“In Nightmare Frontier, Rainey does a fantastic job—through tight plotting, great characterization, and an intelligent writing style—of convincing the readers that we are there…and that the nightmares are real.
—T. T. Zuma, Horror World
“Remember what it was like to read a horror novel that actually made you sweat with dread and your hand shake ever-so-slightly as you turned the page? Remember what it was like to feel your heart thud against your chest as the plight of the characters became your own? Remember what it was like to have a story cast a spell over you rather than ram everything down your throat? If so, you’ve reason to rejoice; if not, then you need to discover what that’s like. In either case, Mark Rainey’s The Nightmare Frontier delivers the goods. This is the Good, Real Stuff. From its powerful opening in the jungles of Vietnam to its nerve-wracking finale, this novel never releases its grip on the reader’s nerves, brains, and heart.”
—Gary Braunbeck, author of In Silent Graves, In the Midnight Museum, and Things Left Behind
“By the time I was up to the 7th or 8th chapter of The Nightmare Frontier, I felt like a kid again, watching a Saturday afternoon monster movie — only this time with an authentic sense of dread. The Nightmare Frontier is a slick, fast-paced monster mash that blends elements of sci-fi with The Twilight Zone, and will surely have horror fans flipping the pages with a wicked grin on their faces. Add a huge plus here for one of the more horrifying endings I’ve read in quite some time.
—Nick Cato, The Horror Fiction Review
“Rainey takes his time with the novel’s first quarter, giving us hints of the terrors to come, but he also wisely allows his readers to get to know the principle characters and their personalities. Then all Hell breaks loose when a small town is literally segregated from the surrounding communities by an alien-like barrier, and malignant forces begin making themselves known. Readers that love cosmic horror will love The Nightmare Frontier — but any serious or even casual reader of horror fiction will be rewarded.”
—Mark Sieber, Horror Drive-In
“Rainey leaves no stone unturned in this story of a fight for survival against an unstoppable supernatural force. The characters have depth and dimension, and Rainey’s writing style is very clear and concise…with a wonderful ability to set up emotional scenes that can grab a reader’s heart. Take a journey into The Nightmare Frontier. Your map is useless. Proceed with caution.”
—Ash Arceneaux, The Rites of Romance Reviews
“The Nightmare Frontier…is an old-fashioned romp through a dark eldritch landscape. The night is alive with the sounds of insectoid clatter and strange things move in the mist. Rainey’s thick lush prose brings this darkness to life in a compelling fashion. Fans of H.P. Lovecraft and Manly Wade Wellman are going to find themselves quite comfortable. You’re in the hands of a veteran of horror, and he will leave suitably terrified.”
—Steve Vernon, Cemetery Dance
