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Steve Stark is the author of the novel “A Hot Dose of Hell” and the anthology “Violent Ends”. An avid fan of crime and horror fiction, he tends to write a mixture of both. Steve draws inspiration from a misspent youth on the English coast and an imagination fuelled by 80’s video nasties and pulp paperbacks.

His short stories have been published by Slaughterhouse Press, Punk Noir Magazine and Hellbound Books while his horror-related articles can be found at RedSun Magazine, Horrorworks and Whatculture. Steve has appeared on several YouTube book channels such as Molly Macabre’s Where The Macabre Things Are, Arron Hook’s book reviews, Beardofdarkness and the Red-Pilled Fiction Factory. You can also find him on Twitter and instagram.

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	A Hot Dose Of Hell 4.57 avg rating — 54 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
	HellBound Books' Anthology of Splatterpunk (HellBound Books Anthologies of Splatterpunk Book 1) by Carlton Herzog (Goodreads Author), Scotty Milder (Goodreads Author), Kenneth Amenn 3.63 avg rating — 56 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
	Violent Ends 4.76 avg rating — 29 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
	Broadswords Battle-Axes Barbarians (Slaughterhouse Press Anthologies Book 4) by Brian Berry, David Irons (Goodreads Author), Coy Hall (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 11 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
	Maximum Firepower: An ’80s Action Anthology by Danielle Yeager (Editor), Brian Berry, David Irons (Goodreads Author) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Shopping List 3: 21 Tales of Terror! by Richard Raven, Megan E. Morales, Alizure Indigo 4.63 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
	Crime Pays: The Darkest Side of Crime by Theresa Scott-Matthews (Editor), Matthew Wilson, Matthew McKiernan 3.80 avg rating — 5 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

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The Tales of Terror and Torment Vol. I: A Horror Story Collection

by David Parkinson (Goodreads Author)

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Steve Stark and 2 other people liked Huw Langridge's blog post: Book Review: Drudge by Jan Miklaszewicz "Jan Miklasewicz shines the lens once more on another diabolical Hartmouth horror and this one is his most accomplished yet. In DRUDGE, young Jake pays a visit to the town of Hartmouth, a stroke of bad luck leaves him vulnerable, leading to a truly..." Read more of this blog post »
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Steve Stark and 4 other people liked Dakota J. Miller's review of Drudge (Hartmouth Horrors): "Drudge is an excellent addition to the Hartmouth Horrors collection. Jan does it again, sharpening and refining his craft by shifting from the typical third-person perspective to a gripping first-person one. This creative choice immerses us directly " Read more of this review »
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Unsettling, uncomfortable and absolutely unputdownable! This third in the Hartmouth Horror series is my favourite yet and I LOVE the first two. I must admit that given the subject matter I thought Drudge was going to be a tough read. However, the ten ...more
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Unsettling, uncomfortable and absolutely unputdownable! This third in the Hartmouth Horror series is my favourite yet and I LOVE the first two. I must admit that given the subject matter I thought Drudge was going to be a tough read. However, the ten ...more
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I’m a big fan of the first book, and can honestly say that this superb sequel doesn’t just match Dark Bloom, it surpasses it, in terms of action, emotion, stakes. Everything is bigger this time, more intense. Once again Macabre demonstrates a deep un ...more
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