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About Michaelbrent Collings
Michaelbrent Collings is an internationally-bestselling novelist, produced screenwriter, and speaker. Best known for horror (and voted one of the top 100 Greatest All-Time Horror Writers in a Ranker vote of nearly 20,000 readers), Collings has written bestselling thrillers, mysteries, sci-fi and fantasy titles, and even humor and non-fiction.
In addition to popular success, Michaelbrent has also received critical acclaim: he is the only person who has ever been a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award (twice), a Dragon Award (twice), and a RONE Award, and he and his work have been reviewed and/or featured on everything from Publishers Weekly to Scream Magazine to NPR. An engaging and entertaining speaker, he is also a frequent guest at comic cons and on writing podcasts like Six Figure Authors, The Creative Penn, Writing Excuses, and others; and is a mental health advocate and TEDx speaker.
Find out more about him at WrittenInsomnia.com.
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“I want your whole group to come closer, Detective. So you can see.”
“And if we don’t?”
“Then I execute the first ten students, and one every minute after that. I bet you run out of resolve before I run out of hostages.”
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When armed commandos storm an elite boarding school, the police think it’s a plot for ransom, or an attempt to extort favors from the teens’ powerful parents.
"Collings skillfully manipulates language to prolong the suspense and terror" – Publishers Weekly
But the men, led by a killer who calls himself ‘‘Teacher,” have much darker plans in mind.
“Disturbing horror… intense writing that keeps you reading…” – Horror Drive-in
Teacher intends to give a lesson unlike any taught before.
“One of the best books I have read this year if not ever.” – The Avid Reader
A lesson written on flesh.
A lesson inked in blood.
“Plenty of twists and turns…” - Horror World
A lesson about monsters.
“A brutal, no holds barred story… highly recommended…” – Char’s Horror Corner
The bell has been rung, the lesson begun.
And the lesson is this:
“From the moment I began reading, I was hooked…” – Totally Addicted to Reading
The monsters are real, and to them... you are just a plaything
Worldwide bestseller and multiple Bram Stoker Award and Dragon Award finalist Michaelbrent Collings brings you a horror that is all-too real… and truly MALIGNANT. Tap the link and get your copy today!
"Fantastic! Fantastic! Fantastic!" - Walking On Bookshelves
"BILLY WAS ONLY FOURTEEN YEARS OLD THE FIRST TIME HE DIED."
And with those words begins the bestselling saga of Billy Jones. Billy, like many of us, leads what he believes is a fairly normal life: trying to get through school, trying to deal with his first crush, and trying to avoid the bullies who seem intent on trying to prove he can be flushed down a toilet.
But all that changes (or at least some of it) when Billy discovers that Powers walk among us. These Powers (what you or I would call witches or warlocks) have divided into two camps: the Dawnwalkers, dedicated to the protection of humanity and the secrecy of the world of the Powers; and the Darksiders, who want nothing more or less than complete control of the world and the enslavement of all humanity. For years the Darksiders and Dawnwalkers have lived in a state of uneasy truce: ever since the last War of the Powers, when the evil Darksider Wolfen was defeated and banished, cast out of the world of the Powers and ordered never to return.
But now there are whispers. There are stirrings. Portents.
Wolfen has returned. The Darksiders are on the rise. And Billy is the only one who can save the world.
International bestseller and multiple Dragon Award finalist Michaelbrent Collings invites you on a journey into the farthest reaches of space…and maybe even back again.
It was supposed to be a walk in the park—literally. Just a quick trip into Muir Woods to grab a few samples for a science lab, then back home again (for better or worse).
“The most fun I have had in a long time!” (The Reading Nook)
But life doesn’t always go as planned, and a three-hour hike in the woods turns into a three-hundred-light-year trip to another galaxy when Max, Noah, Leya, and Chloe get kidnapped by a trio of aliens surveying Earth.
A fast-paced read that captured my attention from the first page to the last…” (The Avid Reader)
Now, light-years from home—from parents, from friends, from everything they know and love—four Earthlings are about to find themselves in the middle of an intergalactic war of extermination. A war that, if lost, will mean not only the death of their new friends, but the end of humanity.
“I laughed out loud…” (Rae’s Reading Lounge)
On the bright side, their lab project is going to blow the teacher’s mind.
Assuming they can survive long enough to get home.
