Novels

Savage
What would YOU do if you lost the one thing in life that kept you civilized?

Tom Savauge was a normal, average guy--school teacher, father, law-abiding citizen--civilized. When he loses the one thing that makes his life special, Tom changes and walks a fine line between justice and revenge--discovering the savage within. Savage, by R. Patrick Gates is a tale of tragic loss, grief, violence, vengeance, romance and attempted redemption--an exploration of one of life's horrors and what it does to one man; how it changes him. The first new adult novel from R. Patrick Gates in nine years, SAVAGE is an emotionally-charged dark thriller; a little slice of real-life horror!

Publication date: April 8, 2016

Grimm Reapings

GRIMM REAPINGS is the sequel to the cult classic GRIMM MEMORIALS continuing the story of Jackie Nailer and his family after the events that changed their lives forever. Jackie is now in college, his sister Jennifer is married, and his little brother Stevie is just entering puberty.

​Thirteen years ago, Eleanor Grimm tried to possess the unborn Steve Nailer Jr., but was thwarted by Jackie and Jennifer ...Or was she? 
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The time has come for GRIMM REAPINGS!


Publication Date: December 18, 2015

Grimm Memorials

Eleanor Grimm is running out of time. She has lived off of the children of Northwood for more than fifty years, and if she can complete her dark ritual before the festival of Samhain, she'll live for many more. All that stands between Eleanor and her final goal are a little boy named Jackie, his older sister Jennifer, and a red-hot oven. 

The cult horror classic that introduced the world to Eleanor Grimm--one of the nastiest, funniest and most evil characters to grace the pages of modern American Horror Fiction. Originally published in 1990, this new digital e-book edition has been personally re-edited and updated by the author to better reflect his original vision. GRIMM MEMORIALS is followed by GRIMM REAPINGS also available in a new digital e-book edition.​

Publication Date: December 18, 2015

The Prison

Based on a real place and actual events, The Prison is a story of natural, unnatural, and supernatural incarceration. "The Hill," as New Rome Correctional Institute is known to guards and inmates alike, was once a state mental hospital,closed after a mysterious fire. Twenty years later it reopened as a prison, but the past won't stay buried, and, as the saying goes, those who forget it, are doomed to repeat it. 

"I'd say 80% of The Prison is based on actual accounts told to me by staff and former inmates. The overall plot and the ending are fictional, but the place is real." 
--R. Patrick Gates ​ 

Print Length: 392 pages
Publication Date: October 25, 2014