{"id":24614,"date":"2026-03-12T01:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T05:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=24614"},"modified":"2026-05-25T21:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:23:25","slug":"book-past-due-rural-decay-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-past-due-rural-decay-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Due: Rural Decay II"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-3558\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_pastdueruraldecayii.png?fit=250%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Past Due: Rural Decay II\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Past Due: Rural Decay II<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/jason-nickey\/\">Jason Nickey<\/a><br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/series\/rural-decay\/\">Rural Decay #2<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2024-09-25\">September 25, 2024<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/self-published\/\">Self-Published<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 104<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/extreme-horror\/\">Extreme Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/lgbtq\/\">LGBTQ<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/paperback\/\">Paperback<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/purchased\/\">Purchased<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/219547489-past-due\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>While adjusting to a new work assignment in rural West Virginia, Jake Bailey begins to notice a strange man in a creepy yellow truck following him. As time goes on, the frequency of his encounters with this man continue to increase until, one day, he finds himself tied to a chair in the man\u2019s shed. What follows is a nightmare beyond anything his imagination could conjure, and an outcome even Jake himself would never have expected.<\/p>\n<p>From the mind of Jason Nickey comes another twisted tale of Rural Decay.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ibUF3J\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2026-03-12T05:00:30+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Past Due: Rural Decay II\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-past-due-rural-decay-ii\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Past Due: Rural Decay II\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jason Nickey\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/jason-nickey\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"9798339598435\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 104,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Self-Published\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_pastdueruraldecayii.png?fit=250%2C400&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-09-25T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/219547489-past-due\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Extreme Horror\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t think that it was possible to love a sequel more than as much as I loved <strong>Rural Decay<\/strong>, but <strong>Past Due: Rural Decay II<\/strong> was a much needed balm for my soul. Where <strong>Rural Decay<\/strong> broke my heart, <strong>Rural Decay II<\/strong> healed it. <strong>Rural Decay II<\/strong> is less of a direct sequel and more of a spiritual successor. The throughline between both <strong>Rural Decay<\/strong> books are that they are essentially stories of twisted love in the cruel backwoods.<\/p>\n<p>The narrator finds himself on the wrong side of a holler and ends up at the mercy of a terrifying captor. I truly could not predict the direction that this story would go, and with every shocking turn I went through a whole gamut of emotions: fear, heartbreak, joy, anger. It tugged at my heartstrings and I loved the main characters.<\/p>\n<p>This book cemented my admiration of Jason Nickey&#8217;s work. I never know what I&#8217;m going to get when I pick up his books, they always keep me on my toes and racing through the pages.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Henry&#8217;s family was an <strong>abomination<\/strong>, but <em>humanity itself<\/em> can be the <strong>real monster<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Abduction, Cannibalism, Domestic Abuse, Forced Pregnancy, Homophobia, Implied Child Abuse, Child and Infant Death Mentioned, Murder, Physical Abuse, Rape, R Slur, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Starvation, Verbal Threats, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Jason Nickey<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jasonnickey.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jasonnickey.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jasonnickey.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jason Nickey is a horror writer coming from West Virginia, where he lives with his partner and three cats. He writes shorter fiction, focusing on short stories and novellas. 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