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Alan P. Marks is a writer/educator based in Central Maine. His focus is primarily on horror, but he also dabbles in more mainstream/literary fiction, and his works have been published in places ranging from Sunspot Literary Journal, to anthologies from Eerie River Publishing, New England Horror Writers, Graveside Press, and more.

Since receiving his Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Maine (longer ago than he likes to admit), Alan has been on faculty there, teaching writing and literature, including courses on vampires, monsters, and Stephen King to name a few. More recently, he received his MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine.

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	It Calls From Below: An Eerie River Publishing Anthology by David-Jack Fletcher (Goodreads Author) (Editor), E.L. Giles (Goodreads Author), Justin Allec 3.85 avg rating — 34 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
	And the Cat Came Back 4.22 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
	Wicked Abandoned: An Anthology by the New England Horror Writers by Rob Smales (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scott T. Goudsward (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chad Anctil (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 7 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
	Tiny Terrors: Spring 2025 by Graveside Press (Compiler), Alan P. Marks (Goodreads Author), Caroline Barnard-Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2025 — 5 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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	Sunspot Literary Journal 2021 by Laine Cunningham (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alan P. Marks (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	It Calls from Below: Anthology of Horror by Jonah Buck (Goodreads Author), Erica Summers, Mark Towse (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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