Josh Rountree

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Summer in the House of the Departed | Psychopomp Forty-four years after his grandmother and an entire West Texas town vanished, Brady returns to his childhood home, hoping to follow in her footsteps.

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Summer in the House of the Departed | Psychopomp Forty-four years after his grandmother and an entire West Texas town vanished, Brady returns to his childhood home, hoping to follow in her footsteps.

A reminder that my new novella Summer in the House of the departed is now available for preorder! I really appreciate any help spreading the word about this, and of course if you are inclined to get a copy, that’s extra awesome. 😀

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After breaking to write a novella, I’m back to work on my bloody fantasy novel, and it’s roaring along now. Just passed the 30000 word mark…

The Unkillable Frank Lightning - Tachyon Publications [STARRED REVIEW] “Like Elmore Leonard by way of Mary Shelley, Josh Rountree’s Western spin on Frankenstein is a propulsive, haunting adaptation.” —Bookpage In this riveting historical horror novel, Fr...

“This genre-breaking read captures the dirty wild west and then turns it all crooked as if stylized in a Mike Mignola Hellboy comic.”
—Read @ Joes

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Author Interview * Josh Rountree Josh Rountree is a busy writer! His novel, The Unkillable Frank Lightning, is barely out of the gate and now his new novella, Summer in the House of the Departed (Psychopomp), is open for preorders…

New Q&A with @joshrountree.bsky.social about his upcoming novella, Summer in the House of the Departed!

I loved the setting & characters. Tension & compelling mysteries pulled me in -- I had to read straight through to the end!

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Summer in the House of the Departed | Psychopomp Forty-four years after his grandmother and an entire West Texas town vanished, Brady returns to his childhood home, hoping to follow in her footsteps.

In a world of sorrow and pain, this story reminds us that there is still light that can cut through the darkness, urging us to savor the sincere friendships and love we stumble upon, whether from this world or beyond the veil.”
— Emma E. Murray, Crushing Snails

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Summer in the House of the Departed | Psychopomp Forty-four years after his grandmother and an entire West Texas town vanished, Brady returns to his childhood home, hoping to follow in her footsteps.

Available for preorder!

New Q&A about Summer in the House of the Departed!!

Thanks so much!!!

The Unkillable Frank Lightning - Tachyon Publications [STARRED REVIEW] “Like Elmore Leonard by way of Mary Shelley, Josh Rountree’s Western spin on Frankenstein is a propulsive, haunting adaptation.” —Bookpage In this riveting historical horror novel, Fr...

Like horror and need something to read this weekend? My new novel The Unkillable Frank Lightning is available in e-book or paperback right now!!

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Josh Rountree is a fiction writing machine.
Check out this beautiful cover art!

Thanks to everyone who’s preordered!!

The publication is just a few weeks away, so there’s not long to wait!

A hole in the sky, you say?

I can’t imagine anything I want to read more. Still hoping it somehow sees the light of day.

It still hits me in the gut every time.

…this is the first day of my last days…

Summer in the House of the Departed | Psychopomp Forty-four years after his grandmother and an entire West Texas town vanished, Brady returns to his childhood home, hoping to follow in her footsteps.

For the evening crowd, my new novella Summer in the House of the Departed is available for preorder now!

Coming 8/26/25

If you like ghosts and occult magic and strange grandmothers you’ll want to check this one out!

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Awesome - can’t wait to read this!!

Read an ARC if this book and loved it to bits. ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks so much for the kind things you had to say about it!!!

Yes, I’m so thankful for such a cool cover!

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Jordan Harper is at the top of my list when it comes to modern crime writers. Can’t wait for this one.

Oh yes!! Can’t wait.

Striking while the iron is hot! 😂

Yeah, I love the cover! And the book features a version on my eight year old self that I kanda know from old memories.

Here’s a full shot of the cover!!!

Thank you so much!!

Summer in the House of the Departed: A Cover Reveal - PSYCHOPOMP.COM Delighted to reveal the cover for Josh Rountree's SUMMER IN THE HOUSE OF THE DEPARTED and give readers a peek at the early pages.

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I don't make blanket recommendations because everyone is different and i prefer to be correct when i say "you'll like this."

So if you enjoy prose that can make you taste and smell a place you've never been, and you are comforted rather than creeped by the supernatural? This book's for you