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Kevin J. Kennedy

Goodreads Author

Born

in Scotland, The United Kingdom

Twitter

https://twitter.com/KevinJKennedy01

Genre

Horror, Thriller, Ebooks

Influences

Richard Laymon. Carlton Mellick III. and Edward Lee.

Member Since

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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Average rating: 4.07 · 13,118 ratings · 2,442 reviews · 164 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Horror Collection: Gold Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author), Becky Narron (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amy Cross (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 522 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 — 513 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
	The Horror Collection: Black Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Becky Narron (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 341 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
	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 — 353 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
	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 — 305 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 — 287 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 4.03 avg rating — 268 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 — 222 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
	The Horror Collection: Nightmare Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Simon Clark, Lee Mountford (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 222 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

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Collected Horror Shorts (6 books)
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Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author),

Ryan Colley (Goodreads Author),

Dexter McLeod (Goodreads Author),

C.W. Stevenson,

Veronica Smith (Goodreads Author),

Stephen Barnard (Goodreads Author),

Lucretia Stanhope (Goodreads Author),

Brian Moreland (Goodreads Author),

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4.06 avg rating — 1,048 ratings

Classic Monsters (7 books)
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Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author),

Brian Hodge (Goodreads Author),

Lucas Pederson (Goodreads Author),

Danielle DeVor (Goodreads Author),

Bill Davidson,

Ryan Colley (Goodreads Author),

Callum Pearce (Goodreads Author),

Edmund Stone,

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4.24 avg rating — 508 ratings

The Best of Indie Horror (2 books)
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Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author),

Natasha Sinclair (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author),

Eric Butler (Goodreads Author),

Matthew A. Clarke (Goodreads Author),

Steve Stred (Goodreads Author),

Patrick Rueman,

Matthew V. Brockmeyer (Goodreads Author),

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4.25 avg rating — 235 ratings

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Fever House (Fever House, #1)

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Blood Crazy: Aten Unbound: Nick and friends commence a new set of post-apocalyptic adventures (Blood Crazy Series Book 4)

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Kevin liked Maggie Rogers's review of The Clown: A Halloween Land Story: "I read Halloween Land, and the clown was my favorite character, so I was excited to dive into this prequel. It was fun to get a deeper look into the carnival and the backstory on who the clown was before the carnival took her. If you liked the first " Read more of this review »
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Kevin and 2 other people liked Christina Bergling's review of The Clown: A Halloween Land Story: "I love Kennedy's book Halloween Land. The Clown in that story is my favorite character. So I was delighted to take another trip to the carnival with The Clown, particularly to get her origin story. The carnival remains absolutely madness and depravit" Read more of this review »
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Kevin liked Rebecca Bectoria's review of The Clown: A Halloween Land Story: "What a great story. I don't like clowns they are terrifying. The carnival was fantastic, it was gory, disturbing too and I loved it 😂. I can't wait to get started on the next book and see what Michelle does at the carnival."
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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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― Kevin J. Kennedy, The Horror Collection: X-Ray Edition

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