Here's a little about me, Brandon Massey. ("Massey" is not pronounced "macy," by the way. Think of "mass" instead.)

Ok, I was born June 9, 1973, in Waukegan, Illinois. I was raised in Zion, a suburb north of Chicago. Currently, I reside in metro Atlanta. I've been here since February 1999. Why did I move? Tired of the snow!

I've been writing since I was in high school, but for as long as I remember, I've been fascinated by words and stories. I was the kid in class who always participated in the spelling bees; the child who always sat around the elders, listening raptly as they spun their yarns about the "old days." It was always in the back of my mind that I would one day write stories of my own. Late in my high school years, I got serious about it and began to pursue my dream.

I originally self-published THUNDERLAND, my first novel. After managing to sell a few thousand copies on my own, Kensington Publishing Corp. in New York offered me a two-book contract, and I accepted. Kensington published a new, revised edition of THUNDERLAND in December 2002.

My second book, DARK CORNER, a vampire thriller in the tradition of Stephen King's classic novel, SALEM'S LOT, hits stores nationwide in January 2004. I'm also editing an anthology entitled, DARK DREAMS: A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers; it will be published in October 2004. The collection will feature tales by popular writers such as Zane, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes, in addition to stories by rising stars and talented newcomers.

It's my mission to bring you entertaining, thought-provoking tales of suspense for many years to come.

Don't Ever Tell
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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Pinnacle (July 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 078601993X
ISBN-13: 978-0786019939

PRAISE:
"The talented Mr. Massey has the rare knack of grabbing the reader early and not letting go. In this relentlessly gripping novel the hold only gets tighter as the pages turn. Massey knows how to ratchet up the suspense. Tell everyone that DON'T EVER TELL is a crackling good thriller."
—John Lutz, New York Times Bestselling Author

"Put the kids to bed, let the cat out, throw another log on the fire, you will not stop turning the pages of Brandon Massey's DON'T EVER TELL until you've gobbled every last morsel. A diabolical rocket sled of a book, this story is deceptively simple, carefully crafted out of lean, mean prose; but the pay-off is shattering--a tour de force of psychological suspense. Old grudges, dark secrets, and a ticking time bomb of a villain add up to an irresistible read. Highly recommended."
—Jay Bonansinga, National Bestselling Author

DARK SECRETS...
With a new identity, a new city to live in, and a wonderful new husband, Rachel Moore believes she's finally free of the demons in her past. But nothing could be farther from the truth. For the deadly secrets she thought were long buried are now on the brink of being exposed...

HAVE A WAY...
Someone has a vendetta against Rachel. Someone whom she betrayed a long time ago. Someone who is determined to make her pay--no matter what the cost...

OF COMING BACK WITH A VENGEANCE...
Now Rachel knows it's just a matter of time before her dangerous past meets up with her present--and destroys everything she's worked so hard for. Because if there's one thing that can be counted on--her enemy never forgets or forgives and will do whatever it takes to see her suffer...

Whispers in the Night: Dark Dreams III
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by Tananarive Due (Collaborator), Christopher Chambers (Collaborator), Brandon Massey (Editor)

Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Dafina (July 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758217412
ISBN-13: 978-0758217417
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches

Beyond Your Darkest Dreams...

From the deceptive safety of your very own bed to the seeming stillness of country roads and the bustle of urban streets, your darkest realities reveal themselves as you enter hidden realms, crossing the threshold into one man's tortured mind--a mind haunted by the mocking, derisive voices of his youth... Quench your insatiable thirst for terror at a bar where the drinks are abominable and the patrons never leave. Relive the infamous, harrowing Middle Passage that brought millions of African slaves to America, but this time with a spellbinding twist...

Lie Your Deepest Fears...

From scenes of pulsating ecstasy to unspeakable tragedy, surrender yourself to a world inhabited by bizarre sex cults and violent gangs. Meet the malevolent entities that feed on human misery in the midst of a hurricane's wrath. Endure a sweltering summer on a swamp inhabited by mischievous spirits intent on possessing the most innocent within their slimy grasp. Submit to the tantalizing temptation and the irresistible pull of the unknown in nineteen stories that will illuminate the horrors within--and without. And whatever you do, don't turn off the lights...

