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Jacob Thomas Austin

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Jacob Thomas Austin is a writer from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is the author of the short story anthology, Menagerie, a collection of creature-related horror stories.

Austin's work has appeared in numerous successful publications, including, but not limited to, The Fear House, Literary Yard, and Bewildering Stories. In 2018, he was shortlisted for the genre fiction award in the 87th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. ...more

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"Menagerie" - Out Now!

Hello readers,

Menagerie: Stories, my debut short story anthology, is out today! The collection is currently available in print and e-book on Amazon and in audiobook on Spotify, and it should be live on Audible and Apple Books by next week.

I worked incredibly hard on this collection, amassing stories over nearly a decade of writing, editing, and wrestling with buckets upon buckets of self-doubt. I Read more of this blog post »

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Published on November 19, 2025 09:58 • Tags: anthology, book, book-release, creature-feature, creature-horror, debut, fiction, horror, horror-collection, jacob-thomas-austin, lancaster, menagerie, new-book, pennsylvania, short-stories

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	Menagerie: Stories by Jacob Thomas Austin (Goodreads Author), Joe Brundage (Illustrator), Cathy Banks (Narrator) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — 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
	Gates of Hell Unleashed, an anthology by Matthew Hollis Damon (Goodreads Author), Marie Lanza (Goodreads Author), Brandon Scott 4.17 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 Depths Unleashed, book 1: Volume 4 by Marie Lanza (Goodreads Author), Matthew Hollis Damon (Goodreads Author), Richard Restucci 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Behind the Shadows II by A.R.R. Ash, D.C. Phillips (Goodreads Author), Brooke MacKenzie 3.71 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
	The Dead Unleashed: Volume 3 (Unleashed Anthology series) by Skywatcher Press, Mark Tufo (Goodreads Author), Javan Bonds (Goodreads Author) 4.50 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
	The Stray Branch: Fall/Winter 2022 by Debbie Berk (Goodreads Author), Jacob Thomas Austin (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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