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The Conservator's Collection
Derelict
2023
First Published
4.12
Average Rating
368
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Hidden within dusty shelves are tomes made of human flesh, Blood-soaked pages reveal tales once thought to be lost but now revealed for the first time by The Conservator. He spent decades collecting and preserving forgotten lore. Now, he’s decided to unveil three of the best legends culled from the darkness. The tone is set with John Durgin’s Blank Space, a vicious story that introduces Helen Crowe, an entity not easily forgotten. Jay Bower’s Eyebiters Revenge follows a group of friends hoping to invoke the spirits of the dead in an abandoned school, only to find something even more sinister. The Conservator ends with John Lynch’s brutal tale, Expiration of Sentence . The darkness of a prison hides a horrific evil where no one is safe. Bringing together three nightmares for a special collection, The Conservator awaits your presence.

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Author

John Durgin
John Durgin
Author · 11 books
John is a proud HWA member and lifelong horror fan who decided to chase his childhood dream of becoming a horror author. Growing up in New Hampshire, he discovered Stephen King much younger than most probably should have, reading IT before he reached high school—and knew from that moment on he wanted to write horror. He co-founded Livid Comics in late 2020, co-creating and writing his debut comic titled Jol (pronounced Yule), a Christmas horror series for all ages. After publishing that, the itch to expand his writing was one he had to scratch. Through Livid, he wrote his second comic due to be released this winter titled Dead Ball. John also co-launched a podcast called The Livid Comics Lair, where they talk with many of todays best horror authors, comic creators, and all things that go bump in the night like UFO and paranormal investigators. His true passion was always to write horror novels, and in 2021 he started submitting short stories in hopes of getting noticed in the horror community and launching a career. He had his first story accepted in the summer of 2021 in the Books of Horror anthology, and an alternate version of the story in the Beach Bodies anthology from DarkLit Press. His debut novel, The Cursed Among Us released in June of 2022. His second novel, Inside The Devil's Nest releases through D&T Publishing in January of 2023.
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