Residue - Harrison, John

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Résumé :
There are monsters among us. There have always been monsters among us.-The Ominosity A dark psychic stain left on a devastated city. A dark stain on the souls of the survivors. A dark stain that will only be satisfied by violence and blood.RESIDUE A disgruntled bus driver turns his vehicle into a weapon of mass murder in the crowded rush hour streets. An impatient customer turns a convenience store into a bloodbath.RESIDUE In the aftermath of a catastrophic New Year's Eve explosion in the heart of the city, Miki Preston embarks upon a treacherous odyssey into the devastated area known as the Quarantine Zone in search of her famous photojournalist sister, Jennifer, who has mysteriously disappeared. With only the help of a disgraced former homicide detective, a cagey teenage street dodger, and a set of provocative photographs her sister left behind, Miki will come face to face with the manifestations of malevolent psychic energy called Paramentals-and the sinister conspiracy that created them. Harrison's fiction lingers long after you turn the final page. He's a born storyteller.-Clive Barker, New York Times bestselling author John Harrison's RESIDUE leaves an indelible mark on the mind of the reader. Dark, disturbing and compelling. Highly recommended, but not for the faint of heart.-Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of V-Wars and Glimpse Harrison weaves in subplots involving a colorful pair of street kids, elements of Mathis' past, mobster, clandestine psychological experiments, and covert intelligence to effectively create an ominous world.-Kirkus A supernatural thriller with an intriguing premise-Kirkus...

Biographie:
John Harrison began his career directing rock videos and collaborating with famed horror director George Romero for whom he composed the scores to Romero's CREEPSHOW and DAY OF THE DEAD. Harrison wrote and directed multiple episodes of Romero's classic TV series, TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE before helming TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, THE MOVIE for Producer Richard Rubinstein and Paramount Pictures which won Harrison the Grand Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France. He has written and directed multiple TV episodes for a variety of networks as well as world premiere TV movies and miniseries, including the two Emmy winning miniseries adaptations of Frank Herbert's DUNE and CHILDREN OF DUNE which he wrote, directed and co-produced. He co-wrote the Disney animated feature, DINOSAUR, and wrote and directed the theatrical adaptation of Clive Barker's BOOK OF BLOOD. Harrison's three-episode mini-series RESIDUE, which he created and wrote, is on Netflix. He is currently writing and directing episodes of the CREEPSHOW TV series on Shudder/AMC, as well as writing/directing the new horror podcast, SOUNDS SCARY....

Sommaire:
John Harrison began his career directing rock videos and collaborating with famed horror director George Romero for whom he composed the scores to Romero's CREEPSHOW and DAY OF THE DEAD. Harrison wrote and directed multiple episodes of Romero's classic TV series, TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE before helming TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, THE MOVIE for Producer Richard Rubinstein and Paramount Pictures which won Harrison the Grand Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France. He has written and directed multiple TV episodes for a variety of networks as well as world premiere TV movies and miniseries, including the two Emmy winning miniseries adaptations of Frank Herbert's DUNE and CHILDREN OF DUNE which he wrote, directed and co-produced. He co-wrote the Disney animated feature, DINOSAUR, and wrote and directed the theatrical adaptation of Clive Barker's BOOK OF BLOOD. Harrison's three-episode mini-series RESIDUE, which he created and wrote, is on Netflix. He is currently writing and directing episodes of the CREEPSHOW TV series on Shudder/AMC, as well as writing/directing the new horror podcast, SOUNDS SCARY....