Demon Dance

Demon Dance is the first T. Chris Martindale book I read. I found it at a church sale, the front cover torn off. But the back cover was still intact and the the blurb was interesting enough to make me shell out the 25 cents for the book. I loved it. Horror in an old west setting; believable complex characters; malevolent demons; Indians and gunslingers; zombies; carnivorous zombie buffalos...this book has something for everyone. And all of the elements are interwoven into a flawless plot, a satisfying denoument (none of that 'the face of evil is a giant spider' crap), and the kind of creepy, tension-building scenes that are a staple in all four of T. Chris Martindale's books. My original copy was destroyed in a flood, so I found another one and bought it. I paid full price for it despite the cover art. Whoever thought that a female were-racoon would tempt people to buy a horror novel really should be slapped. I'd love to see a re-issue of Demon Dance with cover art that does it justice. But I'm telling ya, if you loved Where the Chill Waits, Nightblood or Voice in the Basement, give Demon Dance a try. You won't regret it.