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Chad Anctil grew up in the fascinating little state of Rhode Island, birthplace of H.P. Lovecraft and his peculiar branch of fiction, where he found his love for reading and horror at a young age – probably too young, but that’s just how Generation X did it. He has always been creative, taking up both writing and DJing in his teenage years before joining the Navy as an electronics engineer on fast attack submarines through the 90s.

Moving from New England to various parts of California, Hawaii, and beyond gave Chad a view into strange underworlds of art and dance and literature, from technicolor electronic dance parties in abandoned warehouses to vampire poetry performance art held in graveyards, to crazed robot combat held in secret, under ...more

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Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit Releases September 16!

Finally, the release date is set. Chad Anctil's supernatural crime thriller, Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit, the first book in the Providence SCU series, will be available for sale on Tuesday, September 16, 2025!

“Anctil is one of those horror writers who knows how to get under your skin and stay there. His stories don’t just scare—they unsettle. Anctil blends atmosphere, psychology, and shock Read more of this blog post »

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	Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit 4.75 avg rating — 8 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
	The Midnight Tree it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Circus of the Dead by Chad Anctil (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joshua Vise (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Andrew Kurtz (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Flash of the Dead: Reloaded by Chad Anctil (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Parth Sarathi Chakraborty (Editor), Ricardo D. Rebelo (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Dead Girls Walking: The Purple Volume by Chad Anctil (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Parth Sarathi Chakraborty (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Merry Creepsmas: The Red Book by Chad Anctil (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Parth Sarathi Chakraborty (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Who Let The Gods Out?! - Cosmic Thunder by Chad Anctil (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Parth Sarathi Chakraborty (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Christmas of the Dead: Yule Cat Codex 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
	Blink of an Eye: Anthology of Dark Flash Fictions by Chad Anctil (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Parth Sarathi Chakraborty (Editor) 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
	Drop Dead Gorgeous: Daughters of Dread by Chad Anctil (Goodreads Author) (Contributor ), Parth Sarathi Chakraborty (Editor), Ricardo D. Rebelo (Contributor) 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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Slipping Through: The Lockwood Cryptid Chronicles Book 1

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The Shadow King: Supernatural Suspense Thriller with Ghosts (Shadow King Series Book 3)

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Chad Anctil rated a book it was amazing The 31st Trick-or-Treater by Ben Farthing (Goodreads Author)	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
This was a fantastic book, and so much fun to read as an ‘advent’ style book, a chapter a day in October, like ‘A Night in the Lonesome October’ by Zelazny. I’ll definitely read it every year! The story is tight and keeps the reader on their toes, an ...more
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Chad Anctil and 2 other people liked Eric Martens's review of Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit: "This was a complete surprise. I love urban fantasy like Dresden, and this was listed as urban fantasy horror, so I checked it out. I was kind of shocked at how well it read, how tight the story was, and just how engaging the characters were. The main" Read more of this review »
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Chad Anctil and 1 other person liked Wendy M.'s review of Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit: "I’m so thrilled with this book, I want more from this author! Part police procedural, part cosmic horror, part urban fantasy, combining a world with magic and a compelling story. The characters were well written and the plot had a great pace, keeping" Read more of this review »
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