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In their October 2006 issue, Unzipped magazine said this about me: "You could call him the Stephen King of gay horror." That's the kind of comparison I can only hope to live up to.

I've published several novels, the most recent of which is called Deadly Vision. Deadly Vision is the story of a small-town single mother who becomes blessed (or cursed) with psychic powers and begins having horrific visions into the disappearances of some teenage girls in her town, putting herself and her little son, Max, into grave danger. Reviewers are already calling it “fiendishly good!â€

IM just came out in May 2007 and reviewers called it, a "hell of ride," a "fast-paced page turner" and "a deliciously nasty psychological thriller." The book is about a serial killer who uses internet hook up sites to lure his victims and has a lot of twists and turns, the principle one being: is the killer himself even alive? Vince Liaguno, writing for his column, "Slasher Speak" at www.unspeakablehorror.com, said, "If you've long hungered for a gay version of S7ven, then IM is your dream come true." Click here to order IM from Amazon at 32% off.

In September, my tragic vampire love story, In the Blood, came out. The book follows parallel story lines: one set in the abstract expressionist art scene in 1950s Greenwich Village, and the other in modern-day Chicago, following a streetwalker/artist. Reviewers have said this one has "nail-biting" suspense and is so visual "you feel as if you were watching everything instead of reading the words. Click here to order from Amazon for 32% off.

In 2006, Twisted: Tales of Obsession and Terror was published. This book is a collection of some of my best horror short stories. Some are shocking, some are brutal; some are even laugh-out-loud funny. Click here to order the book from Amazon. A lot of the stories in Twisted have appeared in various anthologies. To date, my short fiction has appeared in about twenty anthologies.

My professional writing career began in the early 1990s, with the publication of Obsessed and Penance, both in Dell's much-lauded horror line, Abyss, which Stephen King called, "amazingly satisfying" and "remarkable." Together, those two books, the first about a serial killer who believes he's a vampire terrorizing Chicago and the second about street kids in Chicago's uptown and the pedophile who preys on them, sold over 80,000 copies. It's easy to find used versions of their first editions. In 2006, back-in-print.com, brought both titles back into print in handsome new trade paperback editions. Click here to order Obsessed and here to order Penance. In 2000, A Face Without a Heart was published to good reviews and named best horror novel of the year by www.queerhorror.com. The book is a modern-day version of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. Click here to order a copy.

Upcoming novels include High Risk, Orientation, and Dead End Street, (all in 2008, risking over-exposure and critical backlash).

I moved to Miami, FL in October 2006 with my partner, Bruce, and our Boston Terrier, Lily (check out the pics page!) after having spent a major part of my adult life in Chicago.

Visit me online at www.rickrreed.com.