Camp Damascus

By Chuck Tingle,

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INSTANT USA TODAY & INDIE BESTSELLER!
A Bram Stoker Award Nominee and CALIBA Golden Poppy Award finalist!
A Best Book of 2023 (Vulture) and a Best Horror Book of 2023 (Esquire, Library Journal)!
An Indie Next Pick!

“A joyful, furious romp through dark places, Tingle proves he's as good at…

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1 author picked Camp Damascus as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Give me a horror book about gay conversion camps and demons and I’m probably already sold, but make it by the author of such gems as Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus and I’ve bought three copies.

I had a great time with this book, which brings a cheeky sense of humor and real heart to a truly appalling subject. It’s also quite spooky and features some excellent found family and “unlikely team facing off against evil” tropes that are like catnip to me.

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