The Haunting of Hill House meets A Murder at the End of the World.
A tech billionaire invites six seemingly unrelated guests to a luxurious lodge on a Mississippi River island where, after he discloses their deepest secrets, they discover they have no way to escape.
John Joseph Ryan’s work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Suspense Magazine, Mystery Tribune, and elsewhere. He is the author of a noir novel, A Bullet Apiece (Amphorae PG). He also created and hosted the YouTube series, Creepy Poem of the Day.