Matthew Barron

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About Matthew Barron

Matthew Barron spends his days mixing and analyzing human blood as a medical technologist in Indianapolis, Indiana. Matthew’s diverse fiction has appeared in magazines and anthologies such as Ill-Considered Expeditions, Roboterotica, Outposts of Beyond, Sci Phi Journal, House of Horror and more. He’s produced two of his plays and released three graphic novels: Temple of Secrets, The Brute and Harmony Unbound. His most recent book is a paranormal mystery called Buried Curses, a follow up to last year’s Waking Terror. His sword sorcery book, Valora; dystopian novella, Secular City Limits; and kids book, The Lonely Princess are also available.

For more information, visit matthewbarron.com or submatterpress.com

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Cosmos: An Anthology of Dark Microfiction (Hundred Word Horror) May 26, 2021

by A.R. Ward, Adam Down, Alexis Dubon, Andrew McDonald, Anja Hendrikse Liu , Antonia Rachel Ward, April Yates, Arlo Gorevin , Benjamin Langley, Benjamin Lawrence, Brianna Malotke, Bry White, C.J. Dotson , Caitlin Marceau, Cara Mast, Charles E.P. Murphy, Claire Hunter, Cody Mower, Collin Yeoh, Dale Parnell, Danielle McCabe, Eilidh Spence, Elford Alley, Emilian Wojnowski, Emma K. Leadley, Emma Kathryn, Freddie Åhlin, Fusako Ohki, Gus Wood, Guy Riessen, Helen M. Merrick, Holden Zuras, Isaac Menuza, J.C. Robinson, J.J. Kīmmorist, James Dick, Jameson Grey , Jennifer Canaveral, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, Joe Butler, Joe Scipione, John Lane, Julia Ross, Justin Terry, K. Van Dam, K.J. Watson, Kamome Ashizawa, Kathryn Bea, Katie Young, Kelly White, Kimberley Rei, Kirin Sasa, Kristin Cleaveland , Laura Keating, Laura Nettles, Leeroy Cross James, Leon Lavender , Lindsay King-Miller, M. Lopes da Silva , Marc Sorondo, Marcelo Medone, Mario Aliberto III, Matthew Barron, Meera Dandekar, Micah Castle, Michelle Cook, Myk Pilgrim, Nick Watts, Paige Johnson, Patrick Barb, Patrick Tumblety, Patrick Winters, Paula Hammond, Petina Strohmer, Russell Nichols, S.O. Green , Scarlett Lake, Scott McGregor, Sean Reardon, Serena Jayne , Steve Neal, Toko Hata, Toshiya Kamei, Victor Nandi, Yukari Kousaka, Yuki Fuwa

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An alien prowls the corridors of a claustrophobic spaceship. An astronaut floats untethered in the frozen emptiness of deep space. These stories and poems of exactly 100 words explore the terrors beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. From mind-bending existential fears to classic science-fiction horror, you’ll be sure to find something to delight and terrify amongst these tiny tales.

Contributors: Adam Down, Alexis Dubon, Andrew McDonald, Anja Hendrikse Liu, Antonia Rachel Ward, April Yates, Arlo Gorevin, Benjamin Langley, Benjamin Lawrence, Brianna Malotke, Bry White, C.J. Dotson, Caitlin Marceau, Cara Mast, Charles E.P. Murphy, Claire Hunter, Cody Mower, Collin Yeoh, Dale Parnell, Danielle McCabe, Eilidh Spence, Elford Alley, Emilian Wojnowski, Emma K. Leadley, Emma Kathryn, Freddie Åhlin, Fusako Ohki, Gus Wood, Guy Riessen, Helen M. Merrick, Holden Zuras, Isaac Menuza, J.C. Robinson, J.J. Kīmmorist, James Dick, Jameson Grey, Jennifer Canaveral, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, Joe Butler, Joe Scipione, John Lane, Julia Ross, Justin Terry, K. Van Dam, K.J. Watson, Kamome Ashizawa, Kathryn Bea, Katie Young, Kelly White, Kimberley Rei, Kirin Sasa, Kristin Cleaveland, Laura Keating, Laura Nettles, Leeroy Cross James, Leon Lavender, Lindsay King-Miller, M. Lopes da Silva, Marc Sorondo, Marcelo Medone, Mario Aliberto III, Matthew Barron, Meera Dandekar, Micah Castle, Michelle Cook, Myk Pilgrim, Nick Watts, Paige Johnson, Patrick Barb, Patrick Tumblety, Patrick Winters, Paula Hammond, Petina Strohmer, Russell Nichols, S.O. Green, Scarlett Lake, Scott McGregor, Sean Reardon, Serena Jayne, Steve Neal, Toko Hata, Toshiya Kamei, Victor Nandi, Yukari Kousaka, Yuki Fuwa

