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Brenda LaTorre

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Brenda LaTorre is a Mexican horror writer based in Mexico City. Her stories have found a home in different places such as Pyre Magazine, BDA Publishing Anthology, the Collective Visions anthology, and more.

She holds an MFA from the University of Southern Maine and a Creative Writing Certificate from UCSD. And she was the Editor of Popular Fiction in the Stonecoast Review Magazine in 2024.

Currently, she is a writing mentor in the WriteHive Mentorship Program!

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	Tales Untold: Mythos Around the World by Rashmi P. Menon (Goodreads Author), Amorina Carlton (Goodreads Author), Kimberlee Caruso 4.17 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2022 — 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
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	That Old House: The Bathroom by Angel Krause (Editor), A.W. Mason (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ivan Lopez (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.55 avg rating — 11 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
	Collective Visions: Lost in Transmission by Elizabeth Suggs (Goodreads Author), Jonathan Reddoch, Alex Child 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	Polymorphic 2024: An Illustrated Horror Anthology by Jacob Slater, Sanad Hamdouna (editor), Adrian Hollow 4.83 avg rating — 6 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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Hurricane Season

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