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Elford Alley is a horror author and disgraced paranormal investigator. His novels include Apartment 239 and In Search of the Nobility, TX Wildman. He has two short story collections, Ash and Bone and The Last Night in the Damned House.

His short stories have appeared in multiple anthologies, including Paranormal Contact, Beneath, Cosmos, and Campfire Macabre. His work has also been featured in Huffington Post, Cracked, and DoomRocket.

He enjoys folklore, exploring strange places, and spending time with his family. You can also check out his website for updates: elfordalley.com.

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Elford Alley Take a break and read. Go on a trip, take a walk, get out of your head and away from the story, even if it's just for a few hours. It will help, at le…moreTake a break and read. Go on a trip, take a walk, get out of your head and away from the story, even if it's just for a few hours. It will help, at least, it does for me. (less)
Elford Alley Entertaining people. Having people enjoy your stories. Also, it's an accomplishment. Even if the story is bad, you finished it and created something, …moreEntertaining people. Having people enjoy your stories. Also, it's an accomplishment. Even if the story is bad, you finished it and created something, whether anyone sees it or not.(less)
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Ash and Bone: Tales of Terror

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Never Leaving

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Mad Days: Stories and Curses

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Ash & Bone is FREE!

From now through Tuesday you can grab a copy of the Ash and Bone ebook for FREE! Your Kindle needs more takes of monsters and mysterious cults and damn it, I’m here to help! Tell your mom! Tell your stepdad! Maybe reconnect with your dad and let him know too.
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Born of Blood by C.F. Page
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A cosmic horror that always leaves you unbalanced, struggling alongside the protagonist to make sense of things that cannot be understood. Page understands how to make horror that gets under your skin.
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Sins of Isis by Uilleam Whitedale
Sins of Isis
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Thoroughly disturbing, Whitedale creates an unsettling and terrifying tale with Sins of Isis, and never blinks. Unrelenting horror, people.
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Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
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Horror doesn't have to be the obvious: monsters or madmen with knives. It can be something far more real and subtle, and far more haunting than any ghost. Anyway, loved this book. ...more
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Terrifying Encounters by Lyle Blackburn
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Really loved this, a great throwback to the classic cryptozoology paperbacks of the past. Looking forward to volume 2.
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Nightmareland by Daniel   Barnett
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I read the series originally in their separate volumes, but you, lucky reader, can get them all at once in this stunning collection. Barnett is one of my favorite authors. Read this, and he'll be one of yours too. ...more
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Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi
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My first Philip Fracassi and you damn well know it won't be my last. Phenomenal, character-driven horror with an atmosphere of dread, people. ...more
Elford Alley and 2 other people liked D.S. LaLonde's review of Wildcat Thicket:
Wildcat Thicket by Elford Alley
"A darkly humorous tale of smart bigfoots (or perhaps bigfeet?), a weird lion, small town struggles, and things that should not be. A nice mix of insightful social commentary and forest horror as a couple tries to survive whatever the woods throws at " Read more of this review »
Elford Alley and 5 other people liked Zane's review of Wildcat Thicket:
Wildcat Thicket by Elford Alley
"Wildcat Thicket takes the legend of Bigfoot and turns it into something far more unsettling than folklore it makes it feel possible.Set deep within an unforgiving wilderness, this story thrives on isolation and the fear of being hunted by something y" Read more of this review »
Elford Alley and 2 other people liked Curtis's review of Wildcat Thicket:
Wildcat Thicket by Elford Alley
"I could totally take a Bigfoot in a fistfight.

And honestly, while I've always been interested in conspiracies and the paranormal, I never really bought into Bigfoot. Even if that one famous video was real, it was probably just some local pervert in " Read more of this review »
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“We have an image to uphold, and that image is plausible deniability that we’re even open.”
Elford Alley, Ash and Bone: Tales of Terror

“She hoped there was no long journey or clouds with halos and harps. People deserve rest, they deserve to forget their hurts and let go of those pains. How could you exist in heaven? How could anyone let go of the pain and loss suffered on earth, and enjoy eternity? She always wondered. She always feared.”
Elford Alley, Apartment 239

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