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Hunter Shea

Goodreads Author

Born

in Mount Vernon, NY, The United States

Website

http://www.huntershea.com

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Genre

Horror, Thriller, Paranormal

Influences

Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Ernest Hemingway, Elmore Leonard

Member Since

July 2011

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Hunter Shea is the author of over 25 books, with a specialization in cryptozoological horror that includes The Jersey Devil, The Dover Demon, Loch Ness Revenge and many others. As part of the new horror line at Flame Tree Press, his novel Creature has gained critical acclaim. His novel, The Montauk Monster, was named one of the best reads of the summer by Publishers Weekly. A trip to the International Cryptozoology Museum will find several of his cryptid books among the fascinating displays. Living in a true haunted house inspired his Jessica Backman: Death in the Afterlife series (Forest of Shadows, Sinister Entity and Island of the Forbidden). In 2011, he was selected to be a part of the launch of Samhain Publishing’s new horror line alon ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 11,255 ratings · 2,904 reviews · 66 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Montauk Monster 3.76 avg rating — 1,207 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	Creature 3.92 avg rating — 843 ratings — published 2018 — 10 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 Jersey Devil 3.64 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 2016 — 7 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
	Loch Ness Revenge 3.80 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2016 — 3 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
	Slash 3.83 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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
	We Are Always Watching 3.79 avg rating — 386 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Graveyard Speaks 3.38 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 2013 — 3 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
	They Rise 3.77 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Swamp Monster Massacre 3.82 avg rating — 333 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
	Jurassic Florida (One Size Eats All, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 2018 — 3 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

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Cover Reveal and Release Date for SHADOW OF THE MOTHMAN!

I finally did it! I tackled what I consider to be the most fascinating and perplexing cryptid of them all, the Mothman! The story of the Mothman’s year-long presence in Point Pleasant, West Virginia is one of the strangest moments in US history. I’ve wanted to write a Mothman book over the past 15 years, but I could never find the right story…until now.

We have a release date of December 15th, jus

Series by Hunter Shea

One Size Eats All (3 books)
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3.87 avg rating — 819 ratings

Mail Order Massacres (3 books)
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Jessica Backman's Death in the Afterlife (1 book)
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3.88 avg rating — 230 ratings

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The Tenant

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Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England

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Quotes by Hunter Shea (?)

“It was one thing to talk about ghosts, quite another to have them messing around with things in the physical world.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

tags: ebs, ghosts, haunted-house, horror, paranormal, thriller

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“A man must always take advantage of opportunities to piss and sleep. I've done the one, now it's time to do the other.”
― Hunter Shea, Hell Hole

tags: western-horror

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“Buried and burned. Never find them. Never. Buried and buried.”
― Hunter Shea, Island of the Forbidden

tags: ebs, ghosts, haunted-house, horror, paranormal, thriller

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November 2018 General Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Crime, Mystery, or Thriller book would you like to read in November?

The Silent Corner (Jane Hawk #1) by Dean Koontz

30 votes, 34.1%

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

26 votes, 29.5%

Dead Simple (Roy Grace #1) by Peter James

18 votes, 20.5%

The Expected One (Magdalene Line Trilogy #1) by Kathleen McGowan

9 votes, 10.2%

Creature by Hunter Shea
Please note: This selection is only available in Kindle & Audible formats in Australia.

5 votes, 5.7%

88 total votes

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Hunter’s Quotes

“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

tags: inspirational, life

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“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
― Ernest Hemingway

tags: books, friends, novelist-quotes

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