The Pale White by Chad Lutzke

Release date: September 27, 2019

Subgenre: Horror thriller

About The Pale White:

 

After being held against their will in a house used for trafficking, three girls plan their escape.
Alex: A hardened goth-punk who’s convinced she’s a vampire with a penchant for blood.
Stacia: A seventeen-year-old raised by an alcoholic mother, her fellow captives the only family she’s ever truly had.
Kammie: The youngest of the three—a mute who finds solace in a houseplant.

But does life outside the house offer the freedom they’d envisioned? Or is it too late, the scars too deep?

A coming-of-age tale of revenge and survival that explores a friendship and the desperate measures taken to ensure they stay united, held together by the scars that bind them.

This contemporary Suspense Thriller / Horror novella with an all-female cast is the perfect read for fans of Robert R. McCammon, Stephen King, and Jack Ketchum.

Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths.

What others are saying:

“Chad Lutzke’s The Pale White knocked the air out of me in the first paragraph. Lutzke courageously tackled an aspect of true horror with determination and astonishing sensitivity. This book not only demands to be read, but it demands to be discussed.” – Mercedes M. Yardley, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Little Dead Red.

“A harrowing tale of abuse, violence, and the redemptive power of love.” – Tim Waggoner, author of THE FOREVER HOUSE

“Just when you thought he couldn’t, Lutzke plunges the knife deeper. This one hurts good.”— Matt Hayward, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of What Do Monsters Fear?

"It's impossible Chad Lutzke can tug at my heart strings with such ease. Each book gets better, more heartbreaking and more amazing" - Armand Rosamilia, author of the Dying Days series

“Lutzke’s The Pale White packs a powerful punch to both the gut and the heart. Not to be missed!” – Elizabeth Massie

"I’ll show up for anything this author writes." ~ Sadie Hartmann, Cemetery Dance

" Lutzke is a student of the horror genre with a rich voice that needs to be heard.”~ author, Terry M. West

 

Excerpt:

 

As we walk through the threshold of the attic door, I wait for the sound of alarms, the charging of perverted old men shoving us back to the attic to be held for further use. But the hall is quiet. Just the whisper of wind tossing rain upon the windows. Windows we can see through.

The hall is dark, the moon barely teasing blue-gray beams across the floor like an old hag’s teeth. I know this hall. We’re led down here, blindfolded. The second story acting as a brothel, the attic a prison. For the very first time, I’m looking at the closed doors that line the hall. Beyond them I’ve been through unspeakable things, used to satiate lustful appetites. I have the cracks in each ceiling memorized; the spider in the corner of the room on the left I’d even given a name. Charlotte, after the book. I remember willing her to bite the man who had me the day I named her. Or weaving me a single word of hope within her web that all would be well, that this was almost over and I would be saved. The next day she was gone, the web left empty. And from then on, the web was a constant reminder there was no hope. Even Charlotte hid from the atrocities in that room.

 

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About Chad Lutzke:

Chad Lutzke has written for Famous Monsters of Filmland, Rue Morgue, Cemetery Dance, and Scream magazine. He's had a few dozen stories published, and some of his books include: OF FOSTER HOMES & FLIES, WALLFLOWER, STIRRING THE SHEETS, SKULLFACE BOY, and THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU.  Lutzke's work has been praised by authors Jack Ketchum, Stephen Graham Jones, James Newman, Cemetery Dance, and his own mother.  

 

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