A man running from his past kidnaps a woman and they stop in a small town. Not by accident. DUM-DUM DUM-DUM. Bloodstone was a finalist for a Bram Stoker award. Apparently, the people at the Horror Writers Association have lowered their standards in recent years. How come nobody told me?
Somewhere, underneath all the banality of Bloodstone, is a good story waiting to break out. Not that this a bad novel. If you like horror in a small town, you may want to give it a read. I’m not saying Nate Kenyon is a bad writer,he shows promise, he just missed the mark with this one. For every good dread, there are two or three clichés that drag the story down. I’ve got my fingers crossed he hits a homer the next go ’round.

2.5 out of 5
the_novacula