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Splatterpunk Award-nominated author who writes disturbing horror with a difference.

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NEW RELEASE: The Cold Visitor, July 15th

It's going to be a cold summer...


The Cold Visitor A haunting horror about a cosmic curse by Jonathan Butcher


My newest release, The Cold Visitor, will drop July 15th, 2025, and is my first chilling excursion into cosmic horror. This is NOT my usual approach, and I could not be more excited about its release. For this one (and perhaps any that follow...) I'm looking forward to swapping splatter for terror!


This has been a year-long labour of love, and I've

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