Monsters of Ohio by Scalzi, John

A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick!

"This isn't the Ohio of my youth. Monsters and horror in every small town! This book made me laugh--and shudder. Wonderful chilling fun!" - R.L. Stine, author Goosebumps and Fear Street

Monsters of Ohio is a heartfelt exploration of a tentacular solution to the struggles of the modern world from the New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain

Welcome to Richland, Ohio. Things aren't great.

The town's biggest employer is closing shop, and Richland's on the brink. It's where Mike Boyd, with his own set of problems, finds himself returning to after decades away.

He's not planning to stay.

But Richland has other plans for Mike, his old friend Dave, and a newcomer Andi. They're caught in a swirl of local troubles, private equity, executive theft... and something extremely weird involving Jeremy Keller's prize cow.

Welcome to Richland. Leave your expectations behind. Bring a tarp.

OTHER TOR BOOKS BY JOHN SCALZI
Agent to the Stars
The Android's Dream
Fuzzy Nation
Redshirts
Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded:
A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008
The Kaiju Preservation Society
Starter Villain
When the Moon Hits Your Eye
THE OLD MAN'S WAR NOVELS
Old Man's War
The Ghost Brigades
The Last Colony
Zoë's Tale
The Human Division
The End of All Things
The Shattering Peace
THE LOCK IN SERIES
Lock In
Head On
Unlocked
THE INTERDEPENDENCY SEQUENCE
The Collapsing Empire
The Consuming Fire
The Last Emperox
EDITED BY JOHN SCALZI
Metatropolis

Author: John Scalzi
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 11/03/2026
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.65w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9780765389039

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/01/2026 pg. 98
Publishers Weekly 09/14/2026
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2026
Booklist 10/01/2026
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001

About the Author
JOHN SCALZI is one of the most popular science fiction authors of his generation. His debut, Old Man's War, won him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, Redshirts (which won the Hugo Award for Best Novel), The Last Emperox, The Kaiju Preservation Society, and Starter Villain. Material from his blog, Whatever, has earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.