Born and raised in Dungarvan, Ireland, Kealan Patrick Burke is an award-winning author described as "a newcomer worth watching" (Publishers Weekly) and "one of the most original authors in contemporary horror" A movie based on his short story "Peekers", directed by Mark Steensland (DEAD @ 17), and scripted by veteran novelist Rick Hautala (Bedbugs, The Mountain King), is currently scheduled for screening at a variety of international film festivals.
Genres: Horror
New Books
Series
Timmy Quinn
1. The Turtle Boy (2005)
2. The Hides (2005)
3. Vessels (2006)
4. Peregrine's Tale (2010)
5. Nemesis (2012)
1. The Turtle Boy (2005)
2. The Hides (2005)
3. Vessels (2006)
4. Peregrine's Tale (2010)
5. Nemesis (2012)
Milestone
1. The Witch (2013)
2. Saturday Night at Eddie's (2010)
3. Thirty Miles South Of Dry County (2012)
4. The Palaver (2015)
1. The Witch (2013)
2. Saturday Night at Eddie's (2010)
3. Thirty Miles South Of Dry County (2012)
4. The Palaver (2015)
Novels
Currency of Souls (2007)
Midlisters (2010)
Master of the Moors (2011)
Kin (2011)
The Devil's Guests (2017) (with Jim Goforth, Ryan Harding, Shane McKenzie, David Moody, Armand Rosamilia, Matt Shaw, Jeff Strand, Mark Tufo, Sam West and Wrath James White)
Guests (2023)
Midlisters (2010)
Master of the Moors (2011)
Kin (2011)
The Devil's Guests (2017) (with Jim Goforth, Ryan Harding, Shane McKenzie, David Moody, Armand Rosamilia, Matt Shaw, Jeff Strand, Mark Tufo, Sam West and Wrath James White)
Guests (2023)
Omnibus
The Novellas (2013)
Bad Apples 2 (2015) (with Adam Light, Evans Light, Edward Lorn, Jason Parent and Gregor Xane)
Bad Apples: The Complete Collection (2018) (with Adam Light, Evans Light, Edward Lorn, Mark Matthews, John McNee, Jason Parent, Craig Saunders and Gregor Xane)
Bad Apples 2 (2015) (with Adam Light, Evans Light, Edward Lorn, Jason Parent and Gregor Xane)
Bad Apples: The Complete Collection (2018) (with Adam Light, Evans Light, Edward Lorn, Mark Matthews, John McNee, Jason Parent, Craig Saunders and Gregor Xane)
Collections
Ravenous Ghosts (2003)
The Number 121 to Pennsylvania and Others (2008)
Theater Macabre (2011)
Possessed (2011) (with Maria Alexander, Jonathan Maberry, Joe McKinney, Lisa Morton, Joseph Nassise, Scott Nicholson, Jeremy C Shipp and Simon Wood)
Cobwebs (2011)
Digital Hell (2012)
Cemetery Dance Select (2015)
The Dichotomy of Christmas (2015) (with Michael Bray, Fiona Dodwell, Matt Hickman, Stuart Keane, Andrew Lennon, Graham Masterton, Jack Rollins, M R Sellars, Cassandra Swan and Jason White)
Secret Faces (2016)
Cut Corners Volume 3 (2017) (with Ray Garton and Bryan Smith)
Garden of Fiends (2017) (with Max Booth III, Jack Ketchum, Glen Krisch, Jessica McHugh, Mark Matthews, John F D Taff and Johann Thorsson)
We Live Inside Your Eyes (2019)
Lullabies For Suffering (2020) (with Caroline Kepnes and Mark Matthews)
Blood Bank (2022) (with Max Booth III, Neil Gaiman, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Jo Kaplan, Lucy Leitner, Joseph Sale, Jeff Strand and Kristopher Triana)
The Number 121 to Pennsylvania and Others (2008)
Theater Macabre (2011)
Possessed (2011) (with Maria Alexander, Jonathan Maberry, Joe McKinney, Lisa Morton, Joseph Nassise, Scott Nicholson, Jeremy C Shipp and Simon Wood)
Cobwebs (2011)
Digital Hell (2012)
Cemetery Dance Select (2015)
The Dichotomy of Christmas (2015) (with Michael Bray, Fiona Dodwell, Matt Hickman, Stuart Keane, Andrew Lennon, Graham Masterton, Jack Rollins, M R Sellars, Cassandra Swan and Jason White)
Secret Faces (2016)
Cut Corners Volume 3 (2017) (with Ray Garton and Bryan Smith)
Garden of Fiends (2017) (with Max Booth III, Jack Ketchum, Glen Krisch, Jessica McHugh, Mark Matthews, John F D Taff and Johann Thorsson)
We Live Inside Your Eyes (2019)
Lullabies For Suffering (2020) (with Caroline Kepnes and Mark Matthews)
Blood Bank (2022) (with Max Booth III, Neil Gaiman, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Jo Kaplan, Lucy Leitner, Joseph Sale, Jeff Strand and Kristopher Triana)
Novellas
Seldom Seen in August (2010)
Underneath (2010)
Empathy (2011)
The Grief Frequency (2011)
Mr. Goodnight (2011)
Peekers (2011)
The Toll (2012)
The Tent (2013)
Jack & Jill (2013)
Sour Candy (2015)
Blanky (2017)
The House on Abigail Lane (2020)
Underneath (2010)
Empathy (2011)
The Grief Frequency (2011)
Mr. Goodnight (2011)
Peekers (2011)
The Toll (2012)
The Tent (2013)
Jack & Jill (2013)
Sour Candy (2015)
Blanky (2017)
The House on Abigail Lane (2020)
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
Tales From the Gorezone (2004)
Taverns of the Dead (2005)
Brimstone Turnpike (2008)
Dust & Shadow (2011)
Taverns of the Dead (2005)
Brimstone Turnpike (2008)
Dust & Shadow (2011)
Awards
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Kealan Patrick Burke recommends

The Roo (2020)
Alan Baxter
"Trust me, you've never read anything like this. Deranged, delirious, diabolical, it just begs to be a film, and when it is, I'll be first in line to see it. The Roo is a f*cking riot."

Children of Chicago (2021)
(Chicago Saga, book 1)
Cynthia Pelayo
"Part police procedural, all horror, Cynthia Pelayo's CHILDREN OF CHICAGO is an immensely entertaining and thoroughly chilling novel, which just so happens to combine two of my favorite things: Chicago and fairytales. I challenge you not to have a good time with Pelayo's book. The confidence and style on display here say she's destined to become one of the greats."

The Deer Kings (2021)
Wendy N Wagner
"A novel of fog-shrouded towns and dark secrets, of corrupted youth and shadowy barns, and of insidious cults and rituals taking place beneath the veneer of a seemingly ordinary Oregon town, The Deer Kings is a novel by an author at the top of her game. With an evocative sense of place, flesh-and-blood characters anchored by long shadows to the sinister events of the past, and a narrative punctuated by jolts of startling horror, this compulsively readable novel has solidified Wendy Wagner's place as one of the most exciting writers in the genre."

Full Immersion (2022)
Gemma Amor
"Raw, personal, confrontational, and timely, Gemma Amor bares her soul in full for a book that will rock you to your core. Charting a metaphysical landscape of pain and real suffering, Full Immersion is nothing less than a klaxon call confirming one of the most daring and fearless voices in contemporary fiction."
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