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John Brhel

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I'm the co-author of Tales From Valleyview Cemetery, Marvelry's Curiosity Shop, At The Cemetery Gates: Year One and Carol for a Haunted Man, Corpse Cold: New American Folklore, Her Mourning Portrait and Other Paranormal Oddities, Resurrection High , At The Cemetery Gates: Volume 2 and The Thrumming Stone with my long-time friend Joe Sullivan.

I work full-time as a marketing/PR professional at Binghamton University. I enjoy writing, reading, watching movies, playing music, and spending time with my family.
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John Brhel Write as often as possible and finish stories before moving on to something else. Don't wait for things to happen -- just put in the work. …moreWrite as often as possible and finish stories before moving on to something else. Don't wait for things to happen -- just put in the work. (less)
John Brhel My co-writer Joe and I were talking about wanting to write a story inspired by the characters Dr. Vink and Sardo from the television series "Are You A…moreMy co-writer Joe and I were talking about wanting to write a story inspired by the characters Dr. Vink and Sardo from the television series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" We ended up creating an entirely new character that bore shades of these two fantastic men -- Dr. Marvelry -- and we wrote one story exploring him and his universe. When we realized how much we liked writing the first story, we decided to write a whole book about Dr. Marvelry and his strange shop. (less)
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‘Carol for a Haunted Man’ now available!

[image error]I’m happy to announce (somewhat belatedly) that my new book co-written with J. Sullivan is now available. Carol for a Haunted Man is the tale of a daunted man’s will to succeed in the face of despair. It is a novella inspired by, and in homage to, the Christmas stories of Charles Dickens. Included with the novella are stories from each of our three other books.


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“I suffered nightmares in which I awoke to find myself limbless and mute, screaming soundlessly in a room that did not exist beyond the crooked oblong sketched out by the moonlight.”
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