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Steve Stred

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Born
in Nakusp, BC, Canada
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A multiple-award nominated author, Steve Stred lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with his wife and son.

Known for his novels, ‘Mastodon,’ ‘Churn the Soil,’ and his series ‘Father of Lies’ where he joined a cult on the dark web for four years, his work has been described as haunting, bleak and is frequently set in the woods near where he grew up. He’s been fortunate to appear in numerous anthologies with some truly amazing authors.

His novel ‘Mastodon’ will be translated into Czech and Italian over the next few years.

He is an Active Member of the HWA and can be found at stevestredauthor.ca





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Book Review: The Demon of Devil’s Cavern by Brennan LaFaro

Title: The Demon of Devil’s Cavern (A Rory Daggett Story)

Author: Brennan LaFaro

Release date: August 24th, 2024

*Huge thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the digital copy of this one!*

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Or do you prefer a one and done and leave them be approach?

I’m 50/50 honestly. Some times I read a book and I’m like ‘Well, that was perfect and we need nothing else there

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“Do you not think that there are things which you cannot understand, and yet which are; that some people see things that others cannot?” – Bram Stoker, Dracula “Mountains overawe and oceans terrify, while the mystery of great forests exercises a spell peculiarly its own.” ― Algernon Blackwood, The Willows “She was awakened by the monster knocking at the door.” – Andrew Pyper, The Only Child”
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