Praise for Midwestern Gothic

"An immersive, chilling, and unsettling read that will put Blantonville on the horror map right next to Castle Rock. Dripping with overwhelming dread on every page." -Library Journal (starred review)

"Midwestern Gothic roots its dread down deep into the region . . . every howl could be the wind or a scream." -Clay McLeod Chapman

"Grabs you by the face. Grim and brutal." -Stephen Graham Jones

"Scott Thomas puts a cool, creepy twist on the summer camp killer story." -Paul Tremblay

Praise for Kill Creek

"I've only dared to read it in the daylight." Kaly Soto, Deputy Weekend Editor, the New York Times Book Review

"Intensely realized and beautifully orchestrated Gothic horror." Joyce Carol Oates

"A meditation on horror itself. Why we read it, why we enjoy it... Stephen King-esque storytelling." The A.V. Club

"Not since I readThe Shining in eighth grade has a book scared the crap out of me as much as Kill Creek. The combo of a great premise and an exquisite ability to conjure dread and terror make Scott Thomas' debut the perfect Halloween treat." Andy Lewis,The Hollywood Reporter

"The horror debut of 2017." B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

"A menacing and cinematic story that evolves into a bloody, action-driven terrorfest. It is also a thought-provoking and enjoyable look at the genre itself... A match for readers who enjoyed Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House." Booklist (starred review)

"There'll be no admonitions to read this one with the lights on or alone at night. That's a given. Alone or with friends, lights blazing, or a single reading lamp casting shadows over the page, it won't matter. The result will be the same: shivers for many nights afterward. Kill Creek is the perfect novel to read on Halloween." New York Journal of Books

"Kill Creek is a slow-burn, skin-crawling haunted house novel with a terrifying premise and a shockingly brutal gut-punch of a conclusion. This debut establishes Scott Thomas as a force to be reckoned with on the horror scene. His remarkable ability to build tension and suspense had me on the edge of my seat until the last page." Shane D. Keene, HorrorTalk