And assuming there’s still a home to get back to.
Mixing the action and sci-fi adventure of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games and Neil Shusterman’s Scythe; the high-concept fun of The Mandalorian and Star Wars; and the suspense, thrills, and humor of Stranger Things and Goonies, Michaelbrent Collings’ Light-Years From Home is an adventure like no other. Get your copy and begin the journey today!
Internationally-bestselling author and multiple Bram Stoker Award finalist Michaelbrent Collings brings you one of the "100 Best Horror Books of All Time" (BookAuthority)...
All passengers, please prepare for departure...
An employee, a cop, and six passengers; a prisoner, a stowaway, and a madman.
"Fun novel, fast paced... Great story, recommended." - Hellnotes
These are the people waiting at the Lawton bus terminal.
"If you need a fast-paced thriller that chills and keeps you guessing, look no further..." - Horror Novel Reviews
Mostly late-night travelers who want nothing more than to get to their destinations, and employees who want nothing more than to get through the graveyard shift.
"[Collings] brings the reader close in and doesn't want them to leave... I'd give this an A." - Horror Drive-In
But when a strange, otherworldly fog rolls in, the night changes to nightmare. Because something hides in the fog. Something powerful. Something strange. Something... inhuman.
"A great read." - Sci-Fi and Scary
Soon, those in the terminal have been cut off from the rest of the world. No phones, no computers. Just ten strangers in the terminal... and The Other.
"A thrill-fest of a novel that I blazed through..." - Inkheist Book Reviews
The Other is the force in the mist. The Other is the thing that has captured them. And The Other wants to play a game.
"[A]n intense, creepy, and twisty read... the suspense will have you on the edge of your seat." - A Book Lover's Life
The rules are simple:
- The people in the terminal must choose a single person from among them. That person will live. The rest will die.
- Anyone who attempts to leave the terminal before the final vote will die.
- The final vote... must be unanimous.
5 stars! "[A] nightmarish tale that was both captivating and frightening and also a novel that I would highly recommend!" - The Genre Minx
A nightmare. And getting worse, because the best way to make a vote unanimous... is to kill the other voters.
Welcome to the Terminal.
"5 stars... another outstanding novel from author Michaelbrent Collings..." - Horror After Dark
One of the "Best Reads of 2019" (Horror After Dark); a "Top 10 Read of 2019" (Sci-fi & Scary)
PRAISE FOR COLLINGS' WORK:
"[Collings] has a gift." - Publishers Weekly
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"I knew I was in for a treat when I opened [Collings’ book]." - ScreamFix
screamfix.com/book-review-terminal-by-michaelbrent-collings/
"A master." - Scream Magazine
screamhorrormag.com/twisted-book-review/
" I have never been disappointed in any of [Collings’ books]." - Horror Novel Reviews
horrornovelreviews.com/2019/05/02/michaelbrent-collings-terminal-review/
"Intense and downright scary." - Horror Geek Life
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Internationally-bestselling author and multiple Bram Stoker Award finalist Michaelbrent Collings brings you "a taut, spine-tingling story that puts a chilling new spin on the concepts of justice and redemption." (Publishers Weekly)
Your sins are Legion…
… and now you belong to him.
Legion is a teacher. An avenging angel. A murderer.
A madman.
"This is the kind of story that once you start it will not release you until it is ready." - The Genre Minx
Born in the blood of a dying mother, raised in the underground lair of an insane father, he travels the world looking for those who keep secrets and sins. He finds those who have fallen short, and teaches them the lessons they need to leave their mistakes behind.
Even if he has to kill them to do it. Because sometimes murder is the only way to teach a proper lesson.
"I see [Collings'] name and I grab the book... now that I have met Legion, I have to know more about him." - Fundinmental Book Reviews
So when he sees a man kidnap two people on the side of the road, Legion knows it is time to teach again.
"This is a book that genuinely is hard to put down" - Hellnotes
Soon he finds himself caught in the crossfire of a coup in a Russian crime syndicate. He is captured, beaten, bleeding, in chains; cut off and alone.
It’s just the way he likes it.
"You'll want to check this one out!" - Horror Book Reviews
Legion has found his students. And for them, life is about to become frightening and so much... stranger.
Grab your copy of this bestselling novel that straddles thriller, suspense, mystery, humor, and horror in a way only Collings can!
