Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One

Name: Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One
Price: 1.49 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (5283 reviews)
Author: Jack Townsend

by Jack Townsend

Contemporary Fiction Horror

4.5 (5,283)

4.5 stars from 5,283 reviews. One of the highest rated Contemporary Fiction books we track.

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Last checked: Jun 10, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love darkly funny horror with a wisecracking protagonist who doesn't take anything seriously, including the apocalypse.
You enjoy ensemble casts where random characters (doomsday cultists, sociopaths, garden gnomes) collide in increasingly absurd situations.
You want horror that's creepy without being grim, mixing genuine scares with laugh-out-loud moments and gas station convenience store mundanity.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer your horror straight-faced and unrelentingly bleak without comedic relief.
You want a tightly plotted mystery where every detail matters; this leans into chaos and weirdness over puzzle-solving.
You're looking for a complete story wrapped up by the end; this is volume one of a series with mysteries left unsolved.

About this book

Jack works the night shift at a twenty-four-hour gas station on the edge of town, where he encounters drunk customers, shoplifting raccoons, and otherworldly visitors. His routine changes when his best friend reveals a local politician's body hidden in a car trunk, triggering a chain of events with apocalyptic consequences. Jack becomes entangled in a supernatural conspiracy involving monster hunters, sociopaths, doomsday cultists, and garden gnomes. Armed with his wits, sarcasm, and large amounts of coffee, he must survive the night and uncover the dark, ancient force infecting the dreams of those around him. The question remains whether he can stay alive long enough to see another morning shift.

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Currently on sale at $1.49 — 81% off peak. Price has dropped 14 times over the last 5 years. Goes on sale roughly every 142 days. Typically stays discounted for 3 days.

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Currently around #22K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Sales have softened 36% recently.

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Currently 4.5★ from 5,283 reviews

Gaining approximately 52 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has remained stable at 4.5 over the tracking period.

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