Horror fans are mesmerized by award-winning writer and editor, Marty Young’s chilling debut novel, 809 Jacob Street. Author, Greg Chapman, calls 809 Jacob Street, “A slow burning exploration of psychic terror that builds to a startling climax and the beginning of an even deeper mystery. Recommended!” 
A Brief Synopsis of 809 Jacob Street:
Parkton is a dangerous town, full of dark secrets, and 14-year old Byron James finds himself stranded there. To make matters worse, his two new friends – his only friends – turn out to be class rejects with an unhealthy interest in monsters. They want to discover the truth to the infamous monster house at number 809 Jacob Street, and Byron is soon caught up in their game.
Joey Blue is an old bluesman who fell into his songs and couldn’t find his way out again. Now he’s one of the Gutterbreed, a slinking shifting shadow haunting the town’s too-numerous alleys. When an old dead friend comes begging for help, Joey’s world is torn apart. He is forced to stare down the man he has become in order to rescue the man he once was – and there is only one place he can do that.
About the Author:
Marty Young (martyyoung.com) is a Bram Stoker-nominated and Australian Shadows Award-winning writer and editor, and sometimes ghost hunter. He was the founding President of the Australian Horror Writers Association from 2005-2010, and one of the creative minds behind the internationally acclaimed Midnight Echo magazine, for which he also served as Executive Editor until mid-2013. Marty’s first novel, 809 Jacob Street, was published in 2013 by Black Beacon Books, and won the Australian Shadows Award for Best Horror Novel. His novel was also given an Honorable Mention in Shelf Unbound’s Page Turner competition.
Praise for 809 Jacob Street:
“A refreshingly hypnotic tale that blends Monster Squad and the small-town coming-of-age themes of Stephen King to his own dark and surreal ends.” – Robert Hood, author of Immaterial and Fragments of a Broken Land: Valarl Undead
“Marty Young is a writer of rare talent. He manages to interweave the mundane and supernatural so skilfully you never see or feel the joins.” – Kit Power, author of The Loving Husband and the Faithful Wife
“More than just a story of a haunted house, this is a slow-burning tale of haunted people in a haunted town. At turns vicious and gut-wrenching, Young drags the reader through the dark underbelly of small town with a hook through the shoulderblades.” –Amazon Reader