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Oliver C. Seneca

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in Harrisburg, The United States

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Horror, Thriller, Fiction

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Oliver C. Seneca was born and raised in the suburbs of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His passion for storytelling began in high school when he attended the Capital Area School for the Arts, where he studied filmmaking. He later graduated from Pennsylvania State University.

His novels When the Sky Goes Dark and Faces in a Window were published by Sunbury Press. In 2024, he released his first young adult novel, Shaded Grove, through Stag Beetle Books. His latest novel, Through the Cellar Door, published by Next Chapter, marks the beginning of the Bennett and Carter trilogy, a series of Gothic horror stories exploring the supernatural.

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Average rating: 3.96 · 288 ratings · 116 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Night Terrors Vol. 13: Short Horror Stories Anthology by Scare Street, Amanda Cecelia Lang (Goodreads Author), Renée Miller 4.33 avg rating — 63 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
	Night Terrors Vol. 25: Short Horror Stories Anthology by Scare Street, Warren Benedetto (Goodreads Author), Eldon Litchfield 4.31 avg rating — 49 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
	Shaded Grove 4.24 avg rating — 49 ratings	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 the Sky Goes Dark 3.26 avg rating — 55 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
	Lurking in the Dark: A HorrorTube Anthology by R. Saint Claire (Goodreads Author), Steve Donoghue, D.L. Tillery (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 32 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
	Faces in a Window 3.21 avg rating — 36 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
	Through the Cellar Door (Bennett and Carter Book 1) 4.58 avg rating — 3 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 Heart Won't Hold (Short Reads Book 44) by Oliver C. Seneca (Goodreads Author), Janet Wright (Editor), Black Hare Press it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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An update on Shaded Grove

I wanted to share an important update regarding Shaded Grove. My publisher, Stag Beetle Books, has announced that they will be ceasing operations on October 31, 2026. I am incredibly grateful to Laura, her team, and everyone at Stag Beetle Books for believing in this story and helping bring it into the world.

Until then, Shaded Grove will remain available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I am als Read more of this blog post »

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