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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.

Both books were a blast to write, and each served a purpose. The Shearing S Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.99 · 2,441 ratings · 302 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	Homecoming (Finn McCoy, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 985 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 — 277 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) 4.21 avg rating — 151 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) 4.27 avg rating — 117 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) 4.30 avg rating — 113 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) 4.35 avg rating — 94 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) 4.56 avg rating — 86 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) 4.61 avg rating — 62 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) 4.49 avg rating — 57 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) 4.34 avg rating — 53 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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