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Lee Murray

New Zealand

Lee Murray is an award-winning writer of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. She lives with her family in the Land of the Long White Cloud where she conjures up stories for readers of all ages from her office on the porch.

Awards: Stoker (2021) see all

Genres: Horror

New and upcoming books

March 2026

Oversight

Series

Taine McKenna Adventure
   1. Into the Mist (2016)
   2. Into The Sounds (2018)
   Into the Darkness (2018)
   3. Into The Ashes (2019)
   Into the Weeping Waters (2024)
   Into the Clouded Sky (2025)
   Into the Geyserland (2025)
   Into the Boneyard (2025)
   4. Into the Distant Clouds (2025)

Path of Ra (with Dan Rabarts)
   1. Hounds of the Underworld (2017)
   2. Teeth of the Wolf (2018)
   3. Blood of the Sun (2020)

Collections

   Conclave (2014)
   Blood, Brains & Bullets (2020) (with others)
   Grotesque (2020) (with Steve Dillon)
   Despatches (2023)
   Under Her Eye (poems) (2023) (with Lindy Ryan)
   Oversight (poems) (2026) (with Carina Bissett)

Anthologies edited

   At the Edge (2016) (with Dan Rabarts)
   Te Korero Ahi Ka (2018) (with Grace Bridges, Aaron Comption and Aaron Compton)
   Timegate to Tomorrow (2018) (with Grace Bridges and Piper Mejia)
   Hellhole (2018)
   Trickster's Treats #3 (2019) (with Marie O'Regan)
   Write Off Line: Scary Tales (2020)
   Black Cranes (2020) (with Geneve Flynn)
   This Way Lies Madness (2025) (with Dave Jeffery)

Series contributed to

Refuge Collection
1. 6. The Thief's Tale (2016)

Books containing stories by Lee Murray

All Hallows Eve (2026)
edited by
Ellen Datlow

The Best Horror of the Year Volume 17 (2025)
(Best Horror of the Year, book 17)
edited by
Ellen Datlow

The Rack II (2025)
(Rack, book 2)
edited by
Tom Deady

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Awards

	2021 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction : Permanent Damage
	2020 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection : Grotesque

Award nominations

	2023 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (nominee) : Despatches
	2019 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel (nominee) : Into The Ashes
	2018 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (nominee) : Dead End Town

Lee Murray recommends

My Ex, the Antichrist (2025)
Craig DiLouie
"One hell of a performance! With My Ex, the Antichrist, Craig DiLouie once again proves he is a master of the epistolary genre. Immersive, compelling, and chillingly plausible. It's as if you were there. Resounding."

The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey (2025)
Kathleen Kaufman
"In a seance of shame and suffering spanning generations, Kathleen Kaufman's Nora Grey is an irresistible alchemy of historical fiction, medical misadventure, and the occult, and a moving force for feminism and female intuition. Mesmerizing."

The Daughters of Block Island (2023)
Christa Carmen
"In The Daughters of Block Island Christa Carmen cleverly combines classic elements of the Victorian literary canon in a fast-paced island intrigue that is atmospheric and enigmatic. A tale to rival Ann Radcliffe's own The Mysteries of Udolpho, told in exquisite prose and embracing contemporary themes, Carmen's debut novel is a triumph of the modern gothic genre."

The Cursed Thief (2023)
(Charlee Flynn Adventures, book 1)
Matt James
"Matt's novels need a pause button. They do not stop!"

Linghun (2023)
Ai Jiang
"Eerie and palpable, with unrequited longing, Linghun is a quiet tour de force, a diasporic ghost story of half-life, family, and deferred dreams. Ai Jiang's writing is fiercely evocative and resounds with meaning and clarity. Linghun is a tale that lingers."

Sister, Maiden, Monster (2023)
Lucy A Snyder
"A mutant hybrid of weird science and cosmic horror, Sister, Maiden, Monster is deliciously cerebral and unflinchingly feminist. Violently beautiful, this novel is a tale for our times. Resounding."

Ragman (2023)
JG Faherty
"Night at the Museum meets Law & Order in Ragman, the action-packed supernatural crime-noir from horror master JG Faherty. Conjuring ancient secrets, and with a body count that is out of this world, Ragman blends history and myth in a gritty procedural that severs bone and sears skin. Outstanding."

Moonless Nocturne (2022)
Hank Schwaeble
"A classic ahead of its time..."

Dance Among the Flames (2022)
Tori Eldridge
"Eldridge wields her darkest magic yet in this sensual and richly layered novel of poverty, privilege, and power. Vibrant and brutal, DANCE AMONG THE FLAMES is a cultural triumph."

Empire of Blood and Sand (2021)
(Jael Crowfeeder, book 1)
Alister Hodge
"With Empire of Blood and Sand, a monstrous tale of betrayal, blades, beasts, and bloodlust, Hodge proves his mettle as a master of military sword and sorcery. Jael Crowfeeder is the hero we all need right now."

Eight Cylinders (2020)
Jason Parent
"Set in the mountainous desert just outside Sin City, Jason Parent's Eight Cylinders is a wild mix of Fury Road, Dante's Inferno, and Lovecraftian horror. Whip-fast and oozing darkness - monster lovers won't be able to resist this slick little read."

Beat The Devil (2020)
(Cryptid Force Six, book 2)
Lucas Pederson
"A mismatched team are pitted against an impossible adversary in this chilling military action thriller. Pederson puts his foot to the pedal and never lets up!."

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