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Jonathan Maberry

Author of Rot and Ruin

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About the Author

Jonathan Maberry was born on May 18, 1958. His early books dealt mainly with martial arts and self defense. He then wrote a number of books on the folklore and beliefs of the occult and paranormal including Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us and Hunger show more for Us, Zombie CSU, and They Bite. His first novel, Ghost Road Blues, won the 2007 Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. His other works include The Pine Deep Trilogy, the Joe Ledger series, and the Rot and Ruin series. He is also a freelance comic book writer. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series

Works by Jonathan Maberry

Rot and Ruin (2010) 1,781 copies
Patient Zero (2009) 1,548 copies
Dust & Decay (2011) 769 copies
Ghost Road Blues (2006) 609 copies
The Dragon Factory (2010) 566 copies
Flesh & Bone (2012) 553 copies
Fire & Ash (2013) 408 copies
Dead of Night (2011) 391 copies
The King of Plagues (2011) 371 copies
Bad Moon Rising (2008) 325 copies
Dead Man's Song (2007) 325 copies
Assassin's Code (2012) 282 copies
Extinction Machine (2013) 248 copies
Code Zero (2014) 218 copies
Bits & Pieces (2015) 188 copies
V Wars (2012) — Editor; Contributor — 152 copies
Predator One (2015) 150 copies
Joe Ledger: Special Ops (2014) 145 copies
Kill Switch (2016) 144 copies
Fall of Night (2014) 135 copies
Kagen the Damned (2022) 126 copies
Countdown (2011) 124 copies
Indigo (2017) 116 copies
The Wolfman (2010) 116 copies
Mars One (2017) 113 copies
Glimpse (2018) 113 copies
Broken Lands (2018) 112 copies
Dogs of War (2017) 110 copies
Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology (2017) — Editor — 101 copies
Rage (2019) 94 copies
Ghostwalkers (2016) 91 copies
Trust No One (2015) — Editor — 89 copies
Lullaby (2018) 85 copies
Deep Silence (2018) 84 copies
Out of Tune (2014) — Editor — 83 copies
Aliens: Bug Hunt (2017) — Editor; Contributor — 81 copies
Four Summoner's Tales (2013) 79 copies
The Orphan Army (2015) 75 copies
Joe Ledger: Unstoppable (2017) 74 copies
Ink (2020) 72 copies
Dark of Night (2016) 50 copies
Relentless (2021) 49 copies
Dead & Gone (2012) 48 copies
Vampire Universe (2006) 48 copies
Son of the Poison Rose (2023) 47 copies
Scary Out There (2016) — Editor — 45 copies
Wanted Undead or Alive (2010) 41 copies
Rot & Ruin: Warrior Smart (2015) 38 copies
Baker Street Irregulars: Thirteen Authors With New Takes on Sherlock Holmes (2017) — Editor; Contributor; Editor — 37 copies
Material Witness (2011) 37 copies
Vault of Shadows (2016) 34 copies
In the Land of the Dead (2012) 33 copies
Deep, Dark (2011) 33 copies
Doomwar (2010) — Author — 31 copies
Cave 13 (2023) 31 copies
Tooth & Nail (2013) 31 copies
Still of Night (2018) 30 copies
Zero Tolerance (2011) 27 copies
Dog Days (2011) 26 copies
The Truth Is Out There (2016) — Editor — 26 copies
Captain America: Hail Hydra (2011) 20 copies
Bad Blood (2013) 19 copies
Like Part of the Family (2011) 18 copies
X-Files: Secret Agendas (The X-Files (Prose)) (2016) — Editor — 16 copies
Hungry Tales (2012) 15 copies
The Wind Through the Fence (2011) 15 copies
Hardboiled Horror (2017) — Editor; Contributor — 15 copies
Limbus, Inc. - Book III (2016) 13 copies
Peel Back the Skin: Anthology of Horror Stories (2016) — Contributor — 13 copies
The Werewolf's 15 Minutes (2021) 12 copies
Threshold (2020) 12 copies
Tales from the Fire Zone (2012) 12 copies
Out of Tune - Book II (2016) — Editor — 11 copies
Doctor Nine (2015) 10 copies
Borrowed Power (Joe Ledger) (2013) 10 copies
Death, Be Not Proud (2011) 9 copies
Klaws of the Panther (2011) 8 copies
Long Past Midnight (2023) 8 copies
Wind Through the Fence (2017) 6 copies
Once Upon an Apocalypse: 23 Twisted Fairy Tales (2014) — Introduction — 6 copies
Destroyer of Worlds (2021) 5 copies
What Rough Beast (2021) 5 copies
Black Panther (2009) #9 - Power, Part 3 (2016) — Author — 4 copies
Doomwar #1 (of 6) (2010) 4 copies
Turning the Tide (2022) — Author — 4 copies
Cooked (2015) 4 copies
The Vanishing Assassin (2015) 4 copies
Lucifer 113 (2013) 3 copies
Property Condemned (2015) 3 copies
Klaws of the Panther #1 - Savage Tales (2010) — Author — 3 copies
Klaws of the Panther #2 - Sound and Fury (2010) — Author — 3 copies
Tales of the Rot & Ruin (2012) 3 copies
V-Wars #1 (2014) 3 copies
Klaws of the Panther #3 - Music of the Spheres (2010) — Author — 3 copies
Clean Sweeps (2015) 3 copies
New Blood (2010) 3 copies
Cold Cold Heart 3 copies
Klaws of the Panther #4 - Enter the Black Widow (2010) — Author — 3 copies
Were Tales: A Shapeshifter Anthology (2021) — Contributor — 2 copies
Doomwar #4 (2010) 2 copies
Doomwar #5 (of 6) (2010) 2 copies
Doomwar #6 (of 6) (2010) 2 copies
Doomwar #3 (of 6) (2010) 2 copies
V-Wars #2 2 copies
Doomwar #2 (of 6) (2010) 2 copies
Apocalypse Zombie (2012) 2 copies
Chokepoint (2015) 2 copies
SNAFU: Heroes (2014) 2 copies
Plan 7 From Sin City (2015) 2 copies
We All Make Sacrifices (2016) 2 copies
Benny imura 1 copy
The Dragon in Winter (2024) 1 copy
Bad Blood #2 (2015) 1 copy
Calling Death (2015) 1 copy
Bad Blood #3 (2015) 1 copy
Bad Blood #4 (2014) 1 copy
Bad Blood #5 (2015) 1 copy
Crazy Town (2016) 1 copy
Toby’s Closet (2016) 1 copy

