Kealan Patrick Burke
Born and raised in Dungarvan,
Ireland,
Kealan Patrick Burke is an award-winning author described as "a newcomer worth watching" by
Publishers Weekly. Some of his works include the novels
Currency of Souls and
The Hides (
Bram Stoker Award nominee), the novellas
The Turtle Boy (
Bram Stoker Award Winner, 2004) and
Vessels, and the collection
Ravenous Ghosts. He has also sold fiction to a number of publications, including
Postscripts,
Cemetery Dance,
Grave Tales,
Shivers II,
Shivers III,
Shivers IV,
Looking Glass,
Masques V,
Subterranean #1,
Evermore,
Inhuman,
Horror World,
Surreal Magazine, and
Corpse Blossoms.
Aside from his accomplishments as an author, Kealan also edited the anthologies:
Taverns of the Dead (recipient of a starred review in
Publishers Weekly),
Brimstone Turnpike,
Quietly Now: A Tribute to Charles L. Grant (International Horror Guild Award Nominee, 2004), the charity anthology
Tales from the Gorezone and
Night Visions 12. He is also an associate editor for
Subterranean Magazine.
A movie based on his short story "The Quiet" is currently in post-production at Artificial Films in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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