Vicious
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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Dark Corner Publishing; First edition (November 14, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 097080752X
ISBN-13: 978-0970807526

SYNOPSIS: The night is full of wild things . . .

When Kym Phillips embarks on a road trip from Atlanta to Los Angeles to take her younger sister to college, she’s anticipating an opportunity to bond with her sister and a chance to see the country. And as an accomplished, single professional with her thirtieth birthday only a week away—and no marriage prospects in sight—Kym is looking forward to some quiet time to reflect on the frustrating course of her love life.

Waiting for them . . .

He roams the lonely highways and barren canyons of the Southwest. Leader of a pack of vicious minions, he hunts the night for travelers far from home . . . for prey.

Deep into their journey, Kym realizes that someone is following them. Someone with an uncanny predator’s instinct. Someone with a sick hunger for blood. Someone who, no matter what they do to escape, is utterly relentless . . .

Explosive, lightning-paced, and impossible to put down, this is Brandon Massey at his thrilling best.

The Other Brother
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ISBN: 075821071X
Format: Paperback, 304pp
Pub. Date: July 2006
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

The award-winning author of Dark Corner, Thunderland, and Within the Shadows, Brandon Massey delivers a chilling supernatural thriller of the ties that bind—and dark secrets written in the blood. . .
Good fortune has smiled upon Gabriel Reid since the day he was born. Blessed with a loving family, educated in the finest schools, he holds a senior position in his father’s successful construction business in Atlanta. Engaged to a smart, beautiful woman and standing to inherit the CEO mantle, Gabriel’s got it all. But he’s about to meet someone who could change everything...

Raised on the mean streets of Chicago, Isaiah Battle refused to succumb to the violence that claimed others in his neighborhood. He’s forged his own identity from various influences, relying on his strength of character in the face of adversity. He also relies on another kind of strength—and few who have witnessed Isaiah wield his dark power have survived to tell the tale. . .

Now Isaiah has come to Atlanta to claim his birthright—as Gabriel’s half-brother from their father’s extramarital affair. The news threatens to tear the Reid family apart as they struggle to accept the stranger among them. But Isaiah, talented in ways no one ever imagined, wants much more than acceptance. He wants what he believes is rightfully his: everything Gabriel has. And he’ll let nothing stand in his way. . .

Twisted Tales
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ISBN: 0758213530
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 304pp
Pub. Date: June 2006
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

Fourteen harrowing tales from the award-winning author of WITHIN THE SHADOWS.

A man driving home from a Halloween costume party suddenly comes face to face with pure evil...An elderly woman, obsessed with obituaries, becomes intimately connected with the dead in the most unlikely of ways...A hardworking single mother is plunged into her ultimate nightmare...An unfaithful husband discovers to his horror that his attractive new neighbor has much more than seduction in mind...

This chilling collection by Brandon Massey, winner of the Black Writers Alliance's Gold Pen Award for Best Thriller, is certain to send you groping for the light switch, spiraling deeper and deeper into a dark realm of imagination where the once-familiar becomes menacingly twisted...

Voices from the Other Side: Dark Dreams II
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Contributors include Eric Jerome Dickey, Tananarive Due, L.A. Banks, Christopher Chambers, Brandon Massey (Editor)

ISBN: 0758212321
Format: Paperback, 336pp
Pub. Date: April 2006
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

Book Description
BEYOND THE SHADOWS...they linger, showing themselves only to those brave enough to perceive them...willing to see beyond human existence and into the heart of darkness. Feel the racing pulse in the primal desire of werewolves. Embrace the aura of two gifted women as they unleash power beyond imagining. Savor the aroma of otherworldly flora planted in a unique patch of earth.

THEY WALK THE NIGHT...prepared to face terrors humans were never meant to confront. Chant with an African mystic as he protects his people from an entity of unbridled malice. Ride the dusty trails of the Old West in pursuit of monstrous legends. Sail on a ship of damned souls as it languishes in the depths of forbidden waters. From the untamed wilderness of ancient times to the concrete jungles of today, these seventeen excursions into nightmares will keep you awake long past the midnight hour--and praying for daylight...

Featuring stories by Eric Jerome Dickey, Tananarive Due, L.A. Banks, Brandon Massey, Christopher Chambers, and many more, this is one collection you don't want to miss.
 

