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Horror, Fantasy

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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. His work includes 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 3.40 avg rating — 138 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 4.28 avg rating — 48 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 — 27 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
	Enigmata: The Watcher from Within 4.73 avg rating — 15 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
	The Little Coffeeshop of Horrors Anthology 3 by Paul Carro (Goodreads Author), Joseph Carro (Goodreads Author), S. Alessandro Martinez (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 15 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) 4.71 avg rating — 12 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
	Mori Quinn and the Coffin Game by S. Alessandro Martinez (Goodreads Author), Crystal Lake Publishing 4.55 avg rating — 11 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
	Abomination 2.86 avg rating — 7 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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Elves, zombies, politics, action, and apocalypses all in a modern setting! One of the more unique novels I've had the pleasure of reading. I couldn't put it down, always craving to know what happened next I eagerly look forward to the next installmen ...more
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S. Martinez liked Heather Strong's review of Helminth: "Definitely an interesting read! A bit gory at times, but a very eerie story. Twists and some unexpected developments. I’ve already suggested this book to a few friends. Only criticism would be the overuse of the word “had” in the first half of the bo" Read more of this review »
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S. Martinez liked Kathleen's review of The Witch of Tongues: "The witch was SO CREEPY I LOVED HER! Lydia, Cliff, Liam, and Allen were all great characters and I enjoyed watching them all become friends. Though at times I felt that they were talking more like adults, than kids. But a really fun story about guilt" Read more of this review »
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S. Martinez liked Jackie Bagley 's review of Rootfingers: "When young Wren moves into a new home with her mother, father, and grandmother, she discovers that the house once belonged to an artist who died within its walls. Then, one night at precisely 2:50 a.m., Wren awakens, and a series of increasingly horr" Read more of this review »
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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.”
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