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David Massengill

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The United States

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Literature & Fiction, Horror, Thriller

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David Massengill's latest work of fiction is the Christmas gothic novella Stranger in the Snow (Grendel Press). He is the author of the horror novella Virulent (Demain Publishing) and three novels—Grave Regrets, The Skin That Fits, and Red Swarm (all published by Montag Press). He has also written the short story collections Extermination Days (Demain Publishing) and Fragments of a Journal Salvaged from a Charred House in Germany, 1816 (Hammer and Anvil Books). His short works of literary and horror fiction have appeared in numerous literary journals, including Eclectica Magazine, Pulp Metal Magazine, Word Riot, The Literary Hatchet, and The Raven Chronicles, among others. He lives in the Seattle area. Visit his website at www.davidmassengi ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 207 ratings · 44 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Gothic Blue Book: The Revenge Edition by Cynthia Pelayo (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Gerardo Pelayo (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Tara Cleves 4.18 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Long Live The New Flesh: Year Two by William Pauley III (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Garrett Calcaterra (Goodreads Author), David Massengill (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2011	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
	Red Swarm 3.77 avg rating — 30 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
	Gothic Blue Book IV: The Folklore Edition by Jay Bonansinga (Goodreads Author), Cynthia Pelayo (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bruce Boston (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Skin That Fits 4.36 avg rating — 14 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
	Extermination Days really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 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
	Fragments of a Journal Salvaged from a Charred House in Germany, 1816 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013	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
	Grave Regrets 4.43 avg rating — 7 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
	Stranger in the Snow 4.42 avg rating — 6 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
	Virulent 4.44 avg rating — 4 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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