PRAISE FOR COLLINGS' WORK:
"[Collings] has a gift." - Publishers Weekly
publishersweekly.com/978-1-08-115988-7
"I knew I was in for a treat when I opened [Collings’ book]." - ScreamFix
screamfix.com/book-review-terminal-by-michaelbrent-collings/
"A master." - Scream Magazine
screamhorrormag.com/twisted-book-review/
"I read [Collings' book] at one sitting… and gasped aloud several times at expertly-done twists." - The Horror Fiction Review
thehorrorfictionreview.blogspot.com/2019/09/reviews-for-week-of-september-16-2019.html
" I have never been disappointed in any of [Collings’ books]." - Horror Novel Reviews
horrornovelreviews.com/2019/05/02/michaelbrent-collings-terminal-review/
"Intense and downright scary." - Horror Geek Life
horrorgeeklife.com/2020/08/06/book-review-michaelbrent-colling-the-forest/
"Don't miss this one." - Monster Librarian
monsterlibrarian.com/TheCirculationDesk/book-review-scavenger-hunt-by-michaelbrent-collings/
"Collings excels at building good characters." - Hellnotes
hellnotes.com/book-review
One of Amazon’s Most Popular Horror Authors, #1 bestseller Michaelbrent Collings brings you his most thrilling story… and invites you to get lost in The Forest.
Three kids went in.
Now, twenty years later, the two survivors are going back…
For Tricia and Alex, the idea is simple: find and rescue their friend, Sam, from his insane mother.
“Nightmare fuel… intense and downright scary.” – Horror Geek Life
But when they enter the forest, they discover that their idea is anything but simple. Because this forest isn’t like any other.
“I loved this crazy ride of a novel!” – The Reading Nook
In this forest, a silver mist cloaks the truth. In this forest, a simple trip of a few miles can turn into a nightmare.
In this forest, the monsters are real.
“I found myself drawn into the terror and confusion…. Nicely done.” – Rae’s Reading Lounge
Twenty years later, Tricia and Alex remember nothing of what happened that day they lost their friend. They know only that three kids went in, but only two came out.
“Impressive, engrossing… I read it within one sitting.” – Scared Sheepless
Now, they are going back. To find their lost memories. To discover what happened to Sam that day.
"It was intriguing, it was original, it was... a mind-f***." - Well-Read Beard
To encounter fear itself.
“A wild ride…” – Guildmaster Gaming
The forest, as Alex and Tricia will discover, is a place where madness reigns. A place where a simple path becomes an ordeal. A place where the past comes to life, and the future is anything but certain.
Because the dead don’t stay dead… in The Forest.
CRITICAL PRAISE FOR COLLINGS' OTHER WORK:
"Collings... has a gift for conjuring unsettling atmospheres and subverting readers' expectations." - Publishers Weekly
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"I knew I was in for a treat when I opened [Collings' book]." - ScreamFix
screamfix.com/book-review-terminal-by-michaelbrent-collings/
"Collings is a master." - Scream Magazine
screamhorrormag.com/twisted-book-review/
"I read [Collings' book] at one sitting, kept changing my mind who I was rooting for, and gasped aloud several times at expertly-done twists." - The Horror Fiction Review
thehorrorfictionreview.blogspot.com/2019/09/reviews-for-week-of-september-16-2019.html
"I've been a fan of Michaelbrent Collings' books for a long time... but I have never been disappointed in any of them." - Horror Novel Reviews
horrornovelreviews.com/2019/05/02/michaelbrent-collings-terminal-review/
"If you want excitement, don't miss this one." - Monster Librarian
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Bestselling author Michaelbrent Collings brings you a Bram Stoker Award finalist critics call "a great novel with terror in the depths of the ocean" (Horror After Dark) that is "pretty near perfect" (The San Francisco Book Review)!
There are places we were never meant to go...
A woman searching for a sister lost at sea. A man bent on finding lost treasure. A mother who has lost all hope. A maniac who believes all life exists for his pleasure. The man who would keep them all safe.
"The tension cranks tight.... I wanted more and wasn't ready to be done reading yet." - The Horror Fiction Review
Toogether, they will all seek below the waves for treasures long buried, and riches beyond belief.
"You're sure to be hooked after the first chapter!" - Horror Fuel
But those treasures hide something. Something ancient, something dark. A creature that exists only to feed on those that would enter into its realm.
