Appalachian Horror/Gothic Romance Author Popup: Andrew K. Clark
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The night shift at the Holloway was supposed to be quiet. It wasn’t. When grad student Ethan Ray clocks in as night auditor at the aging Holloway mountain resort, he expects paperwork, silence, and a paycheck. Instead, reddish-brown lights bleed across the Appalachian sky. Hard winds whip through the trees without making a sound, and mysterious owl gargoyles come to life.
At 3 a.m., every clock stops. Trapped inside with his co-workers, Kal and Teresa, Ethan realizes the hotel isn't just old. It's a boundary. Something ancient has been waiting and is now awake. To escape, they must uncover the Holloway's secrets, even as unexpected love blossoms between Ethan and Teresa. The problem is, the visions haunting each of them carry the same warning: someone in the hotel cannot be trusted. Gothic romance meets Appalachian folk horror, where the mountains are watching and the dark leaves marks.
Fred & June's Books in Mooresville welcomes Appalachian Horror/Gothic Romance author Andrew K. Clark on Saturday, October 24th from 12-3pm for an author meet & greet popup featuring his books 'Hollow Folk' 'Where Dark Things Rise' and 'Where Dark Things Grow.'
About the author:
Andrew K. Clark is a writer from Western North Carolina where his people settled before the Revolutionary War. His debut novel, Where Dark Things Grow (Cowboy Jamboree Press) was a finalist for the Manly Wade Wellman Award, shortlisted for the Sir Walter Raleigh Fiction Award, and won an IPPY from the Independent Book Publishers Awards. The sequel, Where Dark Things Rise (Quill and Crow Publishing House) won an IndieReader Discovery Award and was a finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award. His third novel, Hollow Folk, will be published by Quill & Crow in September of 2026. His poetry collection, Jesus in the Trailer, was published by Main Street Rag Press. His work has appeared in The American Journal of Poetry, UCLA’s Out of Anonymity, Appalachian Review, Rappahannock Review, The Wrath Bearing Tree, and many other journals. He received his MFA from Converse University.
Keep up with the author:
andrewkclark.com
At 3 a.m., every clock stops. Trapped inside with his co-workers, Kal and Teresa, Ethan realizes the hotel isn't just old. It's a boundary. Something ancient has been waiting and is now awake. To escape, they must uncover the Holloway's secrets, even as unexpected love blossoms between Ethan and Teresa. The problem is, the visions haunting each of them carry the same warning: someone in the hotel cannot be trusted. Gothic romance meets Appalachian folk horror, where the mountains are watching and the dark leaves marks.
Fred & June's Books in Mooresville welcomes Appalachian Horror/Gothic Romance author Andrew K. Clark on Saturday, October 24th from 12-3pm for an author meet & greet popup featuring his books 'Hollow Folk' 'Where Dark Things Rise' and 'Where Dark Things Grow.'
About the author:
Andrew K. Clark is a writer from Western North Carolina where his people settled before the Revolutionary War. His debut novel, Where Dark Things Grow (Cowboy Jamboree Press) was a finalist for the Manly Wade Wellman Award, shortlisted for the Sir Walter Raleigh Fiction Award, and won an IPPY from the Independent Book Publishers Awards. The sequel, Where Dark Things Rise (Quill and Crow Publishing House) won an IndieReader Discovery Award and was a finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award. His third novel, Hollow Folk, will be published by Quill & Crow in September of 2026. His poetry collection, Jesus in the Trailer, was published by Main Street Rag Press. His work has appeared in The American Journal of Poetry, UCLA’s Out of Anonymity, Appalachian Review, Rappahannock Review, The Wrath Bearing Tree, and many other journals. He received his MFA from Converse University.
Keep up with the author:
andrewkclark.com
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Fred & June's Books, 130 W Iredell Ave, Mooresville, NC 28115, United States
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