INHUMAN - A Novel by John A. Russo, Co-Creator of Night of the Living Dead...
The snakes are coming. The prophecy was clear. But nobody could have imagined the horror slithering their way…
In the heart of rural Carson Valley, a secluded mansion becomes a summer retreat for couples seeking peace and healing. But when a hijacked plane crashes in the nearby mountains—its occupants brain-damaged and violently deranged—a nightmare descends on the peaceful estate.
As militant survivors, more dead than alive, stalk the woods, a child’s chilling warning echoes: “Great big snakes a-comin’ to kill us…”
Now, the therapists, their patients, and a fractured local family must confront not only the rising terror—but the madness that has haunted their valley for generations. And what comes crawling out of the trees may not be human at all.
Part Southern Gothic, part zombie nightmare, INHUMAN is a serpentine descent into prophecy, paranoia, and primal fear.
With 40 books published internationally and 19 movies in worldwide distribution, John Russo has been called "a Living Legend." He began by co-authoring the screenplay for the horror classic, Night of the Living Dead, and went on to build an iconic decades-long career.
His books on the art and craft of movie making have become bibles of independent production and have won a national award for Superior Nonfiction. Quentin Tarantino and many other noted filmmakers have stated that Russo's books have helped them launch their careers.
John Russo wants people to know he's "just a nice guy who likes to scare people" -- and he's done it with novels and films such as Return of the Living Dead, Midnight, The Majorettes, The Awakening, Heartstopper, and My Uncle John is a Zombie!
He's had a long, rewarding career, and he shows no signs of slowing down. In 2024, Lionsgate acquired a Western written by him, The Night They Came Home, about the murder spree perpetrated by the Rufus Buck gang, who were all hanged in 1895.
Russo's popularity among genre fans remains at a high pitch. He appears at many movie conventions each year as a featured guest, and hundreds of attendees come to his tables or to the bar to share drinks, jokes, and serious conversation.