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John Durgin is an award-nominated indie horror author from New Hampshire. Growing up in the Granite State, he discovered Stephen King much younger than most probably should have — reading IT before he reached high school — and knew from that moment on he wanted to write horror.

His debut novel, The Cursed Among Us, released June 3, 2022, and went on to become an Amazon bestseller. The book launched the Newport Curse series, a small-town supernatural horror trilogy rooted in the dark corners of New England.

Since then, John has published steadily and prolifically: his sophomore novel Inside The Devil's Nest followed in January 2023, with his debut collection Sleeping In The Fire arriving in June of the same year. In 2024 he released two more n ...more

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	The Cursed Among Us (Newport Curse #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,314 ratings — published 2022 — 9 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
	Inside The Devil's Nest 3.96 avg rating — 1,165 ratings — 7 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 Envelope 3.87 avg rating — 717 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Kosa 4.12 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 2024 — 6 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 Devil's in the Next Room 3.89 avg rating — 607 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
	I Woke Up a Final Girl: A Horror Novel 4.01 avg rating — 403 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
	Sleeping In The Fire: A Collection of 9 Horrifying Tales 4.32 avg rating — 292 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
	Consumed by Evil (The Newport Curse #2) 4.40 avg rating — 260 ratings — 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 Conservator's Collection: Derelict by John Durgin (Goodreads Author), Jay Bower (Goodreads Author), John Lynch (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 181 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
	Conjuring the Demon (Newport Curse #3) 4.54 avg rating — 143 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

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“Howie Burke would have loved to admire the vibrant autumn forest, perhaps lying on his back, staring up at the leaves while they danced to an unheard beat. He would have loved to enjoy the silent dusk creeping in on the warm fall night. It all would have been far more pleasant if not for the masked killer walking toward him.”
― John Durgin, The Cursed Among Us

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