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David Scott Hay

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Born

OKC., The United States

Website

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Genre

Horror, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Member Since

July 2011

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DSH is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. As a novelist, he is a 2x Kirkus Prize Nominee.

He is Managing Editor of Whiskey Tit's new horror imprint HEADLESS.

He currently lives with his wife and son and dog and a dozen typewriters in a valley between the ocean, the mountains, and the desert. ...more

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	The Butcher of Nazareth by David Scott Hay (Goodreads Author), Dave Fitzgerald (Introduction) 4.25 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	Fall: The Last Testament of Lucifer Morningstar 3.55 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	[NSFW] 4.04 avg rating — 89 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
	The Fountain 3.93 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Cloning Christ: The Second Book of Daniel 3.54 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Fragile Anthology by Michael Allen Rose (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brian Keene (Goodreads Author), Cynthia Pelayo (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Starlite Pulp Review #5 by Karen Harrington (Goodreads Author), Charles Ardai, Andrew Miller 4.83 avg rating — 12 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] Violent Sex: a play in two acts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Feast 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
	Hazy Parade: The (Approximated) Lyrics of Alice Street by Alice Street, Darren Callahan, Robert Dean Lurie (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2023	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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Hi folks, I’m still here! Been in the woodshed smashing pulp and traveling. I’ll be starting two mentorships very soon. One through the SFWA, and another with hopes of getting a terrific non-fiction manuscript across the finish line. I’ll have announcements in the next few months for two projects I’m very excited about. (novel and novelette) In addition, I’ll have details regarding an amazing even

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David Scott Hay and 2 other people liked Manny Torres's review of The Butcher of Nazareth: "Exquisitely executed. With a minimal narrative it manages to place you in that sandy, superstitious place that was Nazareth during biblical times. It really captures the tone of the New Testament with its bloody violence. For this type of story and s" Read more of this review »
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David Scott Hay and 1 other person liked Madison Jones's review of The Butcher of Nazareth: "LET THE RECORD SHOW I WAS INTRIGUED EVEN WHEN I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING TO BE SACRILEGIOUS. This is a TIGHT, lean and mean speculative fiction, horror (lite) piece. It claims to take place between the Old and New Testaments, not quite true, it's expand" Read more of this review »
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David Scott Hay and 2 other people liked Lorrie Ness's review of The Butcher of Nazareth: "Everyone has probably pondered the hypothetical scenario of: "If you could go back in time and eradicate a person responsible for genocide when they were a baby, would you do it?" This book is for anyone who has ever said yes to that question. Hell, " Read more of this review »
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David Scott Hay answered Kaitlyn's question: Any plans to release your books in ebook format? This month! Only on the Whiskeytit.com site. Audiobook news coming soon as well!
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David Scott Hay made a comment on Jane Rice’s review of The Butcher of Nazareth " Ah, thank you! "
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David Scott Hay made a comment on JT O'Neal’s review of The Butcher of Nazareth " Thank you! "
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David Scott Hay made a comment on Jay Stringer’s review of The Butcher of Nazareth " Thanks for giving it a shot, Jay! "
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