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Matthew Tait

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Born

in Adelaide, Australia

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Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Influences

Clive Barker, Stephen King

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January 2011

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Matthew Tait is an award-winning Australian horror author whose work blends psychological intensity with uncanny, brutal atmosphere. He published his first collection of dark fiction in 2011 and has since built a catalogue of titles praised for their originality and emotional depth. His novel Deception Pass won the Australasian Shadows Award for Best Novel, an honor for which he has been nominated three times. His short story Car Crash Weather was also commended by the Australian Horror Writers Association.

A former horror columnist and lifelong devotee of the genre, Tait’s work has been described as “the sort of horror Clive Barker must read on his days off.” When not crafting unsettling narratives, he’s immersed in the gritty tones of grun ...more

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	Slander Hall 3.50 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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
	Ghosts In A Desert World 3.45 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2011 — 6 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
	Providence Place 3.85 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Random Stairs 3.81 avg rating — 31 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 Hope of Kinfold: Dark Meridian 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Grief School 3.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 202	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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	Davey Ribbon 4.21 avg rating — 14 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
	Homage 3.18 avg rating — 17 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
	Deception Pass 3.40 avg rating — 15 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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Matthew Tait liked Jewell Moreno's review of Providence Place: "This was a little dark for me. A lot of moral dilemmas, and the school wasn't so much haunted as infested with evil. Every story was visceral and disturbing and the five main characters, each struggled with how much this had infected them as students" Read more of this review »
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Matthew Tait liked Juanita❣️'s review of Slander Hall: "Short and Creepy! I was honestly expecting more. But it still gave me the creeps. To think of walking into a haunted place knowing 80 people committed suicide. Absolutely not! "
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Matthew Tait and 1 other person liked Conor Mcvarnock's review of Shee: "Gloriously dumb, old school horror with a bit of an Oirish-y twist. Has a lot of old school misogyny, ableism and ridiculously stereotyped Irish characters but its fun and dumb enough that it's difficult to take proper offence. It has some deliciousl" Read more of this review »
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Matthew Tait and 3 other people liked Daniel Russell's review of Shee: "What's this? Ireland and not Scotland? Ah, Mr Donnelly, you've pulled the ol' switcheroo...a bit. Because while the setting is a little different from all the Donnelly books I've read thus far (rural Scotland for those playing along at home), all his " Read more of this review »
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Matthew Tait rated a book really liked it Dead on the Dolmen: An Oscar Tremont Mystery by Cameron Trost (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
There is something naturally comforting about mysteries that know exactly where they live. Dead on the Dolmen: An Oscar Tremont Mystery is rooted in a way that feels increasingly rare, and the soil it draws from is ancient, stony, and steeped in stor ...more
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Matthew Tait has read Immortal (Tankbread #2) by Paul Mannering (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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Matthew Tait rated a book really liked it Shrike by Joe Donnelly	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
Cosy Scottish horror with that unmistakable nineties vibe.
Jul 06, 2024 03:15PM · like · see review

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