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M.P. Norman

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Matthew Paul Norman is a speculative fiction writer originally from the UK and now based in New Zealand. He began writing in the wake of the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, when the upheaval of the real world inspired him to create imaginative stories.

His writing is highly visual and character-driven, unfolding like a film on the page. Influenced by the wonder of Amblin-era Spielberg, a love of B-grade cinema, His work blends horror, science fiction, and fantasy.

Matt is drawn to flawed, morally complex characters fighting to survive extraordinary circumstances.

His debut novel, Road Trip Z (Severed Press, 2019), launched a zombie-apocalypse series, with the second instalment released in 2023. In 2020, he was awarded the Wright–Murray Resi ...more

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	The Horror Collection: Neon Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ryan Colley (Goodreads Author), Amy Cross (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	Vampires II (Classic Monsters, #4) by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author), M.P. Norman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ryan Colley (Goodreads Author) 4.66 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	The Horror Collection: X-Ray Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), William Meikle (Goodreads Author), Mark Morris 4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2026 — 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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	Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology by TC Phillips, Stephen Herczeg (Goodreads Author), Ian Gielen (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	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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Piranha 3D director Alexandre Aja returns to the water for a lean, suspenseful tale of a father and daughter trapped in a flooding, predator-filled house in the middle of a hurricane.

Yes. So simple, isn’t it?

Crawl sees a young woman stuck in house with an alligator while a hurricane edges closer – an astonishingly premise, yet one played out with a great deal of skill by the Sam Raimi-produced ho

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