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Blood and Rain (Gilson Creek) Paperback – June 16, 2017

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Gilson Creek, Maine. A safe, rural community. Summer is here. School is out and the warm waters of Emerson Lake await. But one man’s terrible secret will unleash a nightmare straight off the silver screen.Under the full moon, a night of terror and death re-awakens horrors long sleeping. Sheriff Joe Fischer, a man fighting for the safety of his daughter, his sanity and his community, must confront the sins of his past. Can Sheriff Fischer set Gilson Creek free from the beast hiding in its shadows, or will a small town die under a curse it can’t even comprehend?One night can—and will—change everything.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2nd edition (June 16, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1547120304
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1547120307
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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"Rolfe is a vital part of this horror generation." - Brian Keene, World Horror Convention Award Grandmaster of Horror, and author of GHOUL and THE RISING

Glenn Rolfe is an author from the haunted woods of New England. He has studied Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University and continues his education in the world of horror by devouring the novels of Stephen King, Richard Laymon, Brian Keene, Jack Ketchum, and many others. He lives with his partner, Sarah, and he has four children, Ruby, Ramona, Axl, and Rivers. He is grateful to be loved despite his weirdness.

He is a Splatterpunk Award nominee and the author of Until Summer Comes Around, August's Eyes, Blood and Rain, The Window, Becoming, The Haunted Halls, Chasing Ghosts, Abram's Bridge, Things We Fear, Boom Town, Something in the Groove, It Came from the Lake, Are We Out of the Woods?, and the collections, Slush, Nocturnal Pursuits, and Land of Bones.

His next release is the short novel, ASCENSION AGENDA Look for it on December 7th, 2023.

Richard Chizmar, New York Times and USA Today Best Selling-Author of Gwendy’s Button Box, says of Rolfe’s Blood and Rain: “A wonderful throwback to the fun and bloody days of paperback horror glory!”

Adam Cesare, author of Clown in a Cornfield adds: "Many authors nowadays get lauded for writing 'throwback' horror fiction, but none of them quite goes the distance as Rolfe does in Blood and Rain. Werewolves, silver samurai swords, and small New England towns: it all makes you wish this was twenty years ago so you can take the paperback off a supermarket spinner-rack and huff the yellowed pages."

Booklist says of Rolfe’s Until Summer Comes Around: “Rolfe is a rising talent in the horror field. Fans of The Lost Boys film will enjoy this, and Rolfe puts his own spin on the standard summer bloodsucker tale."

Rolfe is a singer, songwriter, and author of over eighteen books. He has studied Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University, toured in a minivan with his stinky friends, played the Hard Rock Cafe in Denver, won Best Dad two years in a row (2012 & 2013), had a radio show at Bates College, and dreams of surfing in the Pacific Ocean one day with his future pet goat.

He is hard at work on many more books and songs. Stay tuned!

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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The Salem’s Lot of werewolf tales!
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The Salem’s Lot of werewolf tales!
Blood and Rain does for werewolves what Salem’s Lot did for vampires. Rolfe’s world building and knowledge of small town living shines in his epic tale of a small town in Maine being terrorized by a man-eating and ruthless werewolf.Most werewolf stories depict the beast as a just that. A mindless, bloodthirsty creature that just wants to kill and eat until it changes back to its human form. This werewolf is not like that. This one is well aware of what it’s doing and is out for vengeance. It takes advantage of its beastial form to take out its wrath on people it doesn’t like and it knows how to use its strength to completely tear people apart. It relishes in the taste of tears, blood and sweat of its victims and I feel that’s what sets it apart from other werewolves in fiction. It’s brutal!Rolfe created an entirely fictional town called Gilson Creek but it could easily be a real place. The characters are so full of life and realism that this book belongs right up there with the works of King, Keene and the other authors that inspired him. I highly recommend this book to any horror lover!
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Torrie04
5.0 out of 5 stars A werewolf book worthy of your time
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023
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I just finished another good werewolf book with Blood and Rain by Glenn Rolfe . Having read a few Rolfe books, he has yet to disappoint. Set in Gilson Creek Maine, sheriff Joe Fischer is forced into a showdown with a beast from his past. He has already defeated it once, but somehow on a dark, rainy night during a full moon, it returns. The werewolf is back with a bloody vengeance that it unleashes on the town. Can the sheriff find a way to put it down for good? There is plenty of great action scenes and creative kills in this story. I really enjoyed how Rolfe showed off how fast and deadly werewolves are. His story telling and writing is superb. I never felt bored or disappointed with blood and rain. If you're in the mood for a werewolf tale with plenty of action, I recommend this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Full Moon Monsters
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2016
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Gilson Creek, Maine is a town with a history of lycanthropy. A werewolf has killed before and now he’s back for more mayhem. An early, brief scene where the hero, Sheriff Joe Fischer, recollects the history of the town’s old, abandoned cemetery is quite effective and evocative.
The revelation of the werewolf’s identity came shortly after I had guessed it. That identity is a bit different from the usual suspects in books of this sort.

The story begins with the monster on the loose under a full moon. Right from the beginning, the werewolf kills four people in one night. The next few weeks give us a respite from blood and gore, but that allows Rolfe to establish his characters and relationships.

