Luka T. Jacobs
Luka T. Jacobs is an author with a passion for cryptids, particularly Sasquatch and Dogman. Originally hailing from Sydney, Australia, Luka now calls the picturesque Illawarra region of New South Wales home, where she resides with her partner and their cheeky little dog, Finnigan.
With a deep love for animals and a keen sense of adventure, Luka's fascination with the mysteries of the natural world fuels her storytelling. Drawing from her background in Graphic Design and Art, she brings a unique visual flair to her writing.
As an avid traveller and explorer of the unknown, Luka continues to seek inspiration from the wild and untamed corners of the world, eager to share her imaginative worlds with readers everywhere.
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Awards & Achievements:
"ABRA-CADAVER" is the 2017 Readers Favorite Silver Medal Winner for Horror Fiction. It is also a 2015 Kindle Book Review Finalist, an Indie Book of the Day winner and the 2016 Book Excellence Award Winner for Horror Fiction.
"GATED" is the 2015 Readers Favorite Gold Medal Winner. It is also a UK & US Horror Chart Top Ten Best Seller & winner of the Full Moon Awards 2014 Horror Book of the Year.
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James Kaine
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Ted Tally, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, called his book My Pet Werewolf "Twisty. Spooky. Shocking." and "Unputdownable."
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K.T. Tomb enjoys traveling the world when not writing adventure thrillers. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she's hard at work on her next novel. Please find her at:
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Mason Gallaway
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Luke Phillips
Luke Phillips is a writer with a real passion for monsters. Having studied as a zoologist, his imagination has always been captivated by the darker side of our unnatural history.
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From trekking through California looking for Bigfoot to camping out in the Highlands on the trail of real-life reported big cats, Luke has strayed from the mainstream into the eerie world of cryptozoology. There, truth may well be stranger and far scarier than fiction!
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Katie Berry
Katie Berry is a Canadian Author of Thrillers.
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Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Katie moved west to British Columbia during a family migration that occurred during the later-half of the 20th century.
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David Meyer
I love adventure. Strange, earth-shattering mysteries, too. Add those things together, stir in some exciting characters and a ton of raucous action, and you've got one of my novels.
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I specialize in action-adventure stories and apocalyptic fiction, all infused with mystery-box elements (think TV shows like Lost, Wayward Pines, the 100, and Westworld). I take great joy in entertaining my readers with original, rollicking rides. Ones full of unexpected twists and turns that hurtle them toward satisfying endings.
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L.J. Vitanza
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Andy Briggs
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Andy went on to work on Warner Bros.’ animated “AQUAMAN” – while at the same time landing an eight-book deal with Oxford University Press for “HERO.COM” and “VILLAIN.NET”. His comics and graphic novels include MADISON DARK, RITUAL and DINOCORPS.
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D.A. Roberts is an author of fiction, primarily in the horror/dystopian and science fiction genres. Born in Lebanon, Missouri, he now lives in Springfield, Missouri with his wife and sons. When not writing, D.A. serves his community in Law Enforcement.
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I married my wife Michelle in 1992 and moved to a more rural community in Riverside County. We have 3 grown children now.
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Beverley Scherberger
I was introduced to writing in the sixth grade when my English teacher told the class we'd be learning how to write short stories. I remember thinking, "Write a short story? I'm just a kid!" But I loved the experience and knew I wanted to keep on doing it.
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Attending Miami University of Ohio at age 40 gave me the unique perspective of being older than most of the students and many of my professors. Not interested in who was dating who or what sorority was doing what, I concentrated on my studies and graduated summa cum laude.
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Jeff Howard
Reach me at: werewolfatthewindow@gmail.com
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JEFF HOWARD is a writer specializing in Dark Horror Fiction. He has spent many years working on American Indian Reservations, fostering close collaborations with various Native American tribes. This extensive experience profoundly influences his writing, especially in his novel WEREWOLF ON THE RANGE, a supernatural horror story set in 1869 during the Westward Expansion of the United States. Notably, Westerns often overlook Natives, Buffalo Soldiers, and Werewolves, which inspired him to create this unique narrative.
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D.A. Roberts
Author’s Bio: D.A. Roberts
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D.A. Roberts is an author of fiction, primarily in the horror/dystopian and science fiction genres. Born in Lebanon, Missouri, he now lives in Springfield, Missouri with his wife and sons. When not writing, D.A. serves his community in Law Enforcement.
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Edward J. McFadden III
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Heath Stallcup
Heath Stallcup was born in Salinas, California and relocated to Tupelo, Oklahoma in his tween years. He joined the US Navy and was stationed in Charleston, SC and Bangor, WA shortly after junior college. After his second tour he attended East Central University where he obtained BS degrees in Biology and Chemistry. He then served ten years with the State of Oklahoma as a Compliance and Enforcement Officer while moonlighting nights and weekends with his local Sheriff’s Office. He still lives in the small township of Tupelo, Oklahoma with his wife and three of his seven children. He steals time to write between household duties, going to ballgames, being a grandfather and the pet of numerous animals that have taken over his home. Visit him he
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Luke Geldmacher
Luke Geldmacher is an emerging voice in indie horror, known for blending atmospheric dread with visceral, survival-driven storytelling. His debut novella, Blood on the Snow, takes readers deep into the frozen Alaskan wilderness, where folklore and relentless terror collide.
