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I'm a multi-award-winning author and anthology editor from Melbourne, Australia. I write novels, novellas, short stories and poetry across the darker spectrum of horror, crime and noir. My latest title is the novella Rogue Hunter.
My award-winning titles include the novella Redhead Town and the collection Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories. My award-nominated titles include the novels Nightmare Reef, Bodily Harm, Cretaceous Canyon, Body Farm Z, Contrition and Devil Dragon; the novella Thylacines; and the collections Figments and Fragments: Dark Stories and Liminal Spaces: Horror Stories.
My short fiction has appeared in many well-respected magazines, been shortlisted for numerous awards, translated, and included in various 'best of' an ...more

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	Cretaceous Canyon 3.88 avg rating — 137 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
	Devil Dragon 3.77 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Thylacines 3.53 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Dark Waters 4.30 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies by Deborah Sheldon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Geraldine Borella (Goodreads Author), Jack Dann (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 41 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
	Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories With Bite by Deborah Sheldon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anthony Ferguson (Goodreads Author), Geraldine Borella (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 40 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
	Man-Beast 4.02 avg rating — 41 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
	Body Farm Z 4.38 avg rating — 29 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
	Perfect Little Stitches: and Other Stories 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Ronnie and Rita 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 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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Horror Tree interview about my novella ROGUE HUNTER

The Horror Tree is a resource for writers, offering submission information on all the latest horror anthologies and publishers, plus articles, news and interviews. The Horror Tree has posted an interview with me about my historical-western-horror novella, Rogue Hunter , which Severed Press released last month.

In part, interviewer Robyn O'Sullivan writes:
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Vampires: Encounters With the Undead by David J. Skal (2006-10-31)

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Flawless. Oh, Glendon Swarthout, where have you been all my life? Within two pages, I realised (with a delicious shiver of anticipation) that I was in the hands of a master storyteller. The Shootist turned out to be one of the best books I've ever re ...more
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For just 11 stories, Aberrations 2 covers a lot of ground! Its broad range of subgenres means you're never quite prepared for the next tale, which amplifies the suspense. (BTW I'm omitting my own story from this review.) Thanks to editor Chris McInal ...more
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