Red Horn

Re Bunch presents Red Horn, a novel set in a small rural town in northern Wisconsin. The narrative centers on Victor Ours, the heir apparent to a family that has maintained sacred traditions for centuries. These rituals are designed to bring about an age of peace, but they rely on dark truths that threaten to unravel the community. The story explores the burden of inheritance and the cost of maintaining order through supernatural means. The plot involves a creature described as rising from flames with rejuvenated flesh and claws. This entity preys on the Ours family, who pray to an angel that is actually hunting them. Victor faces a critical choice between fleeing into the unknown or staying to suppress the madness. The book draws on gothic horror elements and supernatural fiction tropes to examine how tight-knit communities survive generational trauma. It suits readers interested in atmospheric dread and family sagas with a dark twist. Those seeking lighthearted plots or traditional romance will find little appeal here. Bunch, the award-winning author of The By-Blow Promise Land, delivers a tale that is generations in the making. The narrative structure follows Victor’s internal conflict as he confronts the reality of his lineage. The setting of Red Horn serves as a character itself, defined by its isolation and ancient customs. The story does not offer easy answers or heroic resolutions. It ends with the weight of duty pressing down on the protagonist.