Brian McAuley is a WGA screenwriter who has worked on everything from family sitcoms to horror films. He received his MFA in Screenwriting from Columbia University and he teaches at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles, where he currently resides. Curse of the Reaper is his first novel. Find him on social media @BrianMcWriter
Genres: Horror
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Books containing stories by Brian McAuley

Twisted Tales to Tell in the Night (2025)
A Halloween Horror Anthology
edited by
Stephanie Rose and William Sterling
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