Beneath the Valley Oak
Old West Horror Collection
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Beneath the Valley Oak is a western ebook by Sean Thomas McDonnell. It is written in English. If you enjoy the Ballad of Buster Scruggs, True Grit, and There Will Be Blood, you might enjoy this collection of dark tales from the Old West. Stories included: Perro Negro, Apple Snake, Let It Ride,The Fox And The Snipe, Beneath The Valley Oak, and The Hanging Of Lester Bragg.
Description
Unearth a world where the wild frontier’s beauty masks its brutal violence. Six dark tales from the Old West.
If you enjoy the Ballad of Buster Scruggs, True Grit, and There Will Be Blood, you might enjoy this collection of dark tales from the Old West.
Stories included:
Perro Negro, Apple Snake, Let It Ride,The Fox And The Snipe, Beneath The Valley Oak, and The Hanging Of Lester Bragg.
Details
Story Length
Collection
Genre / Category
Western
Publisher / imprint
Tiny Worlds Publishing / Spare Organ
Audience
Adult
Reviews / Blurbs
“Beneath The Valley Oak by Sean Thomas McDonnell is stellar. I’ve now read it twice, cover-to-cover. High plains and low valleys, alive with gunsmoke, misdeeds, and heart—enough to fuel a hundred more tales yet to be told.”
— J. Curtis via Goodreads
“I loved every one of these odd parcels, each one was memorable, unique, and tinged faintly with a whiff of corruption and horror.”
— Keith Long via Goodreads
“Beneath The Valley Oak by Sean Thomas McDonnell is stellar. I’ve now read it twice, cover-to-cover. High plains and low valleys, alive with gunsmoke, misdeeds, and heart—enough to fuel a hundred more tales yet to be told.”
— J. Curtis via Goodreads
“I loved every one of these odd parcels, each one was memorable, unique, and tinged faintly with a whiff of corruption and horror.”
— Keith Long via Goodreads
About the Author
Sean Thomas McDonnell
Sean Thomas McDonnell is a contest-winning Bay Area horror, noir, and speculative fiction writer who specializes in blending visceral imagery with moments of quiet dread. His stories delve into themes of powerlessness vs. agency, moral ambiguity, and human fragility. In 2024, he released Beneath the Valley Oak through Spareorgan, a collection of short fiction that sold out in under 48 hours. McDonnell’s debut novel, Cherry Kills, is available world-wide through Tiny Worlds Publishing.
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