The Final Gate

By Lucas Mangum and Wesley Southard

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“As long as Mangum and Southard are around, Fulci’s spirit lives on.” 
- Judith Sonnet, author of Hell and No One Rides For Free.

Something is terrifying the residents of St. Luke’s Orphanage. Gurgling moans echo through the hallways. Hulking shapes lurk in the surrounding woods. And those who wake in the morning will find one less child under their roof…

Brandon and his girlfriend, Jillian, believe his younger brother is in serious danger. Even though the caretakers at St. Luke’s told them that he’s been adopted, Brandon has his doubts. With the help of a friend and a mysterious guide, they will do whatever it takes to find out just what is happening inside the orphanage walls…and at the bottom of the basement steps…

From Splatterpunk Award-Winning author Wesley Southard and Splatterpunk Award-Nominated author Lucas Mangum comes The Final Gate, the ultimate tribute to Italian horror master Lucio Fulci. With blood, guts, and all the nightmarish madness you’d expect from the Godfather of Gore himself, Southard and Mangum present a loving homage to spaghetti splatter and the glory of 1980’s Euro horror.

“The Final Gate plays out like the prose version of an unfilmed Lucio Fulci script. Packed with grotesque imagery, head-snapping twists, and shocking moments, this lovingly crafted tribute to the late director delivers thrills with gusto.”
- Bryan Smith, Splatterpunk Award-Winning author of Depraved and Merciless.