When Graveyards Yawn: A Wildclown Novel

by G. Wells Taylor

WHEN THE CHANGE came, people stopped aging, the dead rose from their graves, it started raining and it's been raining ever since. But a guy's still got to make a living doesn't he? MURDER IS STILL MURDER IN GREASETOWN - A dead lawyer enters the office of Wildclown Investigations and hires the detective to find his killer. Wildclown and his dead sidekick Elmo soon find themselves entangled in a battle for control of a secret that offers either hope or doom for humanity. WHEN GRAVEYARDS YAWN takes the reader to a unique setting that mixes gothic horror with the two-fisted pragmatism of a hard-boiled detective novel.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08FP7LKND
• ISBN13: 9798672702643
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A horror/sci-fi/noir/quasi-apocalyptic classic

This is the novel that taught me that POD books could be just as good, just as well-written, and just as entertaining as any contemporary fiction. I know that inspiration is a personal matter, and Graveyards may not have the same impact on you as it did on me. Nonetheless, there is much here to enjoy for anyone who appreciates hard-boiled mysteries (especially ones infused with apocalyptic overtones). The narrative pulses with real tension and menace. The violence is abrupt, brutal, and convincing. The mystery that drives the plot, although essentially a MacGuffin, is well-handled to the very end. And the more subtle enigma of the protagonist -- a man with two souls -- gives the novel the emotional heft of a true noir classic.

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Imagine for a moment a world following "The Change" in which the living never age, the dead rise from their graves, procreation is only a memory and the sun never shines. Toss in a first-class mystery and a cynical detective with a propensity for adult beverages by the name of Wildclown and you have a plot mix that makes a witches brew seem passé. Oh, and did I mention that Wildclown, appropriately enough, wears clown garb and makeup, is often possessed by a disembodied entity and has a partner whose dead? Not many writers could pull so many diverse story-elements into one story and have it hold together, but G. Wells Taylor has done it superbly. Not only is Graveyards believable, but Taylor's prose is impeccable. Wildclown, with his flawed personality, is a character you may not like, but you will love his cynically humorous repartee and you'll be rooting for him all the way through this imaginatively clever novel.

Can't Wait for the Movie!

I was amazed. When Graveyards Yawn takes some familiar ideas from detective and horror stories and ties them into a book that's totally unique, creepy and entertaining. Wildclown is a one of a kind detective, and Greasetown is just like its name. The writing is thought provoking and fun. And to help you get a feel for the novel Taylor also produced a huge, official web site dedicated to the story and its setting and characters. There are pictures and animations of the detective, characters from the book and an ongoing book launch party inside the book. Lots of stuff to keep you entertained for hours. This is one fantastic package. I can't wait for the movie!