About The Book

Art world darling Julian Le Sang paints with passion, with abandon, and with his own blood. Inside these blood paintings, Julian sees more than art... he sees the future.

"Propulsive and mesmerizingly original... This one is going to be felt far and wide." —K.C. Jones, author of White Line Fever

From Tyler Jones, author of Burn the Plans (one of Esquire's Best Horror Books of 2022), Heavy Oceans, and Midas, comes a new novel in which the future is written in blood.

In fifth grade, Julian is bullied and alienated until Marcy befriends him and learns the strange boy's dark secret: he sees visions of death in his own blood. Visions that turn out to be eerily accurate.

When Julian becomes a famous artist, he inadvertently pulls Marcy and her son into a world of secret government programs, murder, blood soaked canvas, and a terrifying version of the future that's barreling toward them with all the force of a nuclear weapon. A horror story about fate and how every choice shapes what will become our world.

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Join us for the DEPTH CHARGE launch event! Depth Charge is Tyler Jones's new novel in which art world darling Julian Le Sang paints with passion, with abandon, and with his own blood. Inside these blood paintings, Julian sees more than art... he sees

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About The Author

Tyler Jones is the author of Criterium, The Dark Side of the Room, Almost Ruth, Turn Up the Sun, Burn the Plans (an Esquire Best Horror Book of the Year), Heavy Oceans, Midas, and Night of the Glass Knives.

His work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies including Flame Tree Press: Chilling Crime Stories, Burnt Tongues (edited by Chuck Palahniuk), Campfire Macabre, Paranormal Contact, and in Cemetery Dance, LitReactor, PsuedoPod, Tales to Terrify, and The NoSleep Podcast.

He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Shortwave (November 10, 2026)
  • Length: 304 pages
  • ISBN13: 9798897320196

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Raves and Reviews

"Every single damn Tyler Jones story I've read has given me unpredictable twists, an uncluttered voice, and scenes you just can't shake."

Nat Cassidy, author of When the Wolf Comes Home

"A visceral and blistering ride unlike any other, Depth Charge is wild and blood-soaked in all the best ways. This one will pull your heart out of your chest and break it at the same time."

Gwendolyn Kiste, Four-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Haunting of Velkwood and Reluctant Immortals 

"A writer that understands how to snare the reader."

Keith Rosson, author of Fever House

"Tyler Jones writes with the lyrical complexity and haunting tenderness of masters like Matheson and Straub while remaining entirely new and inventive. A true visionary of contemporary horror fiction."

Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

"Tyler Jones uses horror to amplify the frayed cracks in the human condition, pulling the writhing shadows of our darkest thoughts into the light. A masterful storyteller who consistently reminds me why I fell in love with horror in the first place."

Philip Fracassi, author and screenwriter

"It's been said that to write is to bleed on paper, and Tyler Jones has penned this entire book in red. A deeply heartfelt and emotionally gripping exploration of the necessity of finding joy, magic, love, and meaning in a world that can, at any moment and without warning, be turned forever upside down. Like its titular depth charge, the story plunges confidently and inevitably toward its devastating conclusion. Propulsive and mesmerizingly original, with characters that shine like sunlight through the even the darkest waters, I couldn't look away despite my stomach twisting into knots. And it's a testament to Tyler's craft that I felt hopeful, even while I braced for impact. This one is going to be felt far and wide."

K.C. Jones, author of White Line Fever

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