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One of Horror's most respected authors, Iain Rob Wright is the writer of more than forty books, many of them bestsellers. A previous Kindle All-Star and a mainstay in the horror charts, he is a prolific producer of unique and original stories. From his apocalyptic saga The Gates to his claustrophobic revenge thriller ASBO, Iain writes across a broad spectrum of sub genres, creating both beloved series and standalone titles.
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With work available in several languages and in audio, Iain Rob Wright is one of the fastest rising stars in horror, but when not writing he is a dedicated family man. Father to Jack and Molly, and husband to Sally, he is often seen sharing his family memories with his fans on Facebook.
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Timothy Gene Sojka
While Texas's greatest storytellers, Cormac McCarthy and Larry McMurtry focused on the western plains, Sojka focuses on southeast Texas's Big Thicket, Piney Woods, Neches River and the area's eccentrics. Few authors' voices more closely mimic the people and the rich environment they describe.
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Sojka's plot twist often dare readers to connect the dots, but his devotion to character arcs and off-beat dialogue prompted critics to award his last novel 39: Your Last Birthday the Maxy Award for Literature and Humor and a Readers' Favorite Silver Medal for Southern Fiction.
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J.R. Rice
J R RICE is the Author of Bane County: a Horror / Suspense / Thriller Series.
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Bane County is an Epic Saga consisting of:
Five full-length novels, and A Short Story:
Bane County: Forgotten Moon (Book 1)
Bane County: Returning Moon (Book 2)
Bane County: First Moon (Book 3)
Bane County: A Short Story (Book 3.5)
Bane County: Hungry Moon (Book 4)
Bane County: Last Moon (Book 5)
The New Bane County Spin-off Series, entitled: DARK TIMBER: A Jackson Campbell Thriller (Book 1) is Available Now.
Book 2 of the New Series, entitled: DARK FLYERS: A Jackson Campbell Thriller (Book 2) will be available later this year.
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Jeff Abugov
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Graeme Reynolds
Graeme Reynolds is an exile from the North East of England, hiding out in the South West where he spends his time thinking up new ways to terrify people.
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Dylan Collins Dunbar
Dylan Collins Dunbar is a professional touring musician from Detroit, Michigan who has shared the stage with, or directly supported artists like Chris Stapleton, Patti Smith, Elle King, and many more. Since 2015, he has toured the United States with his wife, Jennifer, performing their original music in close to all 50 states. Through recovery from alcoholism, he discovered he had a passion for writing. In 2023, he figured it was time to embark on a new creative endeavor. As a result of sobriety, he now gets to explore the dark places of his mind in a positive way.
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Bethany Russo
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S.T. Hoover
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J.E. Jack
J.E. Jack is an author known for blending supernatural elements with real-world settings, creating intriguing and suspenseful stories. Jack’s works, such as Them Bones and Grave Disturbance, often explore themes of mystery, supernatural phenomena, and emotional depth. His novels are known for their page-turning qualities and atmospheric settings, which add a haunting, eerie quality to the narratives.
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David Watkins
David Watkins lives in Devon in the UK with his wife, two sons, crazy dog and psychotic cat.
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He has currently released five novels, two novellas and several short stories. Each book is well rated and reviewed on Amazon and beyond.
His most recent release is The Original's Rage, from Original Books.
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"...gut twisting scenes...” 4* Joe X Young, Gingernuts of Horror (The Devil's Inn)
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Roma Gray
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Please check out my series of anthologies, novels, novellas and shorts in the Trick-or-Treat Thrillers series. From horror to ghosts stories to backyard monsters to tales of science fiction, you can count on a variety of topics, all with a Halloween flair.
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Christopher B. Owen
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Scott Langrel
I was born and raised in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, a town nestled in the mountains of Appalachia. Which, by the way, is pronounced "apple-atcha", not "a-puh-lay-shua". My favorite TV shows as a kid were "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and "Night Gallery" with Rod Serling. I was also drawn to books with larger-than-life heroes such as Doc Savage and Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane. I was (and still am) a big X-files fan, along with Lost, Supernatural, and The Walking Dead.
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Michael Hebler
Michael Hebler is a writer living in Southwest Florida. He was born in Los Angeles County and raised in Orange County, California. He wanted to write compelling stories with exciting characters from the age of 13, having been influenced by Dean Koontz, Stephen King, and Robert R. McCammon. Mr. Hebler enjoys writing many types of fiction but finds that most of his inspiration comes from the thriller and horror genres.
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Mr. Hebler recently took a hiatus from writing to explore other opportunities but is excited to return to writing this year (2023) to finish the last two books in his Chupacabra Series and explore some of his other story ideas. In 2024, he plans to release, RETURN OF THE CHUPACABRA: In 1990, after more than one hundred years sin