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Scott Langrel

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I was born and raised in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, a town nestled in the mountains of Appalachia. Which, by the way, is pronounced "apple-atcha", not "a-puh-lay-shua". My favorite TV shows as a kid were "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and "Night Gallery" with Rod Serling. I was also drawn to books with larger-than-life heroes such as Doc Savage and Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane. I was (and still am) a big X-files fan, along with Lost, Supernatural, and The Walking Dead.
I prefer horror and thrillers where there is a real, supernatural villain as opposed to psychological horror, and I try to incorporate such characters into my stories. ...more

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New Books, New Directions

Definitely been a while since I posted here. I've written several books since then, and while my old pal Finn McCoy is still going strong (8 books now), I've also tested the waters in Vigilante Justice fiction with The Shearing Season, and, most recently, Western Horror with Drovers and Demons: A Weird Tale of the Old West.

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Scott Langrel’s books

Average rating: 4.0 · 2,519 ratings · 305 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	Homecoming (Finn McCoy, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,007 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Grass Monkey and Other Dark Tales 3.94 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Shadows in the Sand (Finn McCoy, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2013	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
	Cold Chills (Finn McCoy, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2013	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
	Dark Hollows (Finn McCoy, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2014	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
	Blood Carnival (Finn McCoy Thriller #5) 4.37 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2015	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
	Bloodlines (Finn McCoy Thriller #6) 4.58 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2015	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
	Hungry Gods (A Finn McCoy Paranormal Thriller Book 7) 4.64 avg rating — 64 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
	Tiny Terrors (A Finn McCoy Paranormal Thriller Book 8) 4.50 avg rating — 60 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 Blight (Wolf Donovan) 4.35 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2014	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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“When the clock struck twelve, you dropped whatever you were doing and you went and ate your lunch. You had to have your priorities straight, and Alvin Hobbs figured his priorities were as straight as an arrow. Hunting”
― Scott Langrel, Homecoming

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A group to discuss and enjoy the books of modern British horror writers of the last thirty years or so, give or take.

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message 3: by Scott

Dec 25, 2012 04:36AM

Merry Christmas to all my Goodreads friends. Hope your stockings were overflowing with good books!

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message 2: by Scott

Sep 28, 2012 03:57PM

Lakisha wrote: "Thanks for friending me and congratulations on your first novel. Always nice to see a fellow Virginian writer :)"

Sorry I missed this...so many things going on at once. Just saw that you were from Coeburn! Good luck with your writing. Seems to be right up my alley!

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message 1: by Lakisha

Jun 30, 2012 05:42PM

Thanks for friending me and congratulations on your first novel. Always nice to see a fellow Virginian writer :)

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