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S. Alessandro Martinez

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in The United States

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https://www.salessandromartinez.com

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Horror, Fantasy

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John Langan, H.P. Lovecraft, J.R.R. Tolkien, Clive Barker, Joseph Dela ...more

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S. Alessandro Martinez is a Bram Stoker Award® -nominated author of Mexican and Spanish descent who writes horror and fantasy from middle grade to adult. He lives in a haunted manor and loves playing video/board games, practicing necromancy, watching bat videos, collecting skulls, visiting cemeteries, and generally lurking in the dark. The author of several books, as well as short stories and poetry which have appeared in magazines, anthologies, and websites. You’re always welcome to contact Alessandro here or by email at salessandromartinez@gmail.com with any comments, questions, esoteric rituals to bring forth ancient evil from times untold, or whatever you’d like.

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	Helminth 3.41 avg rating — 135 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rootfingers 4.33 avg rating — 36 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreams of Decay by S. Alessandro Martinez (Goodreads Author), Asya Yordanova (Illustrator), Holly Hammond (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadman's Tome The Ancient Ones by Deadman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), S. Alessandro Martinez (Goodreads Author), Raven McAllister 3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Coffeeshop of Horrors Anthology 3 by Paul Carro (Goodreads Author), Joseph Carro (Goodreads Author), S. Alessandro Martinez (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadman's Tome Cthulhu Christmas Special: Other Lovecraftian Yuletide Tales by Deadman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), S. Alessandro Martinez (Goodreads Author), Shadrick Beechem 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enigmata: The Watcher from Within 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mori Quinn and the Coffin Game by S. Alessandro Martinez (Goodreads Author), Crystal Lake Publishing 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witch of Tongues by S. Alessandro Martinez (Goodreads Author), Crystal Lake Publishing, Maarten van Vuuren (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abomination 2.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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New Horror Series

Do you like monster hunting? Dangerous artifacts? Anomalous locations? Then you should check out my novel Enigmata: The Watcher from Within.

It is the first book in my new horror-adventure series. Available on Amazon.

Book 2 will be out later this year!

Enigmata The Watcher from Within by S. Alessandro Martinez

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S. Martinez liked Eleanor Benjamin's review of Mori Quinn and the Coffin Game: "Mori Quinn and the Coffin game is a character driven story focusing on the main character, Mori who is a bit of an oddball girl who is forced to attend summer camp. There she meets her two cabin mates and a bully who challenges them to play a risky g" Read more of this review »
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S. Martinez answered Pariseia's question: Thank you for liking my reviews of your books! They were really nice and gave me a lot of chilly, warm nostalgia. Why did you decide to write middle grade horror? Hello! I grew up loving and reading horror, and wanted to add my own stories to the world of middle grade horror. Getting kids to read is extremely important, so why not give them something they'll actually be interested in reading? Plus, middle grad See Full Answer
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S. Martinez liked Kurt Hohmann's review of The Witch of Tongues: "This was a fun, quick read,perfect for the middle-grade age group, but also fun as an adult. There's a lot of growing pains to appreciate here: the "new kid" sensibility, making new friends, unwanted step-siblings, alienation, divorce. With a truly s" Read more of this review »
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S. Martinez made a comment on Anne’s review of Enigmata: The Watcher from Within " So glad you enjoyed it! The second book should be out later this year. "
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“Despite their name, my grandma always told me those birds were psychopomps; birds that carry the souls of the innocent off to heaven.”
― S. Alessandro Martinez, Helminth

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