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Beneath: An Anthology of Dark Microfiction (Hundred Word Horror) Apr 28, 2021

by A.R. Ward, A. Whittenberg, Aaron E. Lee, Alexis DuBon, Andrew McDonald, Anna Sanderson, Annabel Record, Antonia Rachel Ward, April Yates, Austrian Spencer, Brianna Malotke, Caitlin Marceau, Cara Mast, Carys Crossen, Caytlyn Brooke, Claire Hunter, Claire Loader, Clay F. Johnson, Colin Leonard, Dale Parnell, David Fey, Dee Grimes, doungjai gam, .M. Alores, Edward Brock, Eilidh Spence, Elford Alley, Emma K, Emma Kathryn, Emma Murray, Eric Raglin, Erin M. Brady, Evelyn Freeling, Ezekiel Kincaid, Fusako Ohki, Gabbie Frulla,, Georgia Cook, Gus Wood, Hazel Ragaire, Helen M. Merrick, Isaac Menuza, J.C. Robinson, J.J. Kīmmorist,, J.R. Handfield, Jameson Grey, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, Jessica Wilcox, Joe Scipione, Josh Sippie, Julia Ross, Julie Sevens, Kati Lokadottir, Katie Young, Keely O'Shaughnessy, Kevin Skirrow, Kirin Sasa, Kristin Cleaveland, Laura Keating, Laura Nettles, Laura Shenton, Laurence Sullivan, Lily Tupa, Lyndsey Croal, M.M. MacLeod, Matthew Barron, Meera Dandekar, Melody E. McIntyre, Micah Castle,, Michelle Mellon, Mike Murphy, Nerisha Kemraj, Nicola Kapron, Nicole M. Wolverton, Paige Johnson, Patrick Whitehurst, Patrick Winters, Petina Strohmer, R.J. Joseph, Robyn Pritzker, Ryan B. Green, Sean Reardon, Sheri White, Skye Pagon, Sophie Sadler, Stephen Howard, Tiffany Michelle Brown, Toshiya Kamei, Umiyuri Kasuyama, Vivian Kasley, Yukari Kousaka

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Cave-dwellers. Grave-dwellers. Crypts, catacombs, nuclear bunkers. This volume of one-hundred-word stories will explore the horrors that lie beneath. From monsters lurking below the Earth’s crust to subconscious nightmares forced to the surface, you can be sure to find something to appeal amongst these bitesize tiny terrors.

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A. Whittenberg, Aaron E. Lee, Alexis DuBon, Andrew McDonald, Anna Sanderson, Annabel Record, Antonia Rachel Ward, April Yates, Austrian Spencer, Benjamin Lawrence, Brianna Malotke, Caitlin Marceau, Cara Mast, Carys Crossen, Caytlyn Brooke, Claire Hunter, Claire Loader, Clay F. Johnson, Colin Leonard, Dale Parnell, David Fey, Dee Grimes, doungjai gam, E.M. Alores, Edward Brock, Eilidh Spence, Elford Alley, Emma K. Leadley, Emma Kathryn, Emma Murray, Eric Raglin, Erin M. Brady, Evelyn Freeling, Ezekiel Kincaid, Fusako Ohki, Gabbie Frulla, Georgia Cook, Gus Wood, Hazel Ragaire, Helen M. Merrick, Isaac Menuza, J.C. Robinson, J.J. Kīmmorist, J.R. Handfield, Jameson Grey, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, Jessica Wilcox, Joe Scipione, Josh Sippie, Julia Ross, Julie Sevens, Kati Lokadottir, Katie Young, Keely O'Shaughnessy, Kevin Skirrow, Kirin Sasa, Kristin Cleaveland, Laura Keating, Laura Nettles, Laura Shenton, Laurence Sullivan, Lily Tupa, Lyndsey Croal, M.M. MacLeod, Matthew Barron, Meera Dandekar, Melody E. McIntyre, Micah Castle, Michelle Mellon, Mike Murphy, Nerisha Kemraj, Nicola Kapron, Nicole M. Wolverton, Paige Johnson, Patrick Whitehurst, Patrick Winters, Petina Strohmer, R.J. Joseph, Robyn Pritzker, Ryan B. Green, Sean Reardon, Sheri White, Skye Pagon, Sophie Sadler, Stephen Howard, Tiffany Michelle Brown, Toshiya Kamei, Umiyuri Katsuyama, Vivian Kasley, Yukari Kousaka

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Ill-considered Expeditions (Short Sharp Shocks) Sep 19, 2015

by Josh Reynolds, Jess Landry, Steve Foreman, Paul M. Feeney, Patrick Loveland, Pete Mesling, James Dorr, DJ Tyrer, Neil Baker

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Sixteen new stories to delight and horrify you from a mixture of critically-acclaimed writers and new-bloods. This will be a voyage of discovery for all concerned as successive teams of hapless explorers fall foul of the elements and monstrosities lurking in shadowy caves, hidden temples, icy tombs and even alien planets.
From steamy jungles and back waters to unexplored islands and mysterious woodlands, researchers investigate alien artifacts and mysterious creatures, while others probe interdimