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\u200b\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 <\/span>“The best compliment you can give a book is to say that it’s impossible to put down. I can’t wait for future works from Durgin, and I selfishly hope he goes unapologetically dark on the next one.”<\/span>\u2014<\/span>Nick Roberts, author of\u00a0<\/span>The Exorcist’s House<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605\u00a0“Hidden graves, black magic, town legends, and intrepid teenagers – this one has it all, in bloody spades. Durgin’s debut manages the impossible: a punchy and gripping horror-thriller sprawled across two decades, crafted with dark obsession and drenched in nostalgia for the golden years of supernatural slasher films.”<\/span>\u2014Felix Blackwell, author of\u00a0<\/span>Stolen Tongues<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605\u00a0“A remarkably malevolent debut that will leave you reaching for your talisman. Durgin takes all the right risks and proves nobody is safe in this impressive coming-of-age novel about a small town with a dark past.”<\/span>\u2014Joshua Marsella, author of\u00a0<\/span>Hunger For Death<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605\u00a0“<\/span>The Cursed Among Us\u00a0is a horror novel with its heart in the right place-ready to be ripped out! Containing surprising and sometimes stunning emotional depth, this homage to ’90s B-movies and supernatural documentaries explores the agony of growing up and holding onto friendships when the world seems determined to rip everything you love apart.”<\/span>\u2014Joseph Sale, author of\u00a0<\/span>Dark Hilarity<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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About the author<\/h2>\n
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John Durgin is a proud active HWA member and lifelong horror fan who decided to chase his childhood dream of becoming a horror author. Growing up in New Hampshire, he discovered Stephen King much younger than most probably should have, reading IT before he reached high school\u2014and knew from that moment on he wanted to write horror. He co-founded Livid Comics in late 2020, co-creating and writing his debut comic titled Jol (pronounced Yule), a Christmas horror series for all ages. After publishing that, the itch to expand his writing was one he had to scratch. Through Livid, he wrote his second comic which was released in the spring of 2022 titled Dead Ball. In 2021 he started submitting short stories in hopes of getting noticed in the horror community and launching a career. He had his first story accepted in the summer of 2021 in the Books of Horror anthology, and an alternate version of the story in the Beach Bodies anthology from DarkLit Press. His debut novel, The Cursed Among Us released June 3, 2022, to stellar reviews. Next up, his sophomore novel titled Inside The Devil\u2019s Nest, released through D&T Publishing in January of 2023, followed by his debut collection, Sleeping In The Fire in June of 2023. In 2024 he is set to have two more novels and a novella release through DarkLit Press and Crystal Lake Publishing.<\/p>\n

Twitter- @jdurgin1084<\/p>\n

Website- www.johndurginauthor.com<\/p>\n

Instagram- @durginpencildrawings<\/p>\n

TikTok- @johndurgin_author<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Welcome to Newport. It\u2019s a town where faith is twisted, secrets are inherited, and curses never die.<\/p>\n

Twenty years after the Black Heart Killer drenched the woods in blood, fifteen-year-old Howie Burke and his friends uncover a truth far darker than any local legend. What begins as teenage bravado in the cursed woods spirals into a confrontation with an ancient evil rooted deep in Newport\u2019s past.<\/p>\n

In the wake of a Halloween massacre and a reign of terror that leaves the town shattered, the surviving friends are forced to confront betrayal, grief, and the sinister influence of a coven determined to claim Newport for its own.<\/p>\n

But some curses don\u2019t end with survival.<\/p>\n

Twenty-five years later, Howie returns to the town he swore he\u2019d never see again. As past and present collide, long-buried secrets rise to the surface, revealing that the darkness haunting Newport didn\u2019t begin with the Black Heart Killer, and it won\u2019t end without sacrifice.<\/p>\n

Spanning two timelines and generations of bloodshed, The Newport Curse is a chilling saga of friendship, faith corrupted, and the relentless grip of an evil that refuses to let go.<\/p>\n

Because in Newport\u2026the only way out\u2026is through.<\/p>\n

Proudly represented by\u00a0Crystal Lake Publishing\u2014Where Stories Come Alive!<\/b><\/p>\n

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