Praise for The Babysitter Lives
“I enjoyed The Babysitter Lives very much. It's perfect for audio, as really scary stories always are, and this one is really scary. Perfect for a long car ride . . . especially when you're almost out of gas and you start wondering if maybe someone has gotten into the backseat and will lurch into the rearview mirror.”
—Stephen King
“A mind-bending haunted house tale from the Jordan Peele of horror literature.”
—Dread Central
“It's a story full of so many frightening twists and turns that you'll be checking every nook and cranny of your own house by the end, just to make sure something terrifying isn't about to creep out from the dark.”
—Paste
“Put simply, at this point every new Stephen Graham Jones release is an event.”
—Popverse
“The tale isn't merely told—it is vividly breathed to life, each emotion palpable, each twist tangible . . . A testament to the fact that horror is not just about scares but can be a mirror to society's deepest anxieties and suppressed histories.”
—Nightmare
Praise for The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
“For me and vampires, there is Stoker, there is Rice, and now there is Jones. It's harrowing, agonizing, nuanced, and downright philosophical. Very likely Jones's masterpiece.”
—Daniel Kraus, New York Times bestselling author of Whalefall
“Stephen Graham Jones tears into the flesh of vampire lore, transforming it into something raw and feral. Jones crafts a stark, unnervingly poetic narrative. This is vampire horror reimagined in the sharp glare of a history America cannot escape.”
—Shane Hawk, co-editor of Never Whistle At Night
“Stephen Graham Jones has lit a slow-burning candle that grows into a forest fire, illuminating the life of a Pikuni vampire and everyone he has touched, the pain of being a victim and perpetrator of violent history, and how memory serves to keep us who we are despite it all. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is beautiful, terrifying, sad, funny, and grotesque — everything I want in a novel.”
—Jessica Johns, author of Bad Cree
“A master at blending horror, suspense, and culturally rich stories that are as thought-provoking as they are spine-tingling. Jones’s singular voice and exploration of identity, of trauma and survival, make every page pulse with kinetic urgency.”
—David Robertson, author of The Theory of Crows
“A riveting story of heartbreak, death, and revenge, this remarkable work of American fiction, a thought-provoking tale filled with existential terror, unease, and a high body count, transforms, in Jones’ deft hands, from the unapologetic horror novel it most certainly is into a critique of the entire idea of the United States—a critique that, despite the horrors, both real and supernatural, is forcefully infused with both heart and hope.”
—Booklist, starred review
“It’s as much an autopsy of institutionalized treachery as a demonization of its tragic and terrifying 'villain.' A weirdly satisfying and bloody reckoning with some of America’s most shameful history.”
—Kirkus, starred review
“A remarkably well-wrought work of historical horror that will captivate Jones’s fans and newcomers alike.”
—Publisher's Weekly, starred review
“While this is a unique vampire story, it is also grief horror, portraying the mourning of a land and a people, inscribing profound sorrow for what was and what can never be again.”
—Library Journal, starred review
“(A) gruesome joyride of a novel.”
—The New York Times
“The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is Stephen Graham Jones' horror masterpiece. The prose is gorgeous and the plot is complex. The author of The Only Good Indians returns again with a spellbinding yarn about one of the bloodiest, most significant parts of the nation's history.”
—NPR
“Inventive and spine-tingling, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is the best book I’ve read in ages. It’s a master class in voice... Queasy, uneasy, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter plays with the interplay between religion and historical guilt, identity and appetite.”
—The Washington Post
“Jones has written his Interview with the Indigenous Vampire ... A landmark of horror and historical fiction alike, perhaps the closest thing we have to horror’s Moby-Dick.”
—Vulture
Praise for I Was A Teenage Slasher
“Stephen Graham Jones’s viciously clever, over-the-top, genre-skewing new novel turns a gruesome murderer into 'your friendly neighborhood slasher'. . . spectacularly engaging narrative voice, which is imbued with a street-smart lyricism that makes even the loftiest observations glitter like knife blades.”
—New York Times Book Review
“A playful, self-aware and remarkably gory horror novel.”
—The New York Times
"Readers will watch something original emerge before their eyes, realizing why everyone needs to be as obsessed with the Slasher as Jones is himself. Suggest to every reader who loves a perfectly rendered time and place or just wants a chilling, captivating, and thought provoking story where every detail matters and every page is worth their time."
—Booklist, starred review
"The story has a clear love for the splashy slasher films that inspired it, and Jones does a great job of landing the plot’s gorier excesses as the bodies pile up . . . [F]ans of meta horror will find a lot to love as Jones remixes well-worn tropes with glee."
—Publishers Weekly
"Grimly humorous and filled with surprising turns, this novel is poised to become a summer-reading hit and a book club favorite."
—Library Journal starred review
"The gore, emotions, and pure slasher-ness are all expertly layered into one captivating story that keeps readers wanting more. Jones proves once again that he is an outstanding author with his ability to create such a compelling narrative. The way he weaves together elements of horror and coming-of-age themes makes for a truly unforgettable reading experience.”
—Capes and Tights
"Breaks new ground and takes the slasher tropes and flips them on their head... Jones is playing his own game now, and it's up to other keen slasher novelists to keep up.”
—Bloody Flicks
