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Randall Lane

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Born

The United States

Website

https://randalllanefiction.com

Genre

Horror, Mystery, Suspense

Influences

Stephen King, C.J. Box, James Lee Burke, Frank Peretti, Ted Dekker

Member Since

September 2019

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Hey y’all, I’m Randall Lane.

I write horror, mystery, and suspense stories rooted in small towns, back roads, and the kind of places where secrets have a way of surviving longer than the people who keep them.

I grew up in South Carolina, where the woods feel closer, the nights feel longer, and stories—especially the unsettling ones—have a way of sticking with you. Like a lot of readers my age, I cut my teeth on Goosebumps, but it was a chance discovery of a novel titled “Monster” by Frank Peretti about a creature lurking in the woods that truly changed everything for me. I found it on a Walmart shelf when I was ten years old, thought the cover looked cool, and ended up reading it cover to cover more times than I can count. That was the moment Hey y’all, I’m Randall Lane.

I write horror, mystery, and suspense stories rooted in small towns, back roads, and the kind of places where secrets have a way of surviving longer than the people who keep them.

I grew up in South Carolina, where the woods feel closer, the nights feel longer, and stories—especially the unsettling ones—have a way of sticking with you. Like a lot of readers my age, I cut my teeth on Goosebumps, but it was a chance discovery of a novel titled “Monster” by Frank Peretti about a creature lurking in the woods that truly changed everything for me. I found it on a Walmart shelf when I was ten years old, thought the cover looked cool, and ended up reading it cover to cover more times than I can count. That was the moment I realized stories could be terrifying, mysterious, and impossible to put down all at once.

More than a decade later, I took the leap into writing fiction myself—and I’ve never looked back.

The stories I tell focus on ordinary people forced to confront the unexplained, the unseen, and the things that refuse to stay buried. I care deeply about character, atmosphere, and the slow burn of dread that creeps in when something feels off long before it turns deadly. My work is influenced by authors like Stephen King, C.J. Box, James Lee Burke, Frank Peretti, Ted Dekker, and Steven James—writers who understand that the most frightening stories are often grounded in familiar places and flawed, relatable people.

When I’m not writing, you’ll usually find me saltwater fishing, watching Braves or Coastal Carolina baseball, or cooking up seafood or gumbo with classic rock playing in the background. I’m an old soul at heart, and that sense of nostalgia and place tends to find its way into my stories whether I plan it or not. Along the way, I continue to sharpen my craft while pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of New Orleans—an experience that’s deepened both my storytelling and my love for the written word.

If you enjoy character-driven horror, Southern Gothic mystery, and suspense that lingers long after the final page, I invite you to step into my books and see where the story takes you. I’m glad you’re here—and I hope you’ll stick around for the journey.

To stay up to date with my writing journey, you can find me on Instagram by searching:

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Or Facebook and YouTube by searching "Randall Lane Fiction"

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	Omah 4.94 avg rating — 18 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
	Old Ghosts of the Valley: A Southern Gothic Horror Novel set in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina 4.13 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
	Trouble in Carolina: Tales from Uncle Joe: A Southern Gothic Paranormal Mystery Series with Witty Humor 4.70 avg rating — 10 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
	When the Bayou Sings: Tales from Uncle Joe: A Southern Gothic Paranormal Mystery Series with Witty Humor 4.25 avg rating — 8 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
	Blood in the Swamp: Tales from Uncle Joe: A Southern Gothic Paranormal Mystery Series with Witty Humor 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
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	The Tall Man of Riddle Road: An Appalachian Coming-of-Age Supernatural Horror 4.20 avg rating — 5 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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	What the Darkness Knows: 12 Unsettling Short Stories of Horror and the Unseen 4.50 avg rating — 4 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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