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Tyler Downs

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https://www.tylerdowns.org/

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Horror, Thriller, Paranormal

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Tyler enjoys writing weird horror stories that tackle traditional tropes in unconventional ways. His debut short story collection, Fifteen Eyes, was published in August of 2025 and nominated for a Haunted Minds Book Club Award, amassing 100,000+ digital page reads in the first six months.

His first novel, Pumpkin Seeds, is scheduled for release in April 2026.

If you're interested in staying up to date on upcoming projects, you can follow Tyler on social media or subscribe to his newsletter on his website (www.tylerdowns.org).

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	Fifteen Eyes 4.19 avg rating — 389 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
	Pumpkin Seeds 4.56 avg rating — 356 ratings — 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
	Need: Horror Stories You Can't Live Without by Ruth Anna Evans (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Clay McLeod Chapman (Goodreads Author), Emma E. Murray (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 46 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
	A Chronicle of Horrors: An Anthology by A.C. Hessenauer (Goodreads Author), Pamela K. Kinney (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), T. Kulp (Contributor) 4.11 avg rating — 9 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
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Tyler Downs rated a book it was amazing Lovely Flesh by Michael Stone (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
Lovely Flesh is an excellent book. Most of the story is told through the POV of Wesley Harrison. His marriage is crumbling. His father’s missing. His daughter’s navigating the trauma of being a teenage girl with a facial deformity. Life is bad. So, wh ...more
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Tyler Downs liked Jennifer Lindsey's review of Pumpkin Seeds: "This was a fun little unexpected dive into Salem. However, it isn’t anything like what you would expect and that is what makes me like the story even more! The characters are so fun and likable. There are so many twists and turns that you might as we" Read more of this review »
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Tyler Downs liked Tara's review of Pumpkin Seeds: "I was lucky enough to get this as an ARC. The author was new to me, so I figured it would be a fun little adventure. I wasn’t disappointed! It’s a fresh idea, which I appreciated, and I was sucked in quick. A fast, easy read with interesting characte" Read more of this review »
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Tyler Downs liked Whitney's review of Pumpkin Seeds: "I enjoyed this from start to finish. Such a fun, unique story. Incredibly original. Also, creepy with lots of dreads, but also very heartfelt. This book truly has so many wonderful elements to it. I'm terrible at writing reviews, but all I can say is" Read more of this review »
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Tyler Downs rated a book it was amazing Our Sarnath: A Cosmic Horror Novella by Judith Sonnet (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
In hindsight, I’m so happy ‘Our Sarnath’ was my first experience with Judith Sonnet Author. On the surface, this is a Lovecraftian horror love story about a couple visiting a snowy cabin to perform a ritual in hopes of glimpsing a pre-human society vi ...more
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Tyler Downs made a comment on Reader’s review of Fifteen Eyes " How cool! Thank you so much. 🙂 Thats so kind of you. "
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Tyler Downs made a comment on Davyna’s review of Pumpkin Seeds " Aw, I’m sorry to hear the book didn’t connect with you more. But thanks so much for reading and sharing your honest thoughts, Davyna! Appreciate you. "
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Tyler Downs rated a book it was amazing Crossroads, Inc by Andrew Adams (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
Crossroads Inc tells the story of young Hannah and her family as they struggle through poverty in the dystopian town of Glanton. Residents slave away in factories for the reward of ramshackled living conditions, canned meat, and a juice & bleach mixt ...more
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Tyler Downs rated a book it was amazing You Only Need One Kidney, so I Removed One of Mine and Made It Into My Butler; Also, My House Is Haunted by the Ghost of Blockbuster Video by Douglas Hackle (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
Douglas Hackle is truly one of a kind. I think the closest comparison I can make would be a more morbid, highly intoxicated Douglas Adams. Or maybe if Jason Pargin had a weird twin brother who was addicted to bath salts. Doug’s recent book tells the s ...more
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