Karl Kirkpatrick

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Karl lives in Northern Virginia and loves creative storytelling. He is the author of Lanterns of Dystopia, Cartoon Clusterf*ck, and Sexdrive. You can find a majority of his work on karlkirkpatrick.com where he has have over 200 self-published tales of the macabre, the mystical, and the futuristic. His philosophy is: "Enjoy art. Live art. Create art." ...more

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Den

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Lanterns of Dystopia

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Den by Karl Kirkpatrick
"I received this ARC of the book Den by the author / the beginning of the book had me hooked straight away. It reminded me of the anthology films VHS. During the course of the book it gave me a nightmarish feeling but in a good way.
I recommend this bo" Read more of this review »
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This is a very interesting and unique book! It’s part psychological horror, fantasy, and thriller!

The book starts out with a boy who goes missing and a police team raiding a drug house. The story then shifts into a dark f" Read more of this review »
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"Den by Karl Kirkpatrick starts with what should have been a routine drug bust, but quickly spirals into something far darker. Trapped inside a nightmare with no way out and no hope of rescue, the characters are forced to face horrors beyond imaginati" Read more of this review »
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"Really enjoyed this dark fantasy, psychological horror novel! It was different from anything I’ve read with such a unique premise.
It starts out with a swat team ready to raid a drug den in search for a missing boy, when all descends into this nightm" Read more of this review »
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