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David J. Thirteen

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Horror, Fantasy, Suspense

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Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Caitlin R. Kiernan

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David J. Thirteen (he/him) is a writer of horror and other dark fiction. His serialized novels on Wattpad have received over a million reads and led to the publication of both his novel, MR. 8, and the novella, THE GARRISON PROJECT. His short stories have been published on THE OTHER STORIES podcast and in various anthologies including the best selling THE MONSTERS WE FORGOT: VOLUME 1. You can find him at www.DavidJThirteen.com and as @DavidJThirteen on Instagram and Twitter, or in real life on the streets of Toronto, once it's safe to be outside again...if it ever is. ...more

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	The Monsters We Forgot: Volume 1 by R.C. Bowman, Blair Daniels (Goodreads Author), Joel R. Hunt 3.91 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	It Calls From Below: An Eerie River Publishing Anthology by David-Jack Fletcher (Goodreads Author) (Editor), E.L. Giles (Goodreads Author), Justin Allec 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Mr. 8 4.40 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Stories We Tell After Midnight, Volume 3 by Rachel A. Brune (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rachel Unger, C. Patrick Neagle (Goodreads Author) 4.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	It Was All a Dream 2: Another Anthology of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right by Brandon Applegate (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matthew M. Bartlett (Goodreads Author) (Foreword Author), Joe Koch (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 21 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
	Coppice & Brake by Rachel A. Brune (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabrielle Bleu, R.K. Duncan 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The Garrison Project 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Masque & Maelström Volume 1: The Reluctant Exhumation of Edgar Allan Poe by Jessica Augustsson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), T. Fox Dunham (Goodreads Author), Carmelo Rafalà (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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