Associated Works

Slasher Girls and Monster Boys (2015) — Contributor — 437 copies
An Apple for the Creature (2012) — Contributor — 376 copies
The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology (2010) — Contributor — 373 copies
The Living Dead 2 (2010) — Contributor — 316 copies
The End Is Nigh (2014) — Contributor — 275 copies
Robots vs Fairies (2018) — Contributor — 228 copies
Urban Enemies (2017) — Contributor — 203 copies
Limbus, Inc. (2013) — Contributor — 196 copies
Haunted Nights (2017) — Contributor — 184 copies
The Monster's Corner (2011) — Contributor — 159 copies
Dead Man's Hand (2014) — Contributor — 159 copies
Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond (2013) — Contributor — 152 copies
The End Is Now (2014) — Contributor — 151 copies
Weird Detectives: Recent Investigations (2013) — Contributor — 144 copies
History is Dead: A Zombie Anthology (2007) — Contributor — 143 copies
The End Has Come (2015) — Contributor — 129 copies
The Gods of HP Lovecraft (2015) — Contributor — 120 copies
Fantastic Hope (2020) — Contributor — 118 copies
21st Century Dead (2012) — Contributor — 116 copies
Rage Against the Night (2011) — Contributor — 113 copies
Hark! The Herald Angels Scream (2018) — Contributor — 111 copies
Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barsoom (2012) — Contributor — 105 copies
Dark Duets: All-New Tales of Horror and Dark Fantasy (2014) — Contributor — 100 copies
Magic City: Recent Spells (2014) — Contributor — 90 copies
Wastelands: The New Apocalypse (2019) — Contributor — 88 copies
A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of Stories (2014) — Contributor; Contributor — 83 copies
Dark Cities (2017) — Contributor — 81 copies
The Madness of Cthulhu (vol 1) (2014) — Foreword — 79 copies
Operation Arcana (2015) — Contributor — 67 copies
Limbus, Inc. - Book II (2014) — Contributor — 63 copies
Urban Allies: Ten Brand-New Collaborative Stories (2016) — Contributor — 56 copies
Zombies: More Recent Dead (2014) — Contributor — 55 copies
Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors (2017) — Contributor — 50 copies
Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre (2013) — Contributor — 45 copies
The Madness of Cthulhu, Volume Two (2015) — Contributor — 44 copies
Predator: If It Bleeds (2017) — Contributor — 35 copies
Best New Zombie Tales (Vol. 1) (2010) — Contributor — 33 copies
So It Begins (2009) — Contributor — 32 copies
Classic Monsters Unleashed (2022) — Contributor — 30 copies
Lost Worlds & Mythological Kingdoms (2022) — Contributor — 29 copies
Isolation: The horror anthology (2022) — Contributor — 28 copies
Planet of the Apes: Tales from the Forbidden Zone (2017) — Contributor — 26 copies
The Weird Wild West (2015) — Contributor — 26 copies
Streets of Shadows (1656) — Contributor — 26 copies
Nightmare Magazine, October 2012 (2012) — Contributor — 24 copies
The Stories in Between: A Between Books Anthology (2009) — Contributor — 24 copies
A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods (2019) — Author — 22 copies
Behind the Song (2017) — Contributor — 19 copies
Tales from the Cobra Wars: A G.I. Joe Anthology (2011) — Contributor — 18 copies
Appalachian Undead (2012) — Contributor — 17 copies
Best New Zombie Tales Trilogy (Vol. 1, 2 & 3) (2012) — Contributor — 16 copies
Dark Visions: A Collection of Modern Horror - Volume One (2013) — Contributor — 15 copies
Fantastic Tales of Terror: History's Darkest Secrets (2018) — Contributor — 15 copies
Clickers Forever (2018) — Contributor — 14 copies
The Demons of King Solomon (2017) — Contributor — 12 copies
Literally Dead: Tales of Halloween Hauntings (2022) — Contributor — 12 copies
Decision Points (2016) — Contributor — 10 copies
C.H.U.D. LIVES!: A Tribute Anthology (2018) — Contributor — 10 copies
Zombies vs. Robots: Volume 5, No man's land (2014) — Introduction — 8 copies
The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie (2023) — Contributor — 7 copies
Enter at Your Own Risk: Dreamscapes into Darkness (1605) — Contributor — 7 copies
Hellhole: An Anthology of Subterranean Terror (2018) — Contributor — 7 copies
Zombies: Shambling Through the Ages (2013) — Contributor — 7 copies
Monsters, Movies, and Mayhem: 23 All-New Tales (2020) — Contributor — 6 copies
Legends of the Mountain State 2 (2008) — Contributor — 6 copies
Nightmare Magazine, January 2014 (2014) — Contributor — 6 copies
Snafu: Black Ops (2016) — Contributor — 4 copies
The Four of the Apocalypse (2023) — Author — 3 copies
Killers (2008) — Contributor — 3 copies
Dead Detectives Society #1 (2023) — Contributor — 3 copies
13 Ran (2012) — Contributor — 3 copies
Before Plan 9: Plans 1-8 from Outer Space (2012) — Contributor — 3 copies
Swords in the Shadows (2023) — Contributor — 2 copies
Caped Fear: Superhuman Horror Stories (2022) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Actual Rating: 3.75

