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Masques Macabre
Masques Macabre is “a juicy collection of stories, with some great character development and a lot of original ideas. Recommended!” [Horror After Dark]. “This collection consists of four unique stories. Bruns handles plot, setting, and characterization exceptionally well in all four. The horror creeps slowly under your skin until you suddenly realize you’re in the midst of madness.” [Quiet Fury]. “Bruns creates realistic settings for his well-imagined, lively characters.” [Kirkus Reviews].
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Published January 29, 2026
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Brian David Bruns
40 books73 followersBrian David Bruns is a bestselling author, speaker, and award-winning humorist—repeat winner of Foreword Magazine’s Humor Book of the Year as well as winner of the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award and the USA REBA Grand Prize.
ABC 20/20’s Deborah Roberts observed, “This man has seen it all,” and CBS Today Show’s Peter Greenberg calls his work, “Absolutely hilarious!”. But really he is most delighted by being a British tabloid favorite.
Bruns has lived in Transylvania—in Dracula’s hometown!—and adventured in over 70 countries around the world. His unique experiences have been featured in articles in a dozen languages. He is also a keynote and motivational speaker, and does commercial narration, including voice work with celebrities such as Gene Simmons.
Most recently Bruns is creator of Motivational Monsters®—a unique blend of cheeky wit, quirky history, and self improvement disguised as monster lore. The brand includes books (The Motivational Ghost), lectures (How Vampires Saved My Family), podcast appearances, and the Motivational Monsters Club.
He also introduced the Not Monsters Pledge, donating 1% of profits to help animals abused because of superstition, fear, and ignorance—black cats, wolves, and bats. And just in case there’s sea monsters, he’s helping clean up our oceans, too.
ABC 20/20’s Deborah Roberts observed, “This man has seen it all,” and CBS Today Show’s Peter Greenberg calls his work, “Absolutely hilarious!”. But really he is most delighted by being a British tabloid favorite.
Bruns has lived in Transylvania—in Dracula’s hometown!—and adventured in over 70 countries around the world. His unique experiences have been featured in articles in a dozen languages. He is also a keynote and motivational speaker, and does commercial narration, including voice work with celebrities such as Gene Simmons.
Most recently Bruns is creator of Motivational Monsters®—a unique blend of cheeky wit, quirky history, and self improvement disguised as monster lore. The brand includes books (The Motivational Ghost), lectures (How Vampires Saved My Family), podcast appearances, and the Motivational Monsters Club.
He also introduced the Not Monsters Pledge, donating 1% of profits to help animals abused because of superstition, fear, and ignorance—black cats, wolves, and bats. And just in case there’s sea monsters, he’s helping clean up our oceans, too.
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