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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: Stories by Jacob Thomas Austin (Goodreads Author), Heather Davis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cathy Banks (Narrator) 4.43 avg rating — 14 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 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 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
	Behind the Shadows II by A.R.R. Ash, D.C. Phillips (Goodreads Author), Brooke MacKenzie 3.55 avg rating — 11 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 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
	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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Big shout-out to everyone who entered the Goodreads giveaway for Menagerie, and congrats to those who snagged a free copy. To the other 1,466 entrants (!!!), I encourage you to still check out the book if you are so inclined:

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Published on May 20, 2026 09:41 • Tags: anthology, book, creature-feature, creature-horror, fiction, giveaway, horror, horror-collection, jacob-thomas-austin, lancaster, menagerie, pennsylvania, short-stories

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

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