Tom Deady
5 SeriesTom Deady is an American author of horror novels, known for his Master’s degree in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. He grew up near Salem, Massachusetts, and previously worked in the IT field before pursuing writing as a career. Deady is continually working on his next novel.
In Tom Deady's 174-page novella "Backwater," Tim Douglas returns to his hometown of Edgewater, Massachusetts, to bury his mother, only to be drawn into his past at his 40th high school reunion. Simultaneously, urban explorer Stan Powalski and his friends plan to explore the soon-to-be-demolished Grand Hotel, drawn by its history and Stan's personal connection to it. As Tim confronts the ghosts of his youth, Stan uncovers the hotel's haunting secrets. Edgewater's picturesque facade hides dark mysteries, revealing that nothing is as it seems in this seemingly quaint town.
