About the Author
Pat Beason is a Houston, Texas-based author with a deep love for science fiction and horror. Raised in the oil and gas business, Pat’s father served in upper management at Sinclair Oil Company. Pat grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and developed a love for go-karts and auto racing and later pursued an interest in structural design and the drafting of welded structures.
After serving in the military during the Vietnam War, Pat studied structural engineering and began his career designing telescoping oil rig derricks in Tulsa. His path soon led him to insurance company management and eventually to Dallas, Texas, where he was recruited to lead a team drilling horizontal wells in South Texas. Later, Pat founded his own successful oil and gas exploration and production company.
About the Book
Something ancient and terrifying has awakened in the rugged deserts of West Texas.
Oil field workers vanish without a trace. Bloodied bones are the only clues left behind. When a retired combat veteran and his fiercely loyal German Shepherd, Jerry Lee, encounter a monstrous creature with glowing yellow eyes and silver scales, they realize the threat is far beyond anything they’ve faced before.
Teaming up with a Navajo beauty, a grizzled sheriff, and a war-hardened colonel, they uncover a chilling truth: the beasts are merciless, intelligent, shape-shifting cryptids tied to Navajo legends and cursed spirits known as Shadow Walkers.
Reader Reviews
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The creatures in this book are nightmares made flesh. The fusion of Native American folklore with cryptid horror is brilliantly done, and the eerie atmosphere of the West Texas desert makes the perfect hunting ground. If you're a fan of The Ritual or Skinwalker Ranch stories, this one's a must-read.
It is a folklore-fueled terror with claws and fangs! The idea of cursed beings morphing into monstrous killers, all hidden within a desert crawling with secrets, gave me goosebumps. The dread, gore, and myth-based horror kept me hooked. It's like Stephen King met Predator in a cave full of bones.
Between mysterious disappearances, strange sightings, and shocking attacks, this book grabs you by the throat. The protagonist's investigation unfolds like a cryptid X-Files with deadly consequences. Fans of fast-paced thrillers with high tension and dark mysteries will absolutely devour this.
The story combines folklore into the modern-day oil field setting in a way that feels fresh and dangerous. The final acts, especially the monstrous reveals, kept me up all night.
If you love military strategy and hard-hitting action, West Texas Shadow Walkers delivers in spades. The battle scenes are intense, the weaponry is authentic, and the protagonist fights with the mind of a seasoned combat vet. The final chapters feel like a SEAL team op against a mythic enemy. Pure adrenaline with a supernatural edge.