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Duncan Ralston was born in Toronto and spent his teens in small-town Ontario. As a "grownup," Duncan lives with his girlfriend and their dog in Toronto, where he writes dark fiction about the things that frighten, sicken, and delight him. In addition to his twisted short stories found in GRISTLE & BONE, the anthologies EASTER EGGS & BUNNY BOILERS, WHAT GOES AROUND, DEATH BY CHOCOLATE, FLASH FEAR, and the charity anthologies BURGER VAN and THE BLACK ROOM MANUSCRIPTS Vol. 1, he is the author of the novel, SALVAGE, and the novellas EVERY PART OF THE ANIMAL and WOOM, an extreme horror Black Cover book from Matt Shaw Publications.

Matt Shaw is proud to present Duncan Ralston's "Woom". 'Trust me when I say, this is messed up. . . ' - Matt Shaw (author, Sick B*stards)The Lonely Motel holds many dark secrets… and Room 6 just might hold the worst of them all. Angel knows a lot about pain. His mother died in this room. He's researched its history. He's come back today to end it, no matter the cost, once and for all. Prostitute Shyla believes the stories Angel tells her can't be true. Secrets so vile, you won't want to let them inside you. But the Lonely Motel doesn't forget. It doesn't forgive. And it always claims its victim.

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Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Something is Lurking Under the Lake…Struggling to come to terms with the sudden death of his sister, Owen Saddler becomes obsessed with the lake that claimed her life. The remains of a forgotten town rest at the bottom of that dark body of water — along with a host of buried secrets…Thirty years earlier, the town of Peace Falls had been flooded to build a hydroelectric dam, and its ruins remain below the surface of Chapel Lake. The strange disappearance of the town Pastor, along with many of the parishioners, still haunts the citizens of Chapel Lake. But does the church haunt the lake itself? Is Owen really seeing ghosts… or has he descended into the depths of madness? SALVAGE is the debut horror novel of author Duncan Ralston (GRISTLE & BONE). A disturbing story of depression, religious fanaticism, and the afterlife, SALVAGE seeks to illuminate the darkness within us all.

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Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mr. Ralston writes horror fiction that is unflinching and pulls no punches. - Kit Power (author of GodBomb! ), THE GINGER NUTS OF HORRORGRISTLE & BONE: 7 Delectable Tales of TerrorShort and novella-length fiction from the twisted imagination of Duncan Ralston, author of Salvage. Including a new Introduction from Chris Hall of DLS REVIEWS! Monsters lurk among us. Cannibals. Werewolves. Artificial-Intelligence. The vengeful dead. Some want to harm us. Some, to help. Others seek to enslave us. Whatever their motives, we can't ignore them any longer. They are in our businesses. Our homes. They are our neighbors and families. They are us. "Duncan Ralston is writing honest stories about real people, pitched headlong into extraordinary situations. And that is what makes them so horrifying. " - Ken Preston, author of the Joe Coffin series

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Category: Literature & Fiction

Bo Lowery and her ten-year-old son have hunted the woods surrounding their Alaskan home for as long as Caleb can remember. What they don't eat themselves, they sell to local businesses, using every part of the animal. Disgusted by the wolf cull, pop megastar Rainey Layne and her bodyguard Darius travel to Bo's small town to join a growing group of animal activists. After Bo and Rainey clash during the protest, Rainey pulls mother and son headfirst into her manic, self-absorbed world when she crashes her car on their land. Soon, she finds herself their unwilling guest. But in the age of instant communication, celebrities can't just disappear without the whole world demanding them found. In a violent showdown between hunter and activist, tensions within the Lowery household are dragged into the light. Both women harbor dark secrets. But Rainey Layne will learn just how far a mother pushed to the edge will go to protect her child.

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Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Some words are born in shadows. Some tales told only in whispers. Under the paper-thin veneer of our sanity is a world where terrors lurk in the dark. A world that exists, hidden just beyond in plain sight, waiting to consume you should you dare stray from the street-lit paths that sedate our fears. For centuries The Black Room has stored stories of these encounters, suppressing the knowledge of the rarely seen; protecting the civilised world from its own dark realities. This anthology contains twenty masterful tales of the macabre from the twisted minds of a new breed of horror author. The Black Room holds many secrets. Dare you enter? The Black Room Manuscripts includes tales of horror and dread by some of the genre’s best writers. The authors list includes Danny King, Adam Millard, Paul Townsend, Madeleine Swann, A S Chambers, Daniel Marc Chant, Duncan Ralston, Jeffery X Martin, Duncan P Bradshaw, J R Park, Thomas S Flowers, Vincent Hunt, Kayleigh Marie Edwards, Craig Anderson-Jones, Martin Jones, D K Ryan, Ian Caldwell, David James, Leo Stableford and Kit Power. ALL proceeds from the sale of the book will go to charity, Blue Cross UK, the authors and editors are proud to present a wonderful and terrifying book that will help make the world a better place for thousands of animals.

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Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense