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Kevin J. Kennedy

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Born

in Scotland, The United Kingdom

Twitter

https://twitter.com/KevinJKennedy01

Genre

Horror, Thriller, Ebooks

Influences

Richard Laymon. Carlton Mellick III. and Edward Lee.

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September 2013

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Kevin J. Kennedy is a Scottish horror author known for his fast-paced storytelling, dark humor, and unforgettable characters. He is also the curator of the bestselling The Horror Collection and Classic Monsters anthology series.

When he’s not writing tales of blood-soaked chaos, Kevin champions indie horror, supports fellow authors, and dreams up new ways to keep readers sleeping with the lights on.

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	The Horror Collection: Gold Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author), Becky Narron (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amy Cross (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Halloween Land 3.46 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	100 Word Horrors: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amy Cross (Goodreads Author), John Dover (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Horror Collection: Black Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Becky Narron (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 331 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
	Collected Christmas Horror Shorts by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author), Brandy Yassa (Editor), C.S. Anderson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Horror Collection: White Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author), Mark Tufo (Goodreads Author), Amy Cross (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Horror Collection: Sapphire Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Natasha Sinclair (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Graham Masterton 4.14 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Horror Collection: Purple Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author), Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author), Ray Garton 4.02 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Horror Collection: Topaz Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lee Mountford (Goodreads Author), Ann Keeran (editor) 4.28 avg rating — 218 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
	Collected Easter Horror Shorts (Collected Horror Shorts #2) by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brandy Yassa (Editor), Lisa Vasquez (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2017 — 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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Collected Horror Shorts (6 books)
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4.06 avg rating — 1,048 ratings

Classic Monsters (7 books)
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Brian Hodge (Goodreads Author),

Lucas Pederson (Goodreads Author),

Danielle DeVor (Goodreads Author),

Bill Davidson,

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Edmund Stone,

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4.24 avg rating — 480 ratings

The Best of Indie Horror (2 books)
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R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author),

Eric Butler (Goodreads Author),

Matthew A. Clarke (Goodreads Author),

Steve Stred (Goodreads Author),

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4.25 avg rating — 235 ratings

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Allison

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Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives

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Kevin liked Terry's review of Perspective: "Samantha. Described as a petite woman who we find out is a big personality with an even bigger secret. She meets a lonely man from her gym and leads him on an adventure. How his world changes, darker and wider. They travel around Europe and meet up w" Read more of this review »
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“Last name, Van Helsing, first name Abraham.”
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“Hey, how is a divorce like a hand grenade?” I ask. He shrugs. “You pull off the ring and your whole house is gone.”
― Kevin J. Kennedy, 100 Word Horrors: Book 3: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles

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“felt like a trudge through a pissed off walk-in freezer.”
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“No fuckin way: cunt dies when ah fuckin well say eh dies.

(Jim Frances Begbie as he is trying to resuscitate a friend who's having a stroke.)”
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