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Though born and raised in Wyoming, Erica spent most of her life in the swampy American South. She now resides in Connecticut where she works in film and writes and illustrates genre fiction. In her downtime, the bizarre bisexual is typically slathered in garden dirt, kayak fishing, or devouring horror movies with her boyfriend and their two jack russell terrors.
Erica also writes romance fiction under the pen name Odessa Alba and cozy mysteries under the name Trixie Fairdale.
More From Erica Summers
BAD GOD'S TOWER:
A Western Horror Novelette
By Erica Summers
Available worldwide in all formats
Vicious criminals, Eugene Dempsey and Chester Craven, escape Wyoming Territorial Prison armed with nothing but striped prisoner pajamas and a Lakota’s hand-drawn map that, according to legend, will lead them to the unfathomable riches in a secret tunnel burrowed into the base of Devil’s Tower. Seeking their golden fortune, the fugitives head north, leaving their dusty trail stained in the blood of innocents. With two determined buffalo soldiers nipping their heels, the sadistic escapees will soon realize all the gold in the land isn’t worth what lies in wait for them in the claustrophobic underground beneath.
WRITHE
By Erica Summers and H. M. Wohl
(Releases February 27, 2024)
Garrett was a normal New Yorker, appeasing annoying neighbors and paying over-inflated rent for a dumpy little 4th-story apartment in Hell’s Kitchen.
Until the larvae hatched.
As Garrett unleashes his violent wrath upon the unsuspecting city of Manhattan, NYPD’S-own mismatched duo, Luca Han and Mel Tredo, are on a tense mission to find the lunatic behind the rampage before he can murder again. Will they capture the homicidal madman in the surging sea of potential victims before the ball drops in Times Square?
Writhe is a tale of horror from the twisted sisters that brought you Vanity Kills, Bad God's Tower, Mantis, and The Illuminator Saga.
Mantis
By Erica Summers
(Re-launching on all platforms in ebook and paperback February 6th, 2024)
Chain-smoking bisexual, Mantis, finds herself amid a demon apocalypse. With the book of Revelations unfurling before her very eyes, she recruits a reformed prostitute, a bubbly stripper, and a hopelessly smitten DJ to try to stop the biblical event in its tracks. Can the uproarious crew of misfit degenerates save the world before it's destroyed?
Locked and loaded with sinister creatures, twisted villains, violent action, and a horny heroine with the charm of a rabid wolverine, Mantis will take you on a hilarious, blood-soaked road trip through the bowels of America's deep south and drop you on the doorstep of the Devil.
From the demented author of Vanity Kills & Bad God's Tower comes a profane, blood-soaked, laugh-out-loud novel full of guts, gore, and good times. A religious, comedic-horror blend of Dogma and From Dusk Til Dawn recommended for fans of Chuck Wendig and Christopher Moore.
PRAISE FOR MANTIS:
"Summers weaves and apocalyptic vision of reality with love, friendship, and a f*load of witty, gun-toting Texans." - David-Jack Fletcher, award-winning author of Raven's Creek.
Obsidian (Feature Film)
(Available on most streaming services)
The independent feature film version of Vanity Kills.
Mister White (Feature Film)
(Available on most streaming services)
After a rowdy gang of friends viciously target quiet newcomer, Tyler Rooney, the bullied teen seeks deadly revenge in the form of a hoodoo-conjured demon named Mister White.
DERAILED
A Short Horror Story
By Erica Summers
A horrific car accident leaves me broken, partially sightless, and trapped in my childhood home under the questionable supervision of my mentally-ill mother. THIS is when the real trouble starts. Derailed is a wild short, horror story about a mother's decent into schizophrenic madness and the vicious toll that it quickly takes on her eldest adult child.
PRAISE FOR DERAILED
"I felt really, really intimidated when I read this story. This author oozes talent. Brilliantly written. Highly recommend it to horror fans. 5 STARS." - Mort Stone, reviewer for The Mort Report and author of All the Sand and Tears a Monkey Can Buy
"This story careens from one horror to another as the tension ratchets up and up. The worst part is that every moment of this story could happen, so it connects emotionally, far beyond comfort. The writing is strong, the imagery is vivid, and the ending is just... wrong. Bravo to Summers for a truly incisive story that won’t leave my brain any time soon." - Ruth Anna Evans, Author and Editor of Ooze: Little Bursts of Body Horror
"I loved it! The ending was perfect!" - J. Boote, author of They Are All Monsters
"This felt real, powerful. The characters are alive and I want more of them. This one stayed with me. There aren't many writers out right now like Erica Summers." - Chisto Healy, author of Two of a Kind and The World Beneath
The Choice is Yours: Yakshar's Lost Treasure
By Rowen Sikora and Erica Summers
Available worldwide in paperback and ebook
Third graders, Rowen and Ella, take you on an adventure on their homemade boat to find Yakshar's legendary lost treasure. Danger lurks around nearly every corner and only YOU can guide these third graders to the gold and riches they seek! Yakshar's Lost Treasure is suitable for both boys and girls. It is chock-full of pirates, parrots, mermaids, dinosaurs, caves, wrecking balls, ships, gemstones, and much more. Yahskar's Lost Treasure is a fun, full-color adventure where you get to choose your path! It features multiple endings so it can be enjoyed again and again! With bright colors and lots of art, it is a favorite with fans of the Geronimo Stilton books or the classic, beloved original Choose Your Own Adventure series.
IN THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYR:
A Short, Religious Horror Story
By Erica Summers
In a Pentecostal church, tucked deep in the woods, cloaked behind a layer of dense fog, Odessa is set to be baptized before the vocal congregation. But not all sins can be washed away with water.
"Erica Summers shines an unfiltered, revealing light towards the dark, foreboding world of religious fanaticism, raining fire, brimstone, and Old Testament savagery unto the reader.”- Otis Bateman, author of Maggot Girl and Cerberus.
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