Brandon Massey (born June 9, 1973) is an American writer of

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, specializing in the horror and suspense genres. He is the author of several published novels, short story collections, and is the editor of three anthologies. Massey lives with his family near

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. He is a winner of the Gold Pen Award for Best Thriller from the Black Writers Alliance.

Early life

Massey was born in

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, and grew up in Zion, a suburb north of

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Work

Many of Massey's works are set in and around

and in the Deep South. His novels frequently incorporate elements of horror, suspense, and the supernatural. Massey's stories involve contemporary

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life in both urban and southern gothic settings.

Publishing

Several of Massey's earliest novels were published by

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under its Dafina imprint. His subsequent works have been published by Dark Corner Publishing, his own independent publishing company based in Atlanta.

Bibliography

*''Thunderland'' (1999) *''Dark Corner'' (2004) *''Dark Dreams'' (As Editor) (2004) *'' Within the Shadows'' (2005) *''Dark Dreams II: Voices From the Other Side'' (As Editor) (2006) *''Twisted Tales'' (2006) *''The Other Brother'' (2006) *''Vicious'' (2006) *''Dark Dreams III: Whispers in the Night'' (As Editor) (2006) *''The Last Affair'' (2007) (written under the pen name ''Rachee'') *''Don't Ever Tell'' (2008) *''The Ancestors (2009) (Collection of African-American horror short stories by Brandon Massey,

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, and L.A. Banks)'' *''Covenant (2010)'' *''Darker The Night: Collection (2011)'' *''Darkness To Come (2013)'' *''In The Dark (2014)'' *''Frenzied (2017)'' *''Nana'' (2018) *''The Quiet Ones'' (2020) *No Stone Unturned (2022)

References

External links

Brandon Massey's website
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