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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 The Morass : Servant of the Fly God
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'What if you had been kidnapped by a serial killer and your only hope of escape was cut off by rising floodwater?'

'The Australian Outback is a place mired in myth, folklore, and rumour that’s inspired some of the best horror fiction and creature horror books. Some say it’s full of deadly creatures. Others claim it’s rife with serial killers hunting for backpackers and stranded tourists. Whatever the cause, young people in central Queensland are disappearing and the locals are frightened.

'Katy is fresh from college and ready to research and write her magnum opus, a book investigating the many disappearances of outback youths in Australia. When she meets Kip, a guitarist on his way to the city, she knows she’s onto something good and that she can prove her hypothesis: there’s nothing there for the youth of today and they’re running away, searching for employment and prospects in the city.

'Unfortunately, she’s wrong. In this terrifying cosmic horror book, there is a killer in the outback. One that thinks God is the ancient creature that lurks in the swamps near his property. With floodwaters rising, he’s certain Katy and Kip are the sacrifices that will allow the entity to emerge from the morass and cleanse the world of sinners. One terrifying abduction later, he has them both imprisoned.

'As they struggle to escape the terror and the torture, their desperate fight for survival will lead only to more horror. Because their kidnapper is not crazy. His god is real. His god is hungry, and it is screaming to be reborn.

'Aurealis-nominated Australian author Zachary Ashford turns his attention to the isolation of the outback with this fast-paced horror. The tension thrums. The brutality screams. The desperation of his protagonists’ plight bleeds from the page. For fans of extreme horror, splatterpunk, gore, violent films like Wolf Creek, or international movies like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the grotesque creatures of movies like Aliens, The Thing, or The Fly, The Morass: Servant of the Fly God is not to be missed.

'Will Katy and Kip survive? Will their killer succeed? Will the God in the swamp take over the world. Buy this supernatural thriller book now, and discover their fate.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Crystal Lake Publishing ,
      2023 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 116p.
      Note/s:
      • Published July 14, 2023
      ISBN: 9781957133539

Works about this Work

[Review] The Morass : Servant of the Fly God Joseph Sullivan , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 167 2024;

— Review of The Morass : Servant of the Fly God Zachary Ashford , 2023 single work novel
[Review] The Morass : Servant of the Fly God Joseph Sullivan , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 167 2024;

— Review of The Morass : Servant of the Fly God Zachary Ashford , 2023 single work novel
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