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Nelson W. Pyles

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Nelson is an author/novelist living in Pittsburgh PA. His work has appeared alongside Harlan Ellison, Meg Hafdahl, F Paul Wilson, Tim Waggoner, Mike Arnzen, Jessica McHugh, and Jack Ketchum,

His collection ALL THESE STEPS LEAD DOWN will be released in October 2024 from Cold War Radio Press.

His novels DEMONS DOLLS AND MILKSHAKES, SPIDERS IN THE DAFFODILS are available from Burning Bulb Publishing as is his first collection EVERYTHING HERE IS A NIGHTMARE

Nelson is also a voice actor, musician and created The Wicked Library. You can find more of his work at
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	The Big Book of Bizarro by Rich Bottles Jr. (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gary Lee Vincent (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Christy Leigh Stewart (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.19 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Fear the Abyss by Eric Beebe (Editor), Harlan Ellison, Jack Ketchum 4.17 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Demons, Dolls, & Milkshakes 4.31 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Fresh Cut Tales: A Collection of Dark Fiction by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author), Nelson W. Pyles (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Everything Here Is A Nightmare: Collected Works Vol 1 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 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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"Come What May" is a new collection from two friends who also happen to be two heavy hitters in horror prose and poetry. Both authors keep the reader on their toes before sometimes revealing that their toes and the floor beneath them is gone. It’s a ...more
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I'm glad to have read it, but frankly, there really isn't a single character in the book that was remotely likeable. Sam Spade is to be fair, an asshole. I was rooting for a secondary character to gun him down abruptly with little fanfare and hide th ...more
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Stunning work that takes a beat or two to attempt blinking away the disbelief of what you're reading...and you never do. The character of Maeve is charming and captivating enough to sick with her in spite of everything that happens in this novel. Abs ...more
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Nelson Pyles answered Goodreads's question: What are you currently working on? I have about 70% of a novel in the can, but I've started plotting out two others which is new for me. I'm also reworking a pile of stories I found on an old floppy disk from the late 90's. There are some fun things there I think and a tremendous amou See Full Answer
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Gabino Iglesias has a tremendous talent in bringing supernatural elements into hard crime and honestly, nobody does it quite like him. This story, possibly the best of his work so far, is an absolute beast. Brotherly love, friendship, myths and reven ...more
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