Then, as the moon comes full once more, the book charges full steam into murder and mayhem. But this time it’s going to be twice as bad. There’s action throughout this book, but it seriously gets going as the lycanthropic horrors are unleashed in the rain. The book zooms into one bloody scene after another and the bodies are piled high as we reach the bloody climax.

Two things keep the book from achieving five stars. First, there’s a whole town full of characters in this book, and we’re supposed to keep track of all of them. They mostly have Anglo names without much distinction. If a character hadn’t appeared for a chapter I had to stop and try to recall who he or she was. At times I felt as if I should make a list or draw a chart.

Secondly, the werewolf in this story is particularly fond of tearing off parts of a body, only to throw them away. He kills lots of people, but never takes a single bite out of them. Unlike a wolf, he’s not killing for food; he kills because he’s just that mean. That seems to be his only motivation, except maybe hoping to get everyone in town to hunt him down and kill him.

But those are the only problems I have with this story. “Blood and Rain” is a good book with likeable characters and terrific action scenes. There’s a good use of language here; nothing flowery, just good solid narrative with no spelling or grammar errors. Pick it up.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Beastly Review!
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2020
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“𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚜– 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢’𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚏-𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚑’𝚜𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙶𝚒𝚕𝚜𝚘𝚗𝙲𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚔𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚍𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚝𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚜𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠.”

I finished blood and rain and it did not disappoint. The story is based in a small-town community in which I completely connected with. I grew up in a small town so I understood the relationships and the mindsets of the characters as I moved through the story. The main character is sheriff joe fishers who has a rebellious daughter and a town that loves to talk. There’s a thing with small towns and gossip that is so true. Nothing is a secret for long and people love to talk. I love how the author went through multiple points of views with every character. I didn’t take the time to count every character because I was too engrossed in the story. I only remember the ones I connected with the most throughout the story. The author really fleshes out all the characters and gives you some way to connect with them and understand their situation. He doesn't just kill characters off all willy-nilly which I appreciate in a story. I don't like it when characters are just killed off and I don't feel anything for them. I connected most with the sheriff’s daughter because (1) I was a sheriff’s daughter in a small town growing up and (2) That she was a rebellious teen. I mean who wasn’t even a little rebellious as a teen? What’s the fun without a little rule breaking? It’s almost like you’re getting a little bit of a coming-of-age story out of this book as well as werewolf story.

“𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚝. 𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗,𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜.”

Here is a little bit about the set up for the book: Under the full moon multiple deaths in the town awaken a sleeping fear. Sheriff joe must confront his past in order to save his daughter and the town.

The book ran like a show in my head where it would have multiple stories lines leaving you on a cliff hanger every time. I was screaming “Why are you doing this to me! I want to know what happens next immediately with this character!” It was exciting to read it like the thrill of the chase. There are page breaks in the chapters that were short and the chapters were short as well making this a fast paced read. There was one part where my heart tightened up but I didn’t cry. It almost got me though! Nice try, Glenn! This was a great story will recommend it over and over again. 5/5 ⭐️ This is one of the best gruesome werewolf stories I have read so far.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2021
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Was a fun read but it was a bit all over the place and for a book as short as this you’d expect it to get right to the point. But In the end it had the perfect horror setting and I loved that.
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brandon clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Great werewolf book
Reviewed in Canada on April 10, 2024
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Great book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Different werewolf tale
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2022
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Still bloody and gory but the werewolves are described differently. The story seems to be a "middle one" as if there was an earlier and a later book, at least, that's my opinion.
It also made me curious that the human form of the werewolves lost their human teeth to make way for the others........on changing back to human, do they end up "gummy"?? Or do their human teeth get replaced?
How come when killed, they didn't lose the werewolf form?
How come Joe, Sonya and Dwayne didn't become werewolves themselves? All were injured and bloodied.....
Finally, you'd think there would be a mass exodus of the town after what happened, whether or not anyone else bar Joe knew that there was still a beast around.
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Kelly Everaert
5.0 out of 5 stars When Werewolves were MONSTERS!
Reviewed in Canada on February 1, 2021
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This was a very fun fast paced novel. The writing style was enjoyable to read, it did the job. Reminded me of the hay days of good horror paperbacks of the 1970s-80s, when you could just enjoy a one and done novel. If you have a hunger for a good werewolf yarn then I recommend Blood and Rain to fill the void, for a short time at least, until the next full moon. Could use a better cover though.
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D.A. Watson
4.0 out of 5 stars Good old fashioned lycanthropic fun
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2020
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Could definitely use a good editor to sharpen the story up some and maybe take the red pen to some of the clichés, but this was a cool, no nonsense werewolf pulp yarn that kept me turning the pages, with some really well written scenes towards the genuinely tense final act.
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Abigail K. Ball
5.0 out of 5 stars Action-packed gory werewolf hi-jinks
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2021
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Not read anything of Glenn Rolfe’s before, but I will seek out his other stuff now after reading this. This book awoke my lupine side and realised how much I “like” werewolves. The narrative has film written all over it and is an easy read but without being dumb. Kept me reading well past bedtime, but with one ear on the wind outside and the creaks in the loft...
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