Reviews
“A Mask of Flies blows through the intersection at Horror Street and Crime Avenue and doesn’t let off the accelerator as it takes you on a white-knuckled ride to places you do not expect.” —Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author of Black River Orchard
“A wild, heartrending ride.” —Erika T. Wurth, author of White Horse
“A Mask of Flies is a riveting story of shocking violence and the terrible mysteries that families leave behind like scars in your skin. It’s desperation, loneliness, and the knock on the door by things that are better off dead.” —Richard Kadrey, New York Times bestselling author
“A delicious mix of crime and horror. Somehow beneath the blood, the nastiness, and the deep, uncanny terror of this novel, Lyons has spun a story of friendship, love, and kindness that will touch your racing heart.” —Wendy N. Wagner, author of The Deer Kings
“Cinematic, gruesome, hyper-violent, and fun as hell, A Mask of Flies fits perfectly in that nexus between propulsive crime fiction and scream-your-head-off horror. I loved every page of it.” —Keith Rosson, author of Fever House
“A spiraling nightmare of criminals, cops, cabins, cults…and the terrors hiding just beyond the spotlight of memory.” —Nat Cassidy, author of Mary: An Awakening of Terror and Nestlings
“Matthew Lyons’ bare knuckle prose is brutal enough to split skin, split lips, split the reader’s soul straight down the middle. A Mask of Flies pulls no punches and finds a particular poetry in its bloodshed that resonates long after you’ve been knocked out.” —Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother and Ghost Eaters
“A gory crime novel smashed up against a harrowing tale of cosmic horror—but beneath the thrilling action scenes, grisly violence, and unimaginable terrors, readers will find a beating heart full of love, ready to hope even in a seemingly hopeless world. Matthew Lyons is the real deal.” —Shaun Hamill, author of A Cosmology of Monsters
“A Mask of Flies has all the propulsive momentum of a crime thriller, with the vast, unknowable dread of cosmic horror waiting just below the surface. Terrifying, romantic, and above all, Matthew Lyons’s best book yet.” —Lindsay King-Miller, author of The Z Word
“[A] ruthless display of skill, carving a raw and screaming path down into the abyss. It’s like Lovecraft and Laird Barron by way of Tarantino and Cormac McCarthy.” —Gemma Files, award-winning author of Experimental Film and In That Endlessness Our End
For A Black and Endless Sky
“Lyons burnishes his reputation as a rising horror star . . . [and] keeps the pages flying with fast-paced chills.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
“A lush, unsettling, visceral story that is Lovecraftian and uncanny, yet touching and endearing. This is a powerful, immersive experience.” —Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker– and Shirley Jackson–Award nominee
“Atmospheric and terrifying . . . readers won’t be able to put it down.” —Library Journal
“Thought provoking and scary. Read with the lights on!” —Robert Rotstein, USA Today and New York Times bestselling author
“A well-blended mix of action, noir, horror, and compelling humanity. Matthew Lyons is swiftly establishing himself as a master of gritty, dark noir, with his own brand of clear-eyed, effective character study.” —Laurel Hightower, author of Crossroads and Whispers in the Dark
“Prepare to be thrilled, touched, and scared shitless in this sprawling tale you’ll wish was as endless as the ominous sky in the title.” —Fred Venturini, author of The Heart Does Not Grow Back and To Dust You Shall Return
“A creepy and unsettling tale that gets under your skin and stays there.” —Kathleen Kaufman, author of the Diabhal trilogy, Hag, and The Lairdbalor
“An intense, gripping, innovative novel filled with a delicious panoply of horrors. Get ready for a wild, creepy, and high-octane ride.” —Daco Auffenorde, award-winning author of Cover Your Tracks
“Nothing falls short in this eerie tale on redemption, loss and second chances. [Readers] will find themselves on the edge of their seat.” —Shelf Unbound
