Chain-smoking bisexual, Mantis, finds herself amid a demon-littered apocalypse. With the book of Revelations unfurling before her very eyes, she recruits a reformed prostitute, a bubbly stripper, and a hopelessly smitten DJ to try to stop the biblical event in its tracks. Can the crew of misfit degenerates save the world before it's destroyed?
Locked and loaded with sinister creatures, violent villains, and a horny heroine with the charm of a rabid wolverine, Mantis will take you on a blood-soaked road trip through the bowels of America's deep south and drop you on the doorstep of the Devil.
From the demented, award-winning author of The Rictus Grin and Other Tales of Insanity & Writhe comes a profane, blood-soaked novel full of guts, gore, and good times. A unique blend of Dogma and From Dusk Til Dawn, recommended for fans of Jeff Strand, Chuck Wendig, Ash Ericmore, Patrick C. Harrison III, and Christopher Moore.
Published by Rusty Ogre Publishing.
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Praise for Mantis:
"Totally hilarious and original. The humor and gore is perfectly balanced. Hysterical!" - Matt Forgit, author of How to Be a Professional Mourner
"Totally hilarious and original. The humor and gore is perfectly balanced. Hysterical!" - Matt Forgit, author of How to Be a Professional Mourner
"This book is all about the characters. It's funny. It's fun. It's gory. It's action-packed. It's a B movie on paper and I'm here for it. It's refreshing to read a religious horror where the author is actually knowledgeable in their theology." - Chisto Healy, Author of Two of a Kind
"This book by Erica Summers is such a fun read! It's got everything I love! A strong female lead, supernatural vibes, humor, and an apocalypse! The best part is the friends made along the way." - Angel Van Atta, Author of In the Tall Trees
"This is such a fun and wild book! It's got humor, horror, demons, & sex! Fast-paced. There are lots of powerful female characters. The ending was my favorite part! This author is definitely one to follow." - Amazon reviewer
"Summers weaves and apocalyptic vision of reality with love, friendship, and a f*load of witty, gun-toting Texans." - David-Jack Fletcher, award-winning author of Raven's Creek.
"Welcome to the underbelly of the apocalypse! Filled with blood, guts, and humor, Summers gives us a mash of the most unlikely characters to save the world from Hell. Mantis has a charm all its own, and with tight, fast-paced storytelling, the action and antics just keep on coming. The chemistry among the characters is excellent and makes for a laugh-out-loud, bloody good time!" -Ezekiel Kincaid, author of Johnny Walker Ranger: Demon Slayer Vol 1 & 2.
Erica Summers is an award-winning author and filmmaker, an artist, a film industry grip, and a cancer survivor. Born in Wyoming, she spent most of her adult life in central Florida and southern Louisiana. She now lives by the beach in southern Connecticut. When she isn't writing or reading, she is tending her vegetable garden, solving escape room puzzles, singing karaoke, or kayak fishing.She has published a wide variety of award-winning horror and fantasy genre fiction and children's books. She also writes contemporary romance under the pen name Odessa Alba and hilarious cozy mysteries under the pen name Trixie Fairdale.