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Sidney Williams

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Sidney Williams is the author of thrillers including Dark Hours, Midnight Eyes and Disciples of the Serpent. Early horror novels include Azarius, Blood Hunter, Gnelfs and When Darkness Falls. He also penned three young adult horror novels under the name Michael August. Sidney worked for years as a newspaper reporter with varied beats that included crime and entertainment news. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Goddard College and currently teaches creative writing.

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Sidney Williams Wow, sorry I missed this until now. I suppose it's to look for the magic in all things. We all have different books or properties we're passionate abo…moreWow, sorry I missed this until now. I suppose it's to look for the magic in all things. We all have different books or properties we're passionate about. When a student is passionate about something, it's good to look for the essence that's really drawing them in. Sometimes they can't define it, but if you can help them pinpoint the allure of a work, that's something they can harness, and you can too!(less)
Sidney Williams Well, I was a newspaper reporter for a while. A few things from the crime beat could probably serve as mystery material. I guess the potential of the …moreWell, I was a newspaper reporter for a while. A few things from the crime beat could probably serve as mystery material. I guess the potential of the mundane turning to the terrifying would be where I might take things. Funeral homes used to call in late obituaries when I worked the night shift. What if I picked up the phone, and someone said: "I have an obituary to call in." Then proceeded to read my name, age, address? A warning? A prophecy? What happens next? (less)
Average rating: 3.88 · 1,933 ratings · 151 reviews · 54 distinct worksSimilar authors
Gnelfs

3.73 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions
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Night Brothers

3.61 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions
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Midnight Eyes

3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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Blood Hunter

3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions
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The Dusk Society

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Azarius

3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions
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Fool's Run: A Si Reardon Novel

4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions
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When Darkness Falls

3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions
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Dark Hours

4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions
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Disciples of the Serpent: A...

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Dark Angel Christmas 7500-word single

Dark Angel Christmas, a 7500-word YA holiday thriller, is available free Nov. 29 and 30 2022 and will be priced 99 cents for some time thereafter. Order here!

Dark Angel Christmas by Sidney Williams

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It’s a 10-minute walk to the town square for a Christmas concert, until a mysterious white truck turns up.

In seconds, following a detour to shake her stalker, Amity Nichols is in a test of endurance and a game of survival Read more of this blog post »
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Careful constructed with sharp scenes and character depth. Delivers real chills. Four stars for personal taste on some directions chosen, but it’s well crafted.
" I just finished The Last House on Needless Street, really well done psychological thriller. "
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Truly a psychological thriller with layers of surprises and revelations. It’s beautifully crafted, touching at times, with a tone that sort of reminded me of We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
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Builds to a wild finale with some key crew members getting to shine. It’s an ultimately exciting excursion with twists and paranoia.
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Horror Aficionados : Horror Aficionados 2017 Pages Read Challenge!! 1904 608 Jan 02, 2018 10:48PM  
Anne Lamott
“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.”
Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

Manuel Puig
“I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.”
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Ray Bradbury
“First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys. Not that all months aren’t rare. But there be bad and good, as the pirates say. Take September, a bad month: school begins. Consider August, a good month: school hasn’t begun yet. July, well, July’s really fine: there’s no chance in the world for school. June, no doubting it, June’s best of all, for the school doors spring wide and September’s a billion years away.

But you take October, now. School’s been on a month and you’re riding easier in the reins, jogging along. You got time to think of the garbage you’ll dump on old man Prickett’s porch, or the hairy-ape costume you’ll wear to the YMCA the last night of the month. And if it’s around October twentieth and everything smoky-smelling and the sky orange and ash gray at twilight, it seems Halloween will never come in a fall of broomsticks and a soft flap of bedsheets around corners.”
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Tom Blubaugh Hi Sidney,

Thank you for joining my circle of friends.

Blessings,

Tom


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Linda Atnip Thanks for the friendship!

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