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Brian Kirk

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The United States

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Genre

Fiction, Horror, Suspense

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Brian Kirk is a Bram Stoker Award®-nominated author of dark thrillers and psychological suspense. His debut novel, WE ARE MONSTERS, was released in July 2015. In addition to being nominated for a Bram Stoker Award® for Superior Achievement in a First Novel, WE ARE MONSTERS was optioned for film development by Executive Producer, Jason Shuman.

His short fiction has been published in many notable magazines and anthologies, most recently Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories alongside multiple New York Times bestselling authors.

Visit his website for more information, or just to chat. Don't worry, he only kills his characters. ...more

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Average rating: 3.54 · 2,133 ratings · 634 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories by Doug Murano (Goodreads Author) (Editor), D. Alexander Ward (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephanie M. Wytovich (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.63 avg rating — 957 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	We Are Monsters 3.42 avg rating — 550 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
	Will Haunt You 3.10 avg rating — 595 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders by Doug Murano (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Clive Barker (Goodreads Author), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 342 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
	It's Alive: Bringing Your Nightmares to Life (The Dream Weaver, #2) by F. Paul Wilson (Goodreads Author), Clive Barker (Goodreads Author), Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Breathe Breathe by Erin Sweet Al-Mehairi (Goodreads Author), Brian Kirk (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.45 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Dead Harvest by Mark Parker (Editor), E.G. Smith, Benjamin Kane Ethridge (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2014 — 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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	It’s Not Me, It’s You it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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House of Small Shadows

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Mine

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The Narrator

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“Every beautiful creature," she says. "Lives inside a cage.”
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