"Hooked me early in the story and I couldn't stop reading." - Dungeon Crawlers Radio
A creature... of The Deep.
PRAISE FOR COLLINGS' WORK:
"[Collings] has a gift." - Publishers Weekly
publishersweekly.com/978-1-08-115988-7
"I knew I was in for a treat when I opened [Collings’ book]." - ScreamFix
screamfix.com/book-review-terminal-by-michaelbrent-collings/
"A master." - Scream Magazine
screamhorrormag.com/twisted-book-review/
"I read [Collings' book] at one sitting… and gasped aloud several times at expertly-done twists." - The Horror Fiction Review
thehorrorfictionreview.blogspot.com/2019/09/reviews-for-week-of-september-16-2019.html
" I have never been disappointed in any of [Collings’ books]." - Horror Novel Reviews
horrornovelreviews.com/2019/05/02/michaelbrent-collings-terminal-review/
"Intense and downright scary." - Horror Geek Life
horrorgeeklife.com/2020/08/06/book-review-michaelbrent-colling-the-forest/
"Don't miss this one." - Monster Librarian
monsterlibrarian.com/TheCirculationDesk/book-review-scavenger-hunt-by-michaelbrent-collings/
"Collings excels at building good characters." - Hellnotes
hellnotes.com/book-review
* (Superior Achievement in a Novel, see Horror Writers Association at horror.org/2015-bram-stoker-award-winners/)
Levi Phillips is a warlock living in the woods of rural Ohio. With his apprentice, Matthew, Levi operates one of the most ferocious covens in the world, known as The Black Fang. Managing the coven like an international corporation, Levi controls its enormous wealth while running a moonshine operation as a front. But when a plot to assassinate Levi is exposed, the warlock decides it's time to destroy The Black Fang and the destruction could create a new beginning.
The Black Fang Betrayal features today's best horror, dark fantasy and thriller writers collaborating on a unique and fascinating novel. Armed with nothing but a prompt and a character name, each author became a warlock of The Black Fang and wrote a first-person account as a member of the coven. Using themes and sequences woven throughout the complete narrative, a cohesive page-turner emerges.
#1 Horror Bestseller and multiple Bram Stoker finalist Michaelbrent Collings brings you a "chilling collection of eight tales... as scary as they are satisfying" (Publisher's Weekly).
A family that wins tablet computers at a deal to good to be believed...
A man who is sent across the universe, only to discover the most dangerous world in existence...
A hitman who realizes that his greatest contract is going to be himself...
A man whose child has been targeted by a cult, and must decide what he is willing to do to save those he loves...
Michaelbrent Collings brings you eight tales of people whose lives -- and sometimes deaths -- have fallen into decay.
Tales of the ordinary and the extraordinary, the outrageous and the banal. Tales of lives bright, lives dim.
Stories of a universe fallen, where every happiness has its opposite, and every smile will be inevitably darkled...
"A fantastic collection" - Heather Escobedo
"A Must-Have Book for Michaelbrent Collings fans" - D. Hilton
"I was blown away by this collection of stories."
"I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves surprise endings and twisted tales." - Jeffrey C.
"Stories that will haunt your dreams." - Kimberly A
"I couldn't put it down." - Shirley
"If you enjoy horror, you'll love this book." - Jason
"You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll scream! What more can you want?" - E. Taylor
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IT ONLY TAKES TEN MINUTES FOR THE WORLD TO END...
In under 10 minutes, 99.9% of the world's population will be dead… or changed. Conversion is instant. Headshots just make them angry. And they’re getting smarter.
"If I could, I would gladly give... a 10 star rating." - Horror Novel Reviews
Ken Strickland has made it through the first moments. But his family is still out there.
Can he survive? Can he find them? And even if he does, what comes next?
"Michaelbrent Collings again hits it out of the park." - Monster Librarian
Will they survive? Will they, with the few other survivors they have found, find a way to stop this menace? Or will they simply become a few more of the creatures that now rule our world?
