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Max Doty is a veteran game-writer who served as the Head of Content for Choices: Stories You Play and Surviving High School for which he also wrote two spin-off novels. His screenplay “Almost Kings” won Netflix’s inaugural “Find Your Voice” award and was made into a feature film.

Max regularly contributes to reddit’s NoSleep forum as scarymaxx, where his works often appear at the top of the charts.

He holds a BA and an MA from Stanford University as well as an MFA from Arizona State University.

His debut horror novel The House that Eats the Dead will be published by Tor Nightfire in the UK and by Bantam in the US in August 2026.

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	The House That Eats the Dead 4.08 avg rating — 476 ratings — 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
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Max Doty and 7 other people liked Irene Well Worth A Read's review of The House That Eats the Dead: "Claire and her husband Tom get a great deal on a multimillion-dollar home. It wasn't that long ago that their teenage son was a victim of assault. This will be a fresh start and a move away from the crime and violence of the city. When they settle in" Read more of this review »
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Max Doty and 1 other person liked Cibally Rivera's review of The House That Eats the Dead: "Thank you NetGalley and Ballantine for an arc of this book Wow. Just wow. This book was a rollercoaster and I enjoyed every minute of it. I couldn’t put it down once I started. Watching how everyone changed and grew and learning as it happened was fun." Read more of this review »
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Max Doty and 2 other people liked Susan Belman's review of The House That Eats the Dead: "When I first started reading, I honestly kept asking myself, "What in the ever-loving world am I reading?" It was strange, unsettling, and unlike anything I'd picked up before. But I stuck with it...and wow, am I glad I did. What starts as an eerie " Read more of this review »
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Max Doty and 2 other people liked Mercury's review of The House That Eats the Dead: "First and most immediate thought: Surely the housing crisis in San Francisco cannot be that bad, my goodness. Remind me to never mingle with rich white people from the West Coast. They come in the scariest shades of crazy. It makes sense that this bo" Read more of this review »
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