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J.M. Hastings

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Born

in Comox, BC, Canada

Website

https://jmhastings.ca

Genre

Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Influences

H.P. Lovecraft Stephen King Brad Thor Joseph Fink Jeffrey Cranor ...more

Member Since

April 2025

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https://www.goodreads.com/jmhastings

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J.M. Hastings has developed a narrative style as innovative as it is unsettling. Blending cinematic prose with horror that shocks and scalds, his work defies literary conventions in favor of bold experimentation, seeking the limits of storytelling.

Raised in Qualicum Beach, Canada—a coastal retirement town where nothing much happens—Hastings found joy cluttering his hard drive with fragmented stories and half-baked worlds throughout high school. Many nights were spent writing to the sound of waves gently cresting across the rocky beach, shaping his signature slow-burn tension. Early interest in Lovecraft and noir tropes inspired him to weave the fear of the unknown with the grit of our darkest impulses.

Personal losses drive his debut novella ...more

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J.M. Hastings's Blog: Hastings' Crazed Ramblings

The Girl Named Danger. May 11.

What does danger taste like?

FREEDOM—your ribs crack open to shatter the chains.
EUPHORIA—her lips taste of honey with crushed glass.
OBLIVION—your reflection splinters into a thousand witnesses.
AGONY—her fingers leave half-stitched scars across your skin.

You don't want to live without her. Think of how she makes you feel. Beg her to ruin you again.

The Girl Named Danger. May 11. Pre-order on Amazon n Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 29, 2025 11:44 • Tags: announcement, horror, new-release, psychological-horror, tragedy

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