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David Williams

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Born

in Buffalo, The United States

Website

Https://www.umbrasignal.com/

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Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery

Influences

J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Crichton, Deaver, Rollins, Child, Anthony, ...more

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July 2025

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Selected scene shorts are on YouTube @CipherlockPress:
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Thrilled to share that The Umbra Signal was named a
2025 American Writing Awards Finalist — Science Fiction.

Thrilled to share that The Umbra Signal received a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MUST READ
review on Reedsy Discovery!

“The Matrix meets The Da Vinci Code with a tip of the hat to James Joyce.
Exercise for your little grey cells.” — Gordon A. Long, Reedsy Discovery

https://reedsy.com/discovery/best-sci...

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David Williams's Blog: Reedsy 5-STAR Celebration

When Readers See Something You Didn’t Plan For

Happy New Year, all!

One of the most interesting parts of releasing The Umbra Signal has been seeing how readers describe the experience in their own words, and project what they see, hear, smell, feel, think, and... EMOTE.

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Published on January 06, 2026 11:01 • Tags: creepypasta, psychological-thriller, science-fiction, signal-horror, siren-head

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David Williams made a comment in the group Booktok 📚 — Award-recognized Cipherlock Sci-Fi™ novel — Chanticleer International Book Awards Finalist. topic " Appreciate the thoughtful discussion here. For those who’ve asked about recognition, The Umbra Signal has received juried acknowledgment from both the ...more "
Jan 16, 2026 07:51AM
David Williams made a comment in the group Booktok 📚 — Award-recognized Cipherlock Sci-Fi™ novel — Chanticleer International Book Awards Finalist. topic " Appreciate the thoughtful discussion here. For those who’ve asked about recognition, The Umbra Signal has received juried acknowledgment from both the ...more "
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David Williams made a comment in the group Booktok 📚 — Award-recognized Cipherlock Sci-Fi™ novel — Chanticleer International Book Awards Finalist. topic " Appreciate the thoughtful discussion here. For those who’ve asked about recognition, The Umbra Signal has received juried acknowledgment from both the ...more "
Jan 16, 2026 07:50AM
David Williams wrote a new blog post When Readers See Something You Didn’t Plan For Happy New Year, all! One of the most interesting parts of releasing The Umbra Signal has been seeing how readers describe the experience in their own w Read more of this blog post »
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