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David Scott Hay

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OKC., The United States

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Horror, Historical Fiction, Fiction

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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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	Fall: The Last Testament of Lucifer Morningstar 3.55 avg rating — 116 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] 4.09 avg rating — 82 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
	The Fountain 3.98 avg rating — 43 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
	The Butcher of Nazareth by David Scott Hay (Goodreads Author), Dave Fitzgerald (Introduction) 4.96 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2026	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 3.50 avg rating — 36 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 — 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
	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 liked Dan Scamell's review of Invaginies: "Invaginies from Clash Books is a collection of short dark stories by Joe Koch that releases June 25 2024! I received this one as an advance copy in return for an honest review. This one clocks in at around 230 pages, and contains 18 stories of varying" Read more of this review »
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David Scott Hay liked Blaiz Ferrel's review of [NSFW]: "I just finished this audiobook and honestly… I’m still trying to process what I experienced. This was a wild, chaotic, experimental ride set in the near-future world of social media moderation — where the job is to stare into the worst parts of humani" Read more of this review »
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David Scott Hay rated a book it was amazing Great America in Dead World by David Agranoff (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
A very successful experiment in the PKD style. If PKD were alive today what book might he writer? THIS ONE. Take the current shit storm and the one on the horizon and you're good to go. Highly recommend. Smart, savvy, and plausible. ...more
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David Scott Hay rated a book it was amazing American Triage: From 9/11 to Fahrenheit 451 by Adam Axler (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
Hilarious, intense, illuminating, and infuriating. Essentially emergency medicine confidential. From national tragedies to knucklehead urgent care patients, this is America.
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David Scott Hay liked Kaitlyn Lopez-Collier's review of The Butcher of Nazareth: "Thank you David for sending me an ARC! All thoughts are my own. Wow, where do I start? This story was incredibly thought provoking, a little blasphemous, quite bloody and overall moving. The story is told from an anti-hero’s perspective during the ti" Read more of this review »
Jan 29, 2026 07:41AM · see review
David Scott Hay made a comment on his review of The Butcher of Nazareth " Thank you, Tom! I’ll be sure and sign and swag it. Hope you dig it. "
Jan 18, 2026 06:06PM · see review
David Scott Hay rated a book it was amazing Feast by David Scott Hay (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
A who's who of top and rising trad/indie horror writers. Formatted like an old school album, artist include: Introduction / Sadie Hartmann Side A Tomorrows 1. THE EPIDEMIC OF SHRINK-RAY GUN VIOLENCE PLAGUING OUR SCHOOLS MUST END / Pedro Iniguez / 114 2. ...more
Jan 18, 2026 10:56AM · 1 like · like · see review
David Scott Hay made a comment on Lori’s review of The Butcher of Nazareth " Thank you, Lori. Your review is humbling and I’m thrilled you felt the plight of the Butcher. 🙏🏽 "
Jan 05, 2026 05:03PM · see review