At just thirty-one, Andrew Wilson has it all: close friends, a great house in an Atlanta suburb, and a successful career as a mystery writer. Only one thing is missing—a special person to share it with. Then one day he meets someone new, a woman who seems almost too good to be true.

Beautiful, smart, and sophisticated, Mika Woods is everything that Andrew has ever wanted and more—at first. After one night of passion, Andrew soon discovers that Mika isn't quite who she appears to be. Or even what she appears to be.

But it's too late to turn back. Mika has been waiting a lifetime for a man like Andrew. And what she wants, what she desires, she will have—no matter who has to die…

WITHIN THE SHADOWS, A Thriller by Brandon Massey

Dark Dreams: A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers
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Brandon R. Massey (Editor)

ISBN: 0758207530
Format: Paperback, 336pp
Pub. Date: August 2004
Publisher: Dafina Books

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IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT…
. . . few possess the courage to gaze into the dim corners of darkened rooms…to face what lurks in lonely places…to traverse the world of the dead. They are the gifted ones. Bear witness to their power as two girls call forth hidden talents to combat an unholy enemy. Sense it in the calm diligence of a solitary black soldier sent to probe a series of bizarre deaths in a Tokyo shattered by World War II. Smell it in the stingingly antiseptic halls of a hospital where a lonely janitor mops the floors by night, aware suddenly of a ghostly presence at his side.

FEAR LIVES…
…and the cursed cringe. These are the bedeviled, the lost ones. Watch as they submit to the alluring songs of sultry sirens, only to be consumed by witchery on the scorched shores of a Caribbean beach. Feel the air thicken with dread just before dawn as a woman faces a chilling figure on an ominous mission. Experience terror in every tingling tale of this spellbinding anthology. From family legends to African lore…from ancient horror reborn in the jungles of Brazil to mysterious treasure recovered in a suburban garage…from weird obsession to forbidden possession, these stories will make your blood pulse, your heart pound, and your mind race. So settle in for a long, strange night—but don’t expect sweet dreams…

Featuring stories by:
Zane
Tananarive Due
Steven Barnes
Brandon Massey
Robert Fleming
L.A. Banks
Christopher Chambers
Linda Addison
...and many others.

Dark Corner
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ISBN: 0758202490
Format: Paperback, 256pp
Pub. Date: January 2004
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

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From Brandon Massey, award-winning author of Thunderland, comes a terrifying new novel about a town besieged by evil...and the one man who is determined to fight the darkness...

When renowned author Richard Hunter dies in a boating accident, his son David travels to Mason's Corner, Mississippi, to find out more about the father he never really knew. At first, Mason's Corner seems friendly and unassuming-the perfect "small town." But after a newcomer moves into the old-and supposedly haunted-mansion on the hill, everything changes...

People begin to disappear. Dogs viciously attack. And soon David discovers that the terror consuming this place has its roots in his own family tree...

For something has risen in Mason's Corner. Something with bloody ties to the town's past. Something undead--and hungering for vengeance...

THUNDERLAND
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ISBN: 0758202466
Format: Paperback, 304pp
Pub. Date: December 2002
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
 

Winner of the Black Writers Alliance's 2000 Gold Pen Award for Best Thriller.

Originally self-published in 1999, the rights to Massey's acclaimed supernatural thriller were sold to Kensington Publishing Corp. A revised edition--with more action, excitement, and chills than ever--is now in stores nationwide.

Written by an up-and-coming talent, "Thunderland" is suspense fiction in the classic, bestselling tradition. With this dark, raw, and haunting tale of a family shattered by a mysterious menace, award-winning newcomer Brandon Massey takes readers on a sublimely scary journey deep into the heart of Dean Koontz and Stephen King territory.

Teenager Jason Brooks never expected to survive a tragic accident. But by some miracle he did recover, only to find that life is better than ever, with his new friendships, fresh experiences, and bright hopes for the future. Even Jason's parents, who had been drifting farther and farther apart, have renewed their commitment to their marriage.

But then an enigmatic stranger invades their lives, jeopardizing the happiness that Jason and his parents had worked so hard to achieve, and threatening to destroy everything they care about...that is, if they survive.
 

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