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Down Paperback – June 9, 2012

by Nate Southard (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars 27 ratings
In 1992, The Frequency Brothers board a plane following a sold out concert in Austin, Texas. The plan is to fly to New York to shoot their next video. But then their plane goes down. Injured and stranded in a seemingly endless forest, The Frequency Brothers now find themselves fighting for survival. Everywhere they look, they see signs that they are not alone, that something waits in the darkness. They can hear it, and it sounds angry. There’s something else out there, though. Something much worse. And it wants to drag them Down.
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  1. Print length
    144 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    June 9, 2012
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.33 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0983911819
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0983911814
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sinister Grin Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 9, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0983911819
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0983911814
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.33 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 out of 5 stars 27 ratings

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Nate Southard

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Nate Southard's books include Scavengers, This Little Light of Mine, Red Sky, Just Like Hell, Broken Skin, and He Stepped Through. His short fiction has appeared in such venues as Cemetery Dance, Black Static, Thuglit, and the anthology Supernatural Noir. His short stories "Going Home, Ugly Stick in Hand" and "The Blisters On My Heart" have received honorable mentions in The Year's Best Horror, and he earned a Bram Stoker Award nomination for his story "In the Middle of Poplar Street." A graduate of The University of Texas with a degree in Radio, Television, and Film, Nate lives in Austin, Texas with his cat. You can learn more at natesouthard.com.

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Customers find the book to be a compelling and splendid novel.

"...Couldn’t put this splendid novel DOWN. A highly recommended work of art!!" Read more

"Great little novella. I'm a Nate Southard fan so I could be biased but I enjoyed it a lot" Read more

"WHAT A GREAT READ!!! ALOT OF UNEXPECTED TWISTS AT THE END. THANK YOU NATE SOUTHARD .DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAVOTIRE WRITERS...." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the story quality of the book, with some finding it strong and gritty, while others describe it as weird and over-the-top.

"...creature attacking the group's survivors; but once the story dipped into the supernatural, with the introduction of the sinkhole and its mysterious..." Read more

"Southard weaves a bloody, gritty, and brilliant yarn here. Couldn’t put this splendid novel DOWN. A highly recommended work of art!!" Read more

"...The supernatural ending went a little over the top, and at times, the last 1/4 of the story didn't feel like it went with the first 3/4, but overall..." Read more

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  • Sheresa Edgington
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great characters; compelling read
    Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2013
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    This was my first Nate Southard novel and it will not be my last. He built intriguing characters so well that I found myself genuinely wanting to see their journeys. The quickly-paced story pulled me right in and I didn't pull the novel down once - finished it the same night it was delivered! Highly recommend!
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  • B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping read
    Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2018
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    Southard weaves a bloody, gritty, and brilliant yarn here. Couldn’t put this splendid novel DOWN. A highly recommended work of art!!
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  • William C. Rasmussen
    3.0 out of 5 stars GOING DOWN, BUT WHY??
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2012
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    Nate Southard's short novel, DOWN, is a strange, mixed tale. I loved the first half or so, with its relentless action and unknown creature attacking the group's survivors; but once the story dipped into the supernatural, with the introduction of the sinkhole and its mysterious denizens and no reason why they were there or where they came from, it became too bizarre and left me completely flat. A solid five-star start crumbles like the dirt in the sinkhole to a pitiful, one-star resolution. Overall, then, it works out to around a three-star rating. A little more believability in the resolution could have lifted this tale to at least four-stars.
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  • Jeremy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Horror fiction's answer to Lost (minus all the surrealist wannabe nonsense and Biblical copouts)
    Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2013
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    Southard's most underrated work, and that's from the author's own admission.

    To begin, some backstory on the publisher. Sinister Grin Press is a publisher of limited edition, high quality horror fiction. They deal only with authors with cult status and an already established audience. They have worked with Jack Ketchum, Monia O'Rourke, Wrath James White, Brian Keene, etc.

    Down is the horror genre's answer to Lost. No golden waterfalls or research stations here, though. The characters who crash on this island don't get to shower and eat candy bars (what utter nonsense!). Some are paralyzed, most die either from their injuries or at the hands of a mysterious, primitive force that occupies the isolated isle. Addiction is given no leeway as the junkie bandmate is disposed of halfway through for the self indulgent weakling he really is.

    Southard is a resonant presence in horror literature and recently broke into the crime fiction genre with Pale Horses. His star can only rise from here. I look forward to interviewing him on the Surreal Grotesque podcast Saturday, November 23!
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  • Ed
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great little novella
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2015
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    Great little novella. I'm a Nate Southard fan so I could be biased but I enjoyed it a lot
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  • Brian Shaner
    4.0 out of 5 stars This was a fun, quick-paced read by Southard
    Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2017
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    Down by Nate Southard was the story of an up-and-coming rock band whose plane crashed somewhere in the woods between Texas and New York. After the plane crash, the survivors find that there is something in the woods stalking them. This was a fun, quick-paced read by Southard, with interesting characters the reader quickly comes to be invested in. The supernatural ending went a little over the top, and at times, the last 1/4 of the story didn't feel like it went with the first 3/4, but overall, I enjoyed this fast paced story by Southard.
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  • John Sampson
    1.0 out of 5 stars Went into skim mode hoping the ending would redeem it. It didn't
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2016
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    Didn't work for me at all. None of the characters were appealing and I didn't care what was happening to them. The story was just weird stuff thrown at a wall hoping something would stick. None of it did. I want my money and time back.
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  • R. Krone
    3.0 out of 5 stars Strong start, disappointing finish
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2013
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    The first thing I noticed with this book was the immediate typo in the book in either the description of the story or on the first page that gives the date of the story. The back of the book says it takes place in 1992 while the start of the book makes it June, 1993. This was the first of a few typos in the story, along with a font size that should have been a little larger given the short length of the story. While those two issue were a little annoying (and confusing when it came to when it was supposed to be taking place), they will not factor into my rating as I don't blame the author for them and only mention them here to inform others in case that would impact their desire to read this.

    I had never read anything by Nate Southard before this, but had heard good things, so I was excited to read this and check out his work. In the end I finished this feeling let down and disappointed. What started out as a strong psychological thriller with an unknown creature terrorizing a band that was involved in a plane crash turned into supernatural horror story with no purpose. This story started very strong for me, but ended up finishing very weak.

    While I don't mind having supernatural elements in my horror stories I want there to be a purpose. What I got when I read this felt like it was just thrown in for no good reason. There was no story of exactly what the supernatural element was, why it was there, how it got there, what it wanted, or pretty much anything else about it.

    The first part of this was easily a 5 star story, but the last part of this was only about a 1.5 star story. In the end I give it 3.25 stars. I think if this story had been expanded into a larger novel with a proper explanation given of the supernatural force involved it could have been at least a 4 star story. Even better, if the supernatural force was never involved it would have definitely been a 5 star story. I'm sure that I'll read something from this author again in the future, but hopefully it will be a stronger story throughout than this one was.
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  • Burruntzi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nate Southard is a great author
    Reviewed in Spain on May 9, 2021
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    It's what I think, he is a fantastic writer. He has good stories to tell and he writes them perfectly and, in my opinion, his strong point is his skill to make characters of flesh and blood that give life and interest to the story. This short novel is not exception.
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  • Adrian Shotbolt
    4.0 out of 5 stars Things can only get better.
    Reviewed in Australia on November 17, 2014
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    The plane you are in suddenly crashes and you think things cannot get any worse. How wrong you are. Great read from Nate Southard. Recommended to horror fans.
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