Black Canyon (A gripping fast-paced suspense horror crime thriller short story) / Jeremy Bates

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado boasts one of the most beautiful and deepest canyons in the United States. For twelve-year-old Brian Garrett, a weekend camping trip in the park promises to be an opportunity to bond with his aloof parents. But after his father suffers a horrible accident during a hike to the chasm's floor, events spiral quickly out of control, and over the next twenty-four hours Brian will uncover a terrifying dark side to his father--and an even darker side to himself.

Jeremy enjoys horror and suspense authors such as Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Herbert, Clive Barker, Bentley Little, and Richard Laymon. He also reads dark suspense/thriller/crime authors such as Joe Hill, Blake Crouch, Martina Cole, Lisa Gardner, Linwood Barclay, Harlan Coben, and Karen Slaughter. Really, any story with realistic characters, scary settings, ghosts, murder mysteries, the supernatural, the paranormal, the occult, fast pacing, action and adventure, unexpected plots twists. Also important: engrossing moods, whether they are dark, psychological, disturbing, scary, vengeful. Currently he's into short stories, novellas, and novels that cross genres, mixing horror with science fiction, or psychological suspense with supernatural suspense, or occult thrillers with crime thrillers, and so forth. Some Kindle categories and search keywords worth checking out include: Thrillers 100 Must Reads, Thrillers and Mysteries Best Sellers, Top Thriller Novels, Top Horror Novels, Best Thriller Novels, Best Horror Novels, Occult Suspense Thriller, Supernatural Suspense Thriller, Free Kindle Books Mystery and Suspense, Ghosts & Haunted Houses, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Crime Best Sellers, British Horror, Paranormal Suspense, Noir, Murder, Serial Killers.

Q - Who are your favorite authors and why? 

A - I grew up reading all the big names in horror like Stephen King and Dean Koontz and James Herbert and Clive Barker. I've also always enjoyed Bentley Little and Richard Laymon. Recently I'm getting into some new names in dark suspense like Bobby Adair and Joe Hill and Blake Crouch. 

I also like a lot of crime authors who write urban murder stories such as Martina Cole, Lisa Gardner, Linwood Barclay, Harlan Coben, Karen Slaughter, and so forth. 

They write great horror/thriller/suspense stories that have realistic characters, scary settings, real chills, lurking dread, danger, fast pacing, plots twists. And they also experiment with genres, mixing horror with science fiction, or psychological suspense with supernatural suspense, or occult thrillers with crime thrillers, and so forth. Furthermore, I enjoy writers who have a flare for creating engrossing moods, whether they are dark, disturbing, scary, vengeful, you name it. 

Q - What other books do you have available? 

A - Here they are in order of publication: 

- White Lies 

- The Taste of Fear 

- Suicide Forest 

- Black Canyon 

- The Catacombs 

- Run 

- Helltown 

- Rewind 

- Neighbors 

- Dark Hearts 

- Island of the Dolls 

Q - Why should readers give these books a try? 

A - They are scary and fast-paced and include quite a few surprises and plot twists (and the occasional touch of humor). Moreover, the settings are unique, ranging from urban cities to haunted forests to isolated islands to small towns to exotic beaches. Finally, they have all hit the top ten bestsellers list in Kindle's Suspense/Thriller/Horror categories, and they have been featured in Amazon's Thrillers 100 Must Reads list.