“Milas’s prose is laconic and wise, writing that gives it to you straight.” - Daniel Woodrell, The New York Times
“Fans of classic horror will welcome this outstanding new talent.” - Publishers Weekly
“A mostly sharp, disturbing debut.” - Kirkus Reviews
“…it’s the essence of terror that Milas is able to conjure that puts the story up there with some of the truest war stories ever told.” - Joe Stanek, Chicago Review of Books
“The horrors of war are familiar ground for writers. But in his gothic debut novel, THE MILITIA HOUSE, John Milas delivers a uniquely unsettling account of life in a combat zone…” - Megan Elliott, Bookreporter
“It’s The Turn of the Screw in the beautifully straightforward prose of Redeployment.” - Adam Straus, Atticus Review
“…the unsettling nature of The Militia House gradually builds throughout the novel, leading up to a perfectly executed climax that kept me flipping the pages till the very end.” - John Mauro, Grimdark Magazine
