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David O'Mahony

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Ireland

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Horror, Fantasy, History

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Shirley Jackson, HP Lovecraft, Paulo Coelho, folk horror, Stephen King ...more

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I'm an Ireland-based horror and dark fantasy writer with a speciality in ghost stories and quiet horror (think of mounting, creeping atmospheres rather than relying on blood and guts, though I can do that too).

I've had 50 stories accepted, not including reprints, and have two collections out - The Ties That Bind (2024) and What Gets Left Behind (2025) - with a standalone novelette House of Sorrows coming out with Graveside Press in 2026. ...more

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	Flash of the UnDead by Parth Sarathi Chakraborty (Editor), Andrew Kurtz, Barlow Crassmont it was amazing 5.00 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
	Masks of Sanity: Hidden in Plain Sight by Parth Sarathi Chakraborty (Editor), Anna McHugh, Austin Roberts 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
	The Triumvirate: A Journal of Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Volume 4 by David Oliver Kling, David O'Mahony (Goodreads Author), Lawrence Dagstine it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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	Exomoons: Natural, and Unnatural, Astronomical Bodies Orbiting Strange Planets by Sergio Palumbo, David O'Mahony (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Shane Porteous 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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