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Justin Bienvenue

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June 24, 1987

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Justin Bienvenue is a horror author and poet of 14 books. He has 26 short stories and poems in over 18 anthologies and magazines. His first book, The Macabre Masterpiece: Poems of Horror and Gore, is a 5x #1 most downloaded book for contemporary poetry, 2x #1 most downloaded book for American Poetry, and 1x most downloaded book for Poetry Anthologies. Aside from horror and poetry, he's also written two crime thrillers, three western horror novels and a steampunk novel. He has two other books in the Macabre Masterpiece series and a three-part horror series called The Wax Factory series. His latest novel, High Stakes at the Bonesaw Saloon, is now available.
His next project is going to be a six-book organized crime thriller series called Ameri
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Justin Bienvenue I took an interest in poetry and I chose to write within the genre. I had read plenty of poetry but one day without having read any in a while just de…moreI took an interest in poetry and I chose to write within the genre. I had read plenty of poetry but one day without having read any in a while just decided to write a poem and it took off from there. So in that sense I chose the genre.

When it comes to horror I think at times it chooses me. At times it calls me on to write it and given that it's horror, who am I to object? (less)
Justin Bienvenue Good question! I don't. I'm proud and surprised to have four at the moment and I'm always thinking of ideas for my next book but never really thought …moreGood question! I don't. I'm proud and surprised to have four at the moment and I'm always thinking of ideas for my next book but never really thought about how many I'd want to have published. I suppose for me it's a take it by year sort of thing.(less)
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The Macabre Masterpiece

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A Bloody Bloody Mess In the...

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Like A Box Of Chocolates

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Opium Warfare

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Showdown of Death: Duels in the Wild West

Showdown of Death: Duels in the Wild West There are many ways to die in the West, but none are more common than the old-fashioned duel. When two men are usually fifteen paces away from each other and then stare each other down until the first one to draw and fire their gun is the victor. Dueling was the common way to settle disputes in the Wild West, but this era was certainly not the first to ada Read more of this blog post »
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“If poetry is outta style then I wish to bring it back”
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“God help me, I’m gonna make sure we get out of this alive and I’m going to kill that son of a bitch...I’m gonna make him wish he never stepped foot in this town” -Emerson Shaw”
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