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Denver Grenell

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Denver Grenell is a writer of horror & dark fiction who lives with his family in a small rural town in New Zealand. A life-long horror hound who got back into writing after a long break, he is now making up for lost time, furiously expelling every idea that has collected inside his skull over the years.

His stories have been featured in various anthologies from Crystal Lake Publishing, Black Hare Press, Bloodrites Horror as well as on Hawk & Cleaver’s The Other Stories podcast. His debut collection of short stories 'The Burning Boy & Other stories' is out now through Beware The Moon Publishing.

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	Slice of Paradise: A Beach Vacation Horror Anthology by Ben Long (Editor), Andrew Robert (Editor), Craig Wallwork (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.08 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Bitter Chills by Nick Harper (Editor), Christopher Badcock (Goodreads Author), Carmilla Yugov (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Burning Boy & Other Stories 4.32 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Shallow Waters Vol. 8 by Monique Snyman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), R.B. Wood (Goodreads Author), Jonathan Winn (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2021	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
	666 (Dark Drabbles, #11) by D. Kershaw (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kurt Adam, Rotten Akers 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Dead of Night: A Book of Vampire Horror by Marcus Hawke (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Hawke Haus Books, Spencer Hamilton 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa by Lee Murray (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dan Rabarts (Contributor), Kirsten McKenzie (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 18 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
	Red Ruin by Denver Grenell (Goodreads Author), Ian J. Middleton (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	20,000 Bloody Words 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2023 — 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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