and supernatural, is forcefully infused with both heart and hope.--Booklist, starred review*It's as much an autopsy of institutionalized treachery as a demonization of its tragic and terrifying 'villain.' A weirdly satisfying and bloody reckoning with some of America's most shameful history.--Kirkus, starred review*A remarkably well-wrought work of historical horror that will captivate Jones's fans and newcomers alike.--Publisher's Weekly, starred review*While this is a unique vampire story, it is also grief horror, portraying the mourning of a land and a people, inscribing profound sorrow for what was and what can never be again.--Library Journal, starred reviewThis is the real deal and all-timer for me, possibly the best and most important Vampire novel thus far published in the 21st Century and maybe in the last 50 years. An absolute masterpiece.--SFF WorldA master at blending horror, suspense, and culturally rich stories that are as thought-provoking as they are spine-tingling. Jones's singular voice and exploration of identity, of trauma and survival, make every page pulse with kinetic urgency.--David Robertson, author of The Theory of CrowsThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter is a landmark in horror fiction. Stephen Graham Jones has written a vampire novel that is at turns beautiful, and visceral, and furious, and what he achieves with it deserves the same recognition as Stoker and Rice.--Oliver K. LangmeadA spectacular, haunting tale of vampirism like you've never seen before.--In CommonStephen Graham Jones tears into the flesh of vampire lore, transforming it into something raw and feral. Jones crafts a stark, unnervingly poetic narrative. This is vampire horror reimagined in the sharp glare of a history America cannot escape.--Shane Hawk, co-editor of Never Whistle At NightPRAISE FOR I WAS A TEENAGE SLASHERReaders will watch something original emerge before their eyes, realizing why everyone needs to be as obsessed with the Slasher as Jones is himself. Suggest to every reader who loves a perfectly rendered time and place or just wants a chilling, captivating, and thought provoking story where every detail matters and every page is worth their time.- Booklist, starred reviewThe story has a clear love for the splashy slasher films that inspired it, and Jones does a great job of landing the plot's gorier excesses as the bodies pile up...[F]ans of meta horror will find a lot to love as Jones remixes well-worn tropes with glee.- Publishers WeeklyGrimly humorous and filled with surprising turns, this novel is poised to become a summer-reading hit and a book club favorite.--Library Journal starred reviewThe gore, emotions, and pure slasher-ness are all expertly layered into one captivating story that keeps readers wanting more. Jones proves once again that he is an outstanding author with his ability to create such a compelling narrative. The way he weaves together elements of horror and coming-of-age themes makes for a truly unforgettable reading experience.--Capes and TightsBreaks new ground and takes the slasher tropes and flips them on their head... Jones is playing his own game now, and it's up to other keen slasher novelists to keep up.--Bloody FlicksPRAISE FOR THE LAKE WITCH TRILOGYJade Daniels is ... the ultimate final girl. Bruised, battered, bleeding but never broken. Dark Mill South has no idea what he's hit. Delivering characters as riveting as an axe to the face and surprise reveals like body blows, Don't Fear the Reaper is another bloody triumph.--A. G. Slatter, author of All the Murmuring Bones and Path of ThornsIn uncertain times, readers relate to horror stories and consider their outrageousness a balm. It's why contemporary horror novelists like Hendrix, Stephen Graham Jones and Silvia Moreno-Garcia are slashing their way up bestseller lists. Their novels teach us to stand up to whatever stands in for the crazed puppets in our lives.--The Washington PostOur favorite horror-loving Final Girl is back in proper slasher sequel form!.. Jones wears his love of horror and slashers on his protagonist's sleeves, ensuring a page-turning good time.--Bloody DisgustingJones's chilling Indian Lake trilogy continues with Don't Fear the Reaper, a bravura sequel to 2021's My Heart is a Chainsaw... A palm-sweating slasher that both satisfies and subverts its genre conventions. Now when is Book Three coming?-EsquireBrilliantly crafted. In this highly anticipated (by me and literally everyone else) follow-up to the immensely entertaining My Heart is a Chainsaw, Jade returns to her small town the same day that indigenous serial killer Dark Mill South sets off to seek vengeance for the Civil War-era killings of a number of innocent souls.--Crime ReadsA story of vengeance, survival, and the eternal nature of evil that stains an entire community.--BookBubBrilliantly crafted... [The] highly anticipated (by me and literally everyone else) follow-up to the immensely entertaining My Heart is a Chainsaw.