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Ronald Malfi

(Ronald Damien Malfi)

(b.1977)

Ronald Damien Malfi was born in Brooklyn, New York. Along with his family, he eventually relocated to Maryland where he spent most of his childhood growing up along the Chesapeake Bay. He professed an interest in the arts at an early age and is also known to be a competent artist and musician. In 1999, he graduated with a degree in English from Towson University. For a number of years, he fronted the Maryland-based alternative rock band Nellie Blide.

Most recognized for his haunting, literary style and memorable characters, Malfi's horror novels and thrillers have transcended genres to gain wider acceptance among readers of quality literature. He currently lives along the Chesapeake Bay.

Genres: Horror

New and upcoming books

April 2026

The Hive

Novels

   The Space Between (2000)
   The Fall of Never (2004)
   The Nature of Monsters (2006)
   Via Dolorosa (2007)
   Passenger (2008)
   Shamrock Alley (2009)
   Snow (2010)
   The Ascent (2010)
   Floating Staircase (2010)
   The Canyon of Souls (2011)
   Cradle Lake (2011)
   The Narrows (2012)
   December Park (2014)
   Little Girls (2015)
   The Night Parade (2016)
   Bone White (2017)
   Come With Me (2021)
   Black Mouth (2022)
   Small Town Horror (2024)
   Senseless (2025)
   The Hive (2026)

Collections

   Alligators in the Sewers (2017) (with others)
   We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone (2017)
   Ghostwritten (2022)
   They Lurk (2023)

Novellas and Short Stories

   The Stranger (2009)
   The House on Cottage Lane (2012)
   A Shrill Keening (2014)
   Mr. Cables (2020)

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Books containing stories by Ronald Malfi

October Dreams II (2025)
A Celebration of Halloween
(October Dreams, book 2)
edited by
Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish

The End of the World as We Know It (2025)
edited by
Christopher Golden and Brian Keene

The Rack (2024)
(Rack, book 1)
edited by
Tom Deady

More books

Award nominations

2011 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel (nominee) : Floating Staircase

Ronald Malfi recommends

We Are Always Tender with Our Dead (2025)
(Burnt Sparrow, book 1)
Eric LaRocca
"LaRocca is a maestro of the horrific, surreal, and uncanny, and his work never fails to illuminate the dark epicenter of the human condition while offering the suggestion of hope - maybe. Every tale is one that will leave you shaking and breathless, yet like a car wreck, you're helpless to look away."

The Unseen (2025)
Ania Ahlborn
"Ania Ahlborn is in top form with The Unseen. A tapestry of mounting horror and otherworldly suspense, Ahlborn knows how to turn that screw to keep her readers constantly on edge, proving once more that she is a writer who has mastered the art of the creeping dread. This unsettling gem comes highly recommended."

Secret Lives of the Dead (2025)
Tim Lebbon
"Lebbon's latest proves without question that he is a master at his craft. Is this his best book to date? Impossible to say, given the richness of his catalog. But I will confess to being powerless to put this book down, and the final denouement will leave you breathless as only Tim Lebbon can. Just a goddamn treat for fans of dark fiction, period!"

The No-End House (2025)
Jeremy Bates
"The No-End House is like Eli Roth's Hostel by way of Dante's Inferno, ushering its protagonists - and the reader - through increasingly bizarre scenarios until the final, excitable denouement. It's more than just a haunted house novel; it's a puzzle box of mounting dread. A treat for readers who like their horror served up with a side order of what the hell is going on? Highly recommended."

Feeders (2025)
Matt Serafini
"In Feeders, Serafini takes a horror-fueled and satirical look at the desensitization of violence and society's overall obsession with social media and wraps it all up in a headlock of full-on terror. The last third of this novel reads like a fever-dream from which you're powerless to awake. Timely, chilling, and unputdownable, this will be the horror novel everyone will be talking - and posting - about."

Polybius (2025)
Collin Armstrong
"Chock full of 1980s nostalgia, paranoia, and unrelenting horror, Collin Armstrong's chilling arcade-game-gone-wild debut will leave you gasping for breath and wishing you had unlimited lives. Drop in your quarter, select START, and hang on. I enjoyed the hell out of this one."

Memorials (2024)
Richard Chizmar
"Taut with tension and an increasing sense of doom, Memorials will leave you gasping for breath by the time you reach the final few pages. A pure horrific delight."

Violent Faculties (2024)
Charlene Elsby
"Fierce, clever, and wholly unapologetic, Charlene Elsby's Violent Faculties will mash your brain into mush."

What Kind of Mother (2023)
Clay McLeod Chapman
"A tremendous, heartbreaking work of dark fiction, where the horror seeps in quietly until you're left drowning. You won't forget about this tale anytime soon. A masterpiece."

Boys in the Valley (2023)
Philip Fracassi
"The most unsettling novel I have read all year. Cold dread clings to every page."

The Damage Done (2022)
Michael Landweber
"A grim and socially resonant novel set against a Twilight Zone backdrop, The Damage Done shines a light on the darkest parts of humanity while simultaneously offering hope to readers and mankind alike. There's much to cherish here."

Echo (2022)
Thomas Olde Heuvelt
"Evoking the sensibilities of Clive Barker's Sacrament while tinged with a Palahniuk-esque transgressive streak, this is, unquestionably, Thomas Olde Heuvelt's masterwork. Like a climber at the summit of a great mountain, this tale will chill you to the bone and leave you breathless."

Malignant Summer (2021)
Tim Meyer
"A coming-of-age horror novel as good as any you'll ever read. The final 100 pages will leave you breathless."

The Late Bloomer (2018)
Mark Falkin
"An apocalyptic coming-of-age tale the likes of which you’ve never seen, Mark Falkin’s The Late Bloomer channels the heart of Ray Bradbury, the sensibilities of Rod Serling, and the grim despair of Cormac McCarthy, all wrapped up in Falkin’s unshakable, inimitable style. Both beautiful and horrific, this is a young adult novel that even the most case-hardened fans of speculative fiction will find riveting and deeply moving. Highly recommended."

100 Word Horrors (2018)
(100 Word Horrors, book 1)
Kevin J Kennedy
"A collection of terse, eerie, and delightful little creepers each like a swift uppercut to the solar plexus, proving that dynamite truly does come in small packages."

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