Bøger af Chad Lutzke

In the gripping novel set against the gritty backdrop of 1970s Chicago, two elderly men, wearied by their homeless existence, embark on a fateful train journey that promises a fresh start out west. Their story, deeply entrenched in the themes of a small-town thriller and a road trip adventure book, offers a poignant exploration of the human condition.As the train snakes through the heart of America, what begins as a hopeful quest for work and redemption swiftly spirals into a harrowing tale of crime and mystery. Their journey, marked by heartbreaking twists and turns, soon becomes a suspenseful thriller teeming with heart and emotion.Amidst the clatter of the rails and the ever-changing landscapes, a traumatic event in a desolate train car catapults them into a vortex of chaos. What unfolds is a chilling narrative of deceit, murder, and grave robbing, unraveling dormant secrets that threaten to consume them.Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing-Tales from the Darkest Depths.

Completely revised and expanded with 4 extra stories. As beautiful as the night can be, it often plays a role in something more foreboding, supplying the catalyst for things both terrifying and imaginative. Utilizing this hallowed time of day, author Chad Lutzke offers 23 short stories, with creature features, sleep deprivation, hiding the undead, revenge, cannibalism, morbid habits, and executions of karma being just a handful of the themes covered in this book. Read on and discover what the mind produces when using the night as a catalyst.

"My name is Levi. I'm 16. I've got a skull for a face. And here's how shit went down." Having never been outside the walls of Gramm Jones Foster Care Facility, sixteen-year-old Levi leaves in the middle of the night with an empty backpack and a newfound lust for life. A journey that leads him into the arms of delusional newlyweds, drunkards, polygamists, the dangerous, and the batshit crazy. His destination? Hermosa Beach, California where he's told there is another like him, with the face of a skull. A coming-of-age road trip filled with surreal Lynch-ian encounters exploring the dark, the disturbing, and the lonely in a 1980s world-an epic venture for one disfigured boy struggling to find his place in the world."This is Huck lighting out for the territories, and kind of documenting an era for us on the way. Only--because it's now not then--he's got a skull face to deal with. As do we all." Stephen Graham Jones, author of Mongrels"I was captivated by the first sentence...The pages fly by. I was utterly absorbed into the world of this transient teenager and his endearing, poignant and often hilarious take on every situation." Cemetery Dance

Glover, Texas has three restaurants, two gas stations, and its very own underground crime syndicate. Other than that, the town's about as lively as roadkill. That's been Cake Donaldson's experience, anyway.Cake flips burgers at the local diner on Route 66 for the same mouths day in, day out. Life is simple. Too simple. So, when an attractive older woman shows up with a spontaneous proposition-a sex-filled road trip full of adventure-he bites the hook.Unfortunately for him, she leaves out some details, like what's in the trunk of her car, and just how bad her husband wants it.A cat and mouse crime thriller that meets True Romance with The Graduate.

Jinx is a record-collecting, middle-aged minimalist whose dreams of becoming a detective are waylaid by love and laziness. But when he inherits his late aunt's rundown motel, The Neon Owl, his passion for investigative work reignites while he searches for answers as to who keeps shitting in the bushes. His findings lead to a full-blown murder mystery where he and new-found friend, Roddy, the elderly, one-legged handyman, set out to find the killer.A crime noir-ish whodunnit rife with humor, grit, and ranch dressing."Terrific stuff from Chad Lutzke, who manages to take tired tropes and set them on fire with passion and originality." Joe R. Lansdale, Champion Mojo Storyteller"Once again, Lutzke shows his mastery of creating characters that live and breathe far from the page. An intoxicating blend of humor and intrigue. The only reason I paused while racing to the finale was to laugh out loud." Robert Ford, co-author of A Penny for Your Thoughts

In his third short story collection, Lutzke offers yet another blender-tossed concoction of fiction colored dark. Fourteen tales covering a multitude of subgenres, including: psychological, crime, extreme, human horrors, bizarre, coming-of-age, and humor. "SPINAL REMAINS is the perfect illustration of why collections are so important. If you think you know Chad Lutzke, travel down these paths that take you far from expectations. At turns nostalgic, horrifying and downright disgusting, but always intensely human and gorgeously written. My favorite Lutzke so far." -Laurel Hightower, author of CROSSROADS and BELOW "Spinal Remains is the only collection you need to read this year! Living is horror, and no one taps into the marrow of broken hearts, souls and minds better than Chad Lutzke." -Hunter Shea, author of MISFITS and TO THE DEVIL, A CRYPTID

While working through his twelve-step program, eighteen-year-old Jex gets a new job and his first apartment. But staying clean and out of trouble never did come naturally. And this time trouble finds him. What starts as a season of promiscuity ends in morbid fashion. Now it's up to Jex to uncover who wants him dead. Slice-of-life, coming-of-age with the bruised face of Dazed and Confused and the dark heart of River's Edge.

An elderly funeral home worker, struggling with the loss of his wife, finds an unnatural attraction to a corpse at work resembling his late bride in her younger years.A story of desperation, loneliness, and letting go.

When Garrett Walkinshaw pays a visit to his sister, he finds her murdered-- throat sliced and nipples missing, his albino niece left emotionally scarred on her bed. Determined on getting revenge, the two set out after the killer, following a bloody trail of skin-lacking bodies. After Garrett's best friend-- a recently freed slave-- joins the road-trip hunt, they're forced to teach Garret' s niece the dark world of survival and assassination in the gritty, wild west, where they're met with myriad of roadblocks in the form of evil lawmen, bizarro brothers, a swamp witch, and more. Hap & Leonard meets Leon: The Professional, chasing down Ed Gein.