The Sundowner's Dance by Todd Keisling - ISBN: 9798897320431
Paperback
Old age, grief, and a terrifying secret in a seemingly peaceful community.
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The Sundowner's Dance

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    7 July 2026

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Summary

“With a bittersweet ending that explores the joys and fears of old age, this story, much like the work of Nick Cutter and Grady Hendrix, is a pitch-perfect blend of horror and heart.” —Library Journal, starred

The Sundowner’s Dance was named one of the Best Books of 2025 by Library Journal and Ingram.

Jerry Campbell just wants to be left alone. Grief-stricken over the death of his wife Abigail, the elderly widower and recent retiree is desperate for …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798897320431
Author:Todd Keisling
Publisher:Shortwave Media
Imprint:Shortwave Media
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:7 July 2026
Weight:408g
Dimensions:210mm x 140mm x 33mm
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Critics Review

“With a bittersweet ending that explores the joys and fears of old age, this story, much like the work of Nick Cutter and Grady Hendrix, is a pitch-perfect blend of horror and heart.” * Library Journal, starred *
“Todd Keisling is already a mainstay of modern horror, and this book proves why. A wildly original and unsettling tale, The Sundowner’s Dance is an unforgettable journey of grief, cosmic horror, and making the most of the time we’ve got left. Pick up a copy of this book immediately.” – Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Reluctant Immortals and The Haunting of Velkwood
“Todd Keisling’s The Sundowner’s Dance is a harrowing work of cosmic horror that masterfully inhabits a dark territory somewhere between John Langan and Bentley Little. Highly recommended.” – Brian Keene
“Reading The Sundowner’s Dance is a bit like casting a spell to ward off existential dread despite the greatest terrors of the novel evoking this very thing; the beauty and hopefulness at the core of the story refuse to be stamped out by either the wrath of an alien invader or the ravages of age. It’s Todd Keisling at his absolute finest: dark, unflinching, visceral, and innovative. His pitch-perfect prose and masterful storytelling will leave you, quite literally, breathless.” – Christa Carmen, Bram Stoker Award-winning and Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author of The Daughters of Block Island
“With bizarre neighbors, horrific happenings, and a mysterious meteorite at the epicenter, Keisling delivers a masterful tale about aging and loss. The Sundowner’s Dance burrows deep, worms its way into the soul, and drags us through the cosmic void of grief.” – Red Lagoe, author of Bloodstains by Gaslight and In Excess of Dark

About The Author

Todd Keisling

Todd Keisling is the two-time Bram Stoker Award®-nominated author of Devil’s Creek, Scanlines, Cold, Black & Infinite, and The Sundowner’s Dance, among several others. A pair of his earlier works were recipients of the University of Kentucky’s Oswald Research & Creativity Prize for Creative Writing (2002 and 2005), and his second novel, The Liminal Man, was an Indie Book Award finalist in Horror & Suspense (2013). He lives in Pennsylvania with his family.

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