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Steve Stred

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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
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Stred Reviews: Little Horn: Stories by Gemma Files

Title: Little Horn: Stories

Author: Gemma Files

Release date: October 14th, 2025

Welcome to a mild rebrand/relaunch to my reviews. I was chatting with someone else recently on IG about ‘branding’ and such and figured I’d try to see if this little tweak from ‘Book Review’ to ‘Stred Reviews’ can help get more eyes on the books I share with my reviews! We’ll see!

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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

“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.”
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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”
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