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Kenneth McKinley was born and raised in the small town of Bronson, Michigan. He grew up in the time of heavy metal mix tapes, VCRs, and library cards. Ever since that magical moment when he wandered into the adult horror section of the public library at the age of 11, he has always dreamed of being a writer. With his critically acclaimed debut, “The Glimmer Girls,” in the ghost story anthology, Midnight in the Graveyard, he could finally realize his dream.

Kenneth graduated from Ohio State University and owns Silver Shamrock Publishing. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Independent Book Publishers Association. He resides in Michigan with his wife, Kathy, and their children. Kenneth is currently working on his next nove ...more

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	Midnight in the Graveyard by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert McCammon, Jonathan Janz (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 656 ratings — published 2019	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
	Midnight in the Pentagram by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Author), Brian Malfi (Foreword), Brian Moreland (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2020 — 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

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“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”
― Edgar Allan Poe, Eleonora

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“Get busy living or get busy dying.”
― Stephen King, Different Seasons

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“Speaking personally, you can have my gun, but you'll take my book when you pry my cold, dead fingers off of the binding.”
― Stephen King

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“Good books don't give up all their secrets at once.”
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“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”
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message 6: by Tober

Jun 12, 2019 01:50AM

Hi Ken

Greetings from London. The internet can be a wonderful thing.

In case you might be interested i have a giveaway running on one of my books, link below.

https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/e747b56...

This one is more of a straight thriller than horror so no worries if it's not your cup of tea.

(Answer is 100)

Have an awesome day.

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message 5: by Ninetailedkat

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