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Tom Deady's first novel, HAVEN, won the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. He has since published several novels and novellas. He has a Master's Degree in English and Creative Writing and is a member of both the Horror Writers Association and the New England Horror Writers Association. He resides in Arizona where he is working on his next novel.
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	The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks by Tom Deady (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Will Errickson (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 708 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Haven by Tom Deady (Goodreads Author), Gail Cross (Cover Art) 3.91 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 2016 — 7 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
	Those Left Behind by Tom Deady (Goodreads Author), Kealan Patrick Burke (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 296 ratings — 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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	Eternal Darkness by Tom Deady (Goodreads Author), Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.02 avg rating — 153 ratings — 7 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
	Of Men and Monsters 4.31 avg rating — 140 ratings — 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 Clearing 3.87 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Coleridge 3.80 avg rating — 61 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
	Tales From Circadia by Tom Deady (Goodreads Author), Glenn Chadbourne (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 49 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
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I've been setting writing and publication goals for a few years but I've never made them public before. This year, I'm putting them out into the world...because I don't put enough pressure on myself, I guess :) Repackage three existing novellas ( Weekend Getaway , In the Glastenbury Woods , Of Men and Monsters ) with a new novella or novelette and release as a collection. I've taken the rights bac Read more of this blog post »

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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen

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“It’s a book! All books should be read, and you know, maybe this is the story I need to read today,” she’d point to her recently completed book. “That’s what books do; they offer us something we’re looking for.”
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