As an overall work, I found "Scary Out There" to be not quite a run-of-the-mill horror collection, but a pretty interesting look at fictional depictions of what these 21 authors thought to be real fear, and although I think there were unimpressive bits, this collection of stories is a good read for any teen horror lover.
Some of the stories were really well done, like Josh Mallerman's "Danny", and Tim Waggoner's "The Whisper-Whisper Men"- those two were probably my favorite. Additionally, the larger concepts and worlds of "The Doomsday Glass" by Brenna Yovanoff and "What Happens When the Heart Just Stops" by Christopher Golden were REALLY interesting- I'd've loved a longer work of both of those!

Many of the other ones were unsettling, both because of the subject matter ("What Happens to Girls Who Disappear") but there were a couple I thought to be a bit lame ("Non-player Character"). I think a couple stories just needed more thought, better writing, and movement. There is a LOT of wasted time in some of these tales.

It's a kooky collection of stories. Good for a atmospheric, Halloween-ish read.
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deborahee | 1 other review | Feb 23, 2024 |
I really, REALLY want to have liked this more! As a huge X-Files fan, I've been looking forwards to read the two "Origins" novel as soon as I heard about them.
But this just felt a little uninspired and had too many "look, we're referencing the SHOW and future MULDER" moments. The plot was very basic to me. And I saw the "twist" from a mile away- I mean, it was practically spelled out to the reader, and I felt like I was watching a vaguely cheesy horror flick unfold.
(Also, that Epilogue Part 3? I was WAITING for that person at the end to show up!! I KNEW SAID PERSON WOULD BE THERE!!)

I DID enjoy Mayberry's writing style here, and thought he did a good job of creating a vivid atmosphere. Just because of his style, I'd be willing to read more by him.
I don't know if the authors of these "Origins" stories were prompted by the shows creators in any way to follow a certain narrative, but something is telling me there were guidelines to this book. It was as if Mayberry was given a plot and told to flesh it out how he saw fit.

It was a good read. Nothing spectacular, and not quite what I'd hoped it would be. I'll be reading Kami Garcia's Fox Mulder story next, and I'm hoping for a little more OOMPH with that one.
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You really tried it with that Mortal Instruments shout out.
 
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