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T.J. Tranchell was born on Halloween and grew up in Utah. His first book, CRY DOWN DARK, represented Utah on the New York Times “50 States, 50 Scares” list in 2020. Along with that book, TELL NO MAN and THE LAMENTATIONS OF BLACKHAWK form The Blackhawk Cycle. In addition, Tranchell has released two collections: ASLEEP IN THE NIGHTMARE ROOM and THE PRIVATE LIVES OF NIGHTMARES. In 2022, he fulfilled a dream by being published in Fangoria magazine.
Tranchell teaches English at a community college and is currently a student in the UCR- Palm Desert Low Residency MFA program.

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	Mistakes I Made During the Zombie Apocalypse by Michelle Kilmer (Goodreads Author), T.J. Tranchell (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.63 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2015 — 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
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The Lamentations of Blackhawk

My fifth book, The Lamentations of Blackhawk, is almost ready to be unleashed.

Peter Toombs returns to his hometown a decade after the events of CRY DOWN DARK and it's the summer after Maddie Smith's run-in with the demon Ruin. All is not well.

Wildfires rage around town while Peter ghost hunts at various "haunted" locations. Maddie is home with Brandon and David, eyes on the news and on David, who Read more of this blog post »

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