--CrimeReadsOne of the best authors in horror today.--Lit ReactorFantastic writing and cringy gore... It is an homage to the slasher genre and, like his first book in the series, Don't Fear the Reaper is a story about women who are survivors. Jade is a perfect protagonist.--Mystery & SuspenseA stunning sequel.--Lit ReactorJones needs no introduction, especially among horror fans-after all, his work has consistently been ranking as the very best fiction you can find anywhere.--The LineupRemember the first time you watched Scream 2 and it opened on Ghostface brutally killing moviegoers at the Stab premiere? Or when Michael Myers catches up with Laurie Strode in Halloween II? The second installment of Stephen Graham Jones' Indian Lake Trilogy has the same delicious horror franchise setup.--Paste MagazineStephen Graham Jones blew me away with the first in his Indian Lake trilogy, My Heart is a Chainsaw, and Don't Fear the Reaper is, if you can believe it, even better than the first!.. The fast-paced novel takes place over only a day and a half, and you'll want to read it just as quickly.--CrimeReadsA superior example of twenty-first-century horror with a strong, emotionally heartfelt core where every detail matters, delivered by an author at the top of his game.--BooklistA love letter to horror classics.--BookPageIt's a delicate balance to portray a serial killer like Dark Mill, something that Jones does with great aplomb... The narrative is full of pulse-pounding scares and epic slasher scenes that build intensity as the chapters go on...Adrenaline-filled with plenty of shocking moments, the latest from master of horror Jones is an intense, highly entertaining, and deeply personal novel.--Library JournalSuperb... Expertly blends snappy graveyard humor with nail-biting suspense...This characteristically clever gore-fest proves Jennifer to be a horror heroine worthy of many more adventures.--Publishers WeeklyPraise for Stephen Graham Jones* Horror fans [will] be blown away by this audacious extravaganza.--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review* This extraordinary novel is an essential purchase.--Kirkus, Starred ReviewStephen's writing is a chainsaw and every sentence in this book drips with blood, every paragraph is clotted with skin, and every period is a bullethole. He makes me feel like an amateur.--Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of The Final Girl Support GroupA homage to slasher films that also manages to defy and transcend genre. You don't have to be a slasher fan to read My Heart is a Chainsaw, but I guarantee that you will be after you read it.--Alma Katsu, author of The Deep and The HungerBrutal, beautiful, and unforgettable, My Heart Is a Chainsaw is a visceral ride from start to finish. A bloody love letter to slasher fans, it's everything I never knew I needed in a horror novel.--Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust MaidensStephen Graham Jones can't miss. My Heart Is A Chainsaw is a painful drama about trauma, mental health, and the heartache of yearning to belong...twisted into a DNA helix with encyclopedic Slasher movie obsession and a frantic, gory whodunnit mystery, with an ending both savage and shocking. Don't say I didn't warn you.-Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Ararat and Red HandsAn easy contender for Best of the Year. A love letter to (and an examination of) both the horror genre and the American West, it left me stunned and applauding.--Brian Keene, World Horror Grandmaster Award and two Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rising and The Damned HighwayStephen Graham Jones masterfully navigates the shadowy paths between mystery and horror. An epic entry in the slasher canon.--Laird Barron, author of Swift to ChaseAn intense homage to the classic horror films of yore.--PolygonAt once an homage to the horror genre and a searing indictment of the brutal legacy of Indigenous genocide in America, Stephen Graham Jones' My Heart Is a Chainsaw delivers both dazzling thrills and visceral commentary... Jones takes grief, gentrification and abuse to task in a tale that will terrify you and break your heart all at the same time.--TimeSneaking in right at the end of the summer is the best horror novel of the year... A loving homage to meta-horror classics like Scream and Cabin in the Woods. Hilarious at one turn and outrageously gruesome at the next, it'll be the perfect book to read after dark over Labor Day weekend.--GQStephen Graham Jones continues his reign as a horror maestro with My Heart Is a Chainsaw. This brutal homage to slasher films focuses on Jade, a young half-Indian woman who finds comfort in horror movies after feeling abandoned by her family and her town.--PopSugarStephen Graham Jones is a star when it comes to melding horror with literary fiction, exploring themes of colonialism and racisms alongside Indigenous experiences. He hasn't been described as the Jordan Peele of horror fiction for nothing... A masterpiece.--Book Riot
