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Steve Stred

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Born

in Nakusp, BC, Canada

Website

https://stevestredauthor.ca/

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Genre

Horror, Paranormal, Science Fiction

Influences

Andrew Pyper, Clive Barker, Adam Nevill

Member Since

May 2018

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An award-winning author, Steve Stred lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with his wife and son.

Known for his novels, ‘Mastodon,’ ‘Churn the Soil,’ and his series ‘Father of Lies’ where he joined a cult on the dark web for four years, his work has been described as haunting, bleak and is frequently set in the woods near where he grew up. He’s been fortunate to appear in numerous anthologies with some truly amazing authors.

His novel ‘Mastodon’ will be translated into Czech and Italian over the next few years.

His novel 'Churn the Soil' won the Best Horror Novel award in the 2024 Indieverse Awards.

His novel 'Mastodon' and his novella' Sacrament' were both nominated for Splatterpunk Awards.

He is represented by Kodie Van Dusen at The Rights Facto ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 8,145 ratings · 1,910 reviews · 88 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mastodon 3.61 avg rating — 1,225 ratings — published 2022 — 8 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
	Churn the Soil 3.74 avg rating — 785 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Ritual 3.66 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Window in the Ground 3.98 avg rating — 214 ratings — 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
	Father of Lies: The Complete Series by Steve Stred (Goodreads Author), Sonora Taylor (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.89 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	The Girl Who Hid in the Trees by Steve Stred (Goodreads Author), Gavin Kendall (Foreword) 3.97 avg rating — 159 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
	Incarnate 4.02 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	When I Look at The Sky, All I See Are Stars 3.55 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2024 — 6 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
	Wagon Buddy 4.17 avg rating — 109 ratings — 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
	Of Witches... by Steve Stred (Goodreads Author), Miranda Crites (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2020 — 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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Stred Reviews: Skinners by Craig Wesley Wall

Title: Skinners

Author: Craig Wesley Wall

Release date: August 3rd, 2017

A few weeks ago, I saw Craig post on IG that his novella ‘Skinners’ was currently free in anticipation of the sequel, ‘Skinners 2’ releasing in February. Now, if you’ve followed my reviews for any length of time, you’ll know I’m a huge fan of Craig’s works. His novel, ‘The Briar’ lives rent free in my head and his novel ‘You

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The Memory Shades

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Shadow of the Mothman

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“Before he could try and kick this unseen intruder, McKay felt his dick engulfed into their mouth and when it bit down on the base of his shaft, a bright light exploded through his head.”
― Steve Stred, Father of Lies: The Complete Series

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“All across the mountain, the man led his sheep. All across the blackness, the devil watched him weep. The time would come, The flock would run, As the horned beast, he did creep.”
― Steve Stred, Father of Lies: The Complete Series

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“Do you not think that there are things which you cannot understand, and yet which are; that some people see things that others cannot?” – Bram Stoker, Dracula “Mountains overawe and oceans terrify, while the mystery of great forests exercises a spell peculiarly its own.” ― Algernon Blackwood, The Willows “She was awakened by the monster knocking at the door.” – Andrew Pyper, The Only Child”
― Steve Stred, Churn the Soil

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“he settled down in his favorite armchair and read. Soon he was lost to all else but the rhythm of the words talking to him across the centuries.”
― William Meikle, Night of the Wendigo

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