PRAISE FOR COLLINGS' WORK:
"[Collings] has a gift." - Publishers Weekly
publishersweekly.com/978-1-08-115988-7
"I knew I was in for a treat when I opened [Collings’ book]." - ScreamFix
screamfix.com/book-review-terminal-by-michaelbrent-collings/
"A master." - Scream Magazine
screamhorrormag.com/twisted-book-review/
"I read [Collings' book] at one sitting… and gasped aloud several times at expertly-done twists." - The Horror Fiction Review
thehorrorfictionreview.blogspot.com/2019/09/reviews-for-week-of-september-16-2019.html
" I have never been disappointed in any of [Collings’ books]." - Horror Novel Reviews
horrornovelreviews.com/2019/05/02/michaelbrent-collings-terminal-review/
"Intense and downright scary." - Horror Geek Life
horrorgeeklife.com/2020/08/06/book-review-michaelbrent-colling-the-forest/
"Don't miss this one." - Monster Librarian
monsterlibrarian.com/TheCirculationDesk/book-review-scavenger-hunt-by-michaelbrent-collings/
"Collings excels at building good characters." - Hellnotes
hellnotes.com/book-review
She is one of the only animals
who can chase a lion from its kill...
“Predators, hands down, is one of the best books I’ve read in the last few years.” - Horror Addicts
Evie Childs hoped the all-expense-paid trip to Africa would give her a chance at adventure. Maybe it would even let her forget a past that haunts her, and find safety from a husband who abuses her.
"[A]nother winner from Michaelbrent Collings." - The Horror Fiction Review
Her jaws can crush bone to powder...
But when a group of "freedom fighters" kidnaps her safari tour group, intent on holding them for ransom, the adventure turns to nightmare.
"A well written, dark and emotional read..." - Horror Drive-in
She knows no mercy, only hunger...
Now, Evie and the rest of the survivors must travel across miles of the harshest, most dangerous environment on Earth. No food. No water. No communications.
And they're being hunted.
"[S]cary, gory and suspenseful, and will keep you reading late into the night..." - Monster Librarian
She is the only animal alive
who laughs as she hunts...
A pack of Africa's top predators have smelled the blood of the survivors, and will not stop until they have fed. Because in this place, you can be either one of the prey...
"[O]ne of the most memorable stories I've read this entire year." - Horror After Dark
...or one of the PREDATORS
PRAISE FOR COLLINGS' WORK:
"[Collings] has a gift." - Publishers Weekly
publishersweekly.com/978-1-08-115988-7
"I knew I was in for a treat when I opened [Collings’ book]." - ScreamFix
screamfix.com/book-review-terminal-by-michaelbrent-collings/
"A master." - Scream Magazine
screamhorrormag.com/twisted-book-review/
"I read [Collings' book] at one sitting… and gasped aloud several times at expertly-done twists." - The Horror Fiction Review
thehorrorfictionreview.blogspot.com/2019/09/reviews-for-week-of-september-16-2019.html
" I have never been disappointed in any of [Collings’ books]." - Horror Novel Reviews
horrornovelreviews.com/2019/05/02/michaelbrent-collings-terminal-review/
"Intense and downright scary." - Horror Geek Life
horrorgeeklife.com/2020/08/06/book-review-michaelbrent-colling-the-forest/
"Don't miss this one." - Monster Librarian
monsterlibrarian.com/TheCirculationDesk/book-review-scavenger-hunt-by-michaelbrent-collings/
"Collings excels at building good characters." - Hellnotes
hellnotes.com/book-review
A world where suicide is illegal – unless you agree to kill yourself over and over again...
Collings (Malignant) chills in nine horror shorts that consistently twist and turn, never going in the direction the reader expects." – Publishers Weekly
A place where childhood games turn back the clock – and bring with them monsters long forgotten...
“A must-read!” – Readers’ Favorite
A home where secrets abound – until the killing begins...
“Collings delivers another excellent read!” – The Reading Nook
A reality where a writer's dreams can make her rich – if she's willing to sacrifice the universe...
“A delight.” – The Avid Reader
All these, and more: stories of darkness and of light.
“Thrills, gore, and thought-provoking terror.” – Horror World
Stories of despair, and lingering hope.
“Spectacular!” – Char’s Horror Corner
Stories of a future unknown, where ignorance feeds our souls, and where the only hope that remains in a world gone dim… resides in Tales of Apocalyptic Vision!
Michaelbrent Collings, a double Bram Stoker Award finalist and voted one of the Top 100 All-Time Greatest Horror Writers by Ranker, invites you to brave a future unlike any you have experienced. Because the future is what we make of it… and we have made a monster. Tap the link and grab your copy today!
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