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Brandon McNulty

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Brandon McNulty grew up loving monsters, demons, and the thrill of a great scare. Now he writes supernatural thrillers, horror, and other dark fiction. He is a graduate of Taos Toolbox Writers Workshop and a winner of both Pitch Wars and RevPit.

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	Bad Parts (Dark Parts, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 304 ratings — 4 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
	Entry Wounds: A Supernatural Thriller 3.91 avg rating — 217 ratings — 5 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
	The Half Murders 3.93 avg rating — 69 ratings — 4 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
	Story Made Simple: A No-Nonsense Guide to the Essential Elements of Storytelling 4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — 4 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
	Worried About: A Horror Story 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — 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
	Alluring Dread: Digital Horror Fiction Anthology (Digital Horror Fiction Short Stories Series One Book 2) by Kenneth C. Goldman (Goodreads Author), Brandon McNulty (Goodreads Author), Julie Frost 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2016	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
	Bastion Issue #2 May 2014 by R. Leigh Hennig (Editor), Jack Lackey, Gary Emmette Chandler 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014	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
	Disturbed Digest #12 by Tyree Campbell (Editor), Kendall Evans (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Mark E. Fitch (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2016 — 4 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
	Issues of Tomorrow: A science fiction anthology by Roy C. Booth (Editor), Jorge Salgado-Reyes (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Vaughan Stanger (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
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Brandon McNulty and 2 other people liked Norita Felino's review of The Half Murders: "I met the author through his youtube channel where he offers a wide variety of writing advice. I also read his work in order to see his swiss-army-knife-technique in action. Half Murders might be the weakest installment of Mcnulty’s ouvre in terms of" Read more of this review »
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Brandon McNulty rated a book it was amazing And the Devil Cried by Kristopher Triana (Goodreads Author)	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
One of the darkest, nastiest books I've ever read. I never thought I'd find a book that would make American Psycho look tame, but here it is. Triana delivers one of the most sinister villain-protagonists around and unloads a chilling, well-paced tale ...more
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Brandon McNulty rated a book it was amazing The Writer's Study Guide: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Savannah Gilbo (Goodreads Author)	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
An insightful look at one of the most popular novels of all time. Savannah Gilbo delivers practical scene-by-scene analysis that explores what made The Sorcerer's Stone work so well. As I guy who nerds out the craft of writing, I particularly loved h ...more
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“If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.

[Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960]”
― John F. Kennedy

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