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Darrell Z. Grizzle

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in Marietta, GA, The United States

January 18

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Horror, Fantasy, Crime

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Darrell Z. Grizzle is a queer writer of horror, dark fantasy, and crime fiction. He is the author of "I Never Meant to Start a Murder Cult." His story “Moonlight Sonata, with Scissors” was adapted into a short film by award-winning indie filmmaker Chris Ethridge. Darrell is featured in “Lonely Hollows: 15 Tales of Folk Horror,” “Effigies and Incantations,” “Yay! All Queer,” “Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell,” and Skelos 4: The Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy. Darrell is a former parole officer who now works as a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice. He lives in shadow-haunted Kennesaw, Georgia, with his partner Michael, their cat Althea, and way too many books. His home on the web is www.ShadowHaunted.com and his social media ...more

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The Year of 7 Anthologies!

I was honored to be published in 7 anthologies over the past 12 months! Six short stories and one poem. Here they are, along with links on how to buy them:

“Knock Five Times,” a ghost story (based on true-life experiences), in Yay! All Queer (in paperback) (in ebook)

“Ephriam,” my Appalachian zombie story, in We Bite Back: A Queer Charity Anthology benefitting the Human Rights Campaign (in paperbac

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	Lonely Hollows: 15 Tales of Folk Horror by Cliff Biggers (Editor), Charles R. Rutledge (Editor), Amanda DeWees (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	I Never Meant To Start A Murder Cult and Other Stories by Darrell Z. Grizzle (Goodreads Author), Jeff Strand (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.48 avg rating — 42 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
	Georgia Gothic: Stories from the Dark Side of the Deep South by Alex Hofelich (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Vicki Greer (Editor), Peter Adam Salomon (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.79 avg rating — 19 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
	We Bite Back: A Queer Charity Anthology by S. Moon (Editor), Twilight Sage Moon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carolanna Lisonbee 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Effigies and Incantations by D.C. Phillips (Goodreads Author), William Sterling (Goodreads Author), Kimberly Pinzon (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 8 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
	Don't Ask, Ghosts Tell: An LGBTQ+ Horror Anthology by Vince A. Liaguno (Goodreads Author), Sirrah Medeiros (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amanda Dier (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 8 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
	Clarity: Queer Sci Fi's 9th Annual Flash Fiction Contest by J. Scott Coatsworth (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Blaine D. Arden (Goodreads Author), Julie Bozza (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
	Gathered Here Today: An Open Casket of Art and Poetry by Graveside Press, Daniel Gene Barlekamp, Robin Rose Gavres it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Mad Scientist Journal: Summer 2017 by Maureen Bowden (Editor), Jeremy Zimmerman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Maureen Bowden it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Pink Triangle Rhapsody by Andrew Wolter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Darrell Z. Grizzle (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), John Peyton Cooke (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022 — 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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“I like my coffee and my existentialism dark-roasted.”
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“The most memorable horror stories force us to confront our own inhumanity and thereby make us grateful for our humanity.”
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“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

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“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Player Piano

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“If I can't dance to it, it's not my revolution.”
― Emma Goldman

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace

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“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

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