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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] 4.07 avg rating — 84 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 Butcher of Nazareth by David Scott Hay (Goodreads Author), Dave Fitzgerald (Introduction) 4.77 avg rating — 47 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
	The Fountain 3.91 avg rating — 44 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 — 2 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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One Word Kill (Impossible Times, #1)

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David Scott Hay and 1 other person liked Kel's review of The Butcher of Nazareth: "While I enjoyed it, it feels unfinished. Two pieces of bread but nothing in between to make it a sandwich. Really wish there was more fleshed out of the Butcher instead of all the dead air between acts. But, the last part was very good."
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