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Shawn Brooks

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Lake Tahoe, The United States

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Horror, Thriller

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SHAWN BROOKS loves the dark. He was born in the mountains of Lake Tahoe. After traveling the world he washed ashore in his current home near Kyoto, Japan. He writes horror fiction and non-fiction travel memoirs. His work has been published in the Japan Times. He enjoys hiking with his Siberian husky and paddle boarding serene lakes with unknown terrors below.

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Average rating: 4.17 · 206 ratings · 184 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Endless is the Night : A Japanese Folk Horror Series (Black Sun, Book 1) 4.03 avg rating — 70 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
	Iomante : A Japanese Folk Horror Series (Black Sun, Book 3) 4.48 avg rating — 33 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
	Under the Amber Wave : A Japanese Folk Horror Series (Black Sun, Book 2) 4.15 avg rating — 33 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
	What Dances in the Dark: a collection of short horror stories 4.22 avg rating — 32 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
	Pine Haven : Short Horror Stories 4.23 avg rating — 22 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
	Dead Roots of the Earth : A Japanese Folk Horror Series (Black Sun, Book 4) 4.06 avg rating — 16 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

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Dead Roots of the Earth : A Japanese Folk Horror Series (Black Sun, Book 4)

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Shawn Brooks is currently reading Dead Roots of the Earth : A Japanese Folk Horror Series (Black Sun, Book 4) by Shawn Brooks (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
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Shawn Brooks rated a book really liked it The Place Beneath the Dirt by Robert King II (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 fantastic debut! Robert has written a fun, fast-paced, noir-ish horror story. I was never bored reading it and was genuinely invested in where the story was going. The mythos leaves lots of rooms for expansion if that's what he has planned, but it ...more
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Shawn Brooks rated a book really liked it Something in the Blood by H. H. Mika (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 great mystery set up and a believable small town dynamic. I liked the Inuit folklore woven into the hunt for the serial killer. Looking forward to more from this author!
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A great mystery set up and a believable small town dynamic. I liked the Inuit folklore woven into the hunt for the serial killer. Looking forward to more from this author!
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Shawn Brooks rated a book really liked it The Reigns of Terror: Demons by Jack Reigns (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
I found these stories fairly entertaining. Some were stronger than others. I particularly liked the one with a stranded motorist. Good twist. The one that deals with a possible haunted apartment had a good atmosphere as well. Being that they are shor ...more
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Shawn Brooks rated a book really liked it The Reigns of Terror: Magic by Jack Reigns (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 quick and fun read. The stories vary from an ancient magical blade that influences people in bloody ways to a grotesque and wild party (the story that made me gag reading it). Creative and horrific. One thing that could make it better would be if t ...more
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