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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

The New York Times bestseller and “horror masterpiece” (NPR) from Stephen Graham Jones—the master of modern horror—is a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. The best horror novel of the year and one of the best books of 2025.

“Jones has written his Interview with the Indigenous Vampire. A landmark of horror and historical fiction alike, perhaps the closest thing we have to horror’s Moby-Dick.” —Vulture

“Inventive and spine-tingling…a master class in voice. Queasy, uneasy, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter plays with the interplay between religion and historical guilt, identity and appetite.” —The Washington Post

A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits. This is an American Indian revenge story written by one of the new masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones.

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Published Mar 18, 2025

448 pages

Average rating: 7.78

172 RATINGS

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Readers say *The Buffalo Hunter Hunter* by Stephen Graham Jones is a dark, literary horror that melds vampire lore with rich Indigenous perspectives a...

BMC
Nov 08, 2025
9/10 stars
Dark and heavy, but wow.
Stef01
Nov 06, 2025
9/10 stars
I would classify this as "literary" horror, it hits all the right notes for a horror story while still presenting some great talking points for discussion. In my opinion, this is the best of this author's work to date.
Andrea-The Shelf Life Books
Jul 03, 2025
6/10 stars
"The Buffalo Hunter Hunter" by Stephen Graham Jones is a historical fiction based on the Marias Massacre of 1870, where the US Army killed over 200 Blackfoot individuals. The book features horror elements, including vampires in an atmospheric setting. It centers around one of American history's tragic events. This novel, like Jones's previous works, is immersive and well-written with developed characters. It's reminiscent of "The Only Good Indians" but also original. The book provides representation of Indigenous perspectives on the colonization of America.

"The Buffalo Hunter Hunter" will be available on March 8. Thank you to Saga Press for the gifted copy.
boyleschris
Jun 29, 2025
Chris's recommendation
Gwendola
Nov 30, 2025
10/10 stars
what a fantastic use of imagination.

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