Creature-Feature Novel a Throwback to 70’s & 80’s Pulp Horror Paperbacks
TICK TOWN, the debut novel from author and filmmaker Christopher Micklos was recently released in paperback and Kindle by publisher Castle Bridge Media.
“They say that writers should write the book that they want to read,” Micklos said today. “Well, I love the pulpy paperbacks of the 1970’s and ‘80’s and the sci-fi horror movies of the ‘50’s and ‘60’s. And so I wrote TICK TOWN as a fun throwback to those great eras in horror…both on the page and on the screen!”
Horror icon Ramsey Campbell (THE HUNGRY MOON, THE DOLL WHO ATE HIS MOTHER) says of TICK TOWN: “The giant bugs are back with a gruesome vengeance! Lovers of the kind of monstrous plague the Guy N. Smith tradition loosed upon the world should find much to relish in this book.”
Pulp horror legend Shaun Hutson (SLUGS, EREBUS) says: “TICK TOWN is a great throwback to the golden age of pulp horror paperbacks, books like THE RATS, SLUGS and BATS OUT OF HELL. Books that shaped a genre and gave so much enjoyment to so many. Books like this don’t come along very often so make sure you don’t miss it.”
In TICK TOWN, small town Tomahawk Hollow has a huge problem. Slaughtered livestock. Disappearing townsfolk. And something in the woods hungry for blood. When a young reporter and her boss investigate, they discover a band of giant mutant ticks have made the rural Wisconsin tourist town their feeding ground. Now, with the annual Harvest Moon Jubilee about to begin, Emmaline and Jackson must race to find the queen tick and her nest before a massive clutch of monster eggs hatch…and thousands more terrifying ticks are unleashed into the world!
Christopher Micklos is a life-long horror junkie, an award-winning filmmaker, and a frequently published writer of horror-themed fiction and non-fiction. His two feature films, THE NURSERY and THE HEADMISTRESS, are widely available streaming and on DVD; and his writing has appeared in numerous national outlets, including Rue Morgue Magazine, Sci-Fi Lampoon Magazine, and many others.
In addition to its availability on Amazon and other online retail sites, Micklos has a running list of brick and mortar bookstores carrying TICK TOWN on their shelves on his website at https://christophermicklos.com/2025/06/24/local-bookstores/.
LINKS:
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Tick-Town-Christopher-Micklos-ebook/dp/B0DVQ75Y6C/.
Micklos Website: www.christophermicklos.com
