Jimmy Turner is terrified. Very frightening things are happening in the neighborhood and he can't figure out why. The Maggots Underneath the Porch is a powerful coming-of-age novella circa 1975. In the midst of a mid-West group of teens who are collecting baseball cards and beer cans, experiencing the cultural impact of JAWS, playing little league baseball, blasting guitar God rock music on ghetto blasters, a ravenous abomination is about to unleash death and mayhem on their unsuspecting rural community Will any of them survive? And how many in the town will become victims before its carnage can be stopped? Beware the lurking danger that festered and formed amidst the rotting filth of The Maggots Underneath the Porch.
About the Author
Patrick James Ryan grew up in Columbus, Ohio and started writing after graduating from college with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Marketing. After marrying Molly and living vicariously through the sports and activities of their children - Colleen, Michael and Patrick - while balancing work in the financial services industry, Patrick reignited his writing passion in earnest, cranking out his first story collection in a little over a year while working on two novels and a second short story collection at present. An avid sports and music fan, Patrick enjoys Football, Basketball, Baseball, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and hard rock. In addition to writing, Patrick is a voracious reader, taking in an eclectic swath of fiction and non-fiction across many genres, with horror being a favorite. A practitioner of martial arts for over 25 years, he holds a second-degree black belt and is a huge fan of Bruce Lee. His first book, a collection of macabre stories entitled Blood Verse launched his professional writing career to much acclaim, followed by The Night It Got Out, his first full-length novel, and The Maggots Underneath the Porch, all published by Black Bed Sheet Books.
