Wildcat Thicket

By Elford Alley

EARLY PRAISE FOR WILDCAT THICKET:

CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN, AUTHOR OF WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES:

"Wildcat Thicket calls back to Joe R. Lansdale's best, characters scraping bone and sinew just to get by. This pre-historic Texas, cosmic cryptid creepfest is an absolute blast, that'll have you seeing heatwaves scintillating straight off the page."

From the author of Never Leaving, Apartment 239, and A Haunted Holiday, comes a blood-spattered journey of survival. In the dying Texas town of Lagoe, Ry and Erin are just trying to survive. Trapped in a crumbling trailer, dogged by debt, and surrounded by ghosts of a better future. When their reclusive landlord vanishes deep within the woods of Wildcat Thicket, and something starts creeping towards their home at night, knocking, whistling, mocking; they realise their worst fears aren't late bills or speeding fines.

Something is out there waiting for them, something pre-historic, mimicking, hungry.

Lock your doors. Trust the dog. Don't answer the voices.

STEVE STRED, AUTHOR OF MASTODON AND CHURN THE SOIL:

"A rollicking, suspenseful novella with a very unique take on Bigfoot, Eflord delivers a story with heart, humour, and plenty of page-turning action."

COY HALL, AUTHOR OF THE OWL MEN OF SHANIDAR:

"Wildcat Thicket is the home of a mysterious doorway through time, a monstrous cat, and a horde of bipedal apes. And yet, it's still less scary than the surrounding world of AR-15 giveaways and overdue rent. Another darkly funny journey into the mind of Elford Alley."

IVY GRIMES, AUTHOR OF THE GHOSTS OF BLAUBART MANSION:

"With wry observations and thrilling plot twists, Wildcat Thicket tells a marvelously relevant story about Ry and Erin; a couple trying to survive in a dying Texas town inhabited by mysterious creatures. Elford Alley weaves us an exciting story filled with the horrors of time-travelling beasts and late-stage capitalism."

PATRICK TUMBLETY, AUTHOR OF THE OCTOBER CHILDREN:

"A creature feature with horror, humour, and heart. Elford has crafted a tall tale that still manages to be both relevant and timeless."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GVRJMK5Z
• ISBN13: 9798296505651
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"