Yet Malerman wasn't actively seeking to have his work published at the time. Many of Malerman's first drafts were written on the road, while en route to the next gig. The group, which is still active today, played approximately 250 shows a year. Before readers knew him as the author of Bird Box, Malerman was touring the country as the singer/songwriter of the Detroit rock band The High Strung. Yet the author was always crafting stories.

To many, Malerman hit the horror scene seemingly out of nowhere. Fans are anxious to see how the horror author expands upon the tense world he created in his debut novel. The new novel takes place twelve years after the events of Bird Box, with blindfolds still serving as the only form of protection against the monstrous entities that devastated civilization. And this July, Malerman is set to release his Bird Box sequel: Malorie. Since 2014, Malerman has released multiple full-length books, novellas, and short stories, rivaling the prolific publishing pace of authors like Stephen King. For those still alive in this world, just one thing was certain: if you saw whatever was out there, you were doomed. The apocalyptic narrative beckoned readers into a world overrun by all-consuming creatures. Part Heart of Darkness, part Lost, Josh Malerman’s breathtaking new novel plunges us into the depths of psychological horror, where you can’t always believe everything you hear.In 2014, Josh Malerman burst onto the horror scene with Bird Box. Ellen will do the impossible for this enigmatic patient, who reveals more about his accident with each passing day. The circumstances that led to his injuries are mysterious-and his body heals at a remarkable rate. Meanwhile, in a nondescript Midwestern hospital, a nurse named Ellen tends to a patient recovering from a near-fatal accident. Will they travel to an African desert and track down the source of a mysterious and malevolent sound? Under the guidance of their front man, Philip Tonka, the Danes embark on a harrowing journey through the scorching desert-a trip that takes Tonka into the heart of an ominous and twisted conspiracy. That is, until an agent from the US Army approaches them. The Danes-the band known as the “Darlings of Detroit”-are washed up and desperate for inspiration, eager to once again have a number one hit. From the author of the hit literary horror debut Bird Box (“Hitchcockian.” - USA Today ) comes a chilling novel about a group of musicians conscripted by the US government to track down the source of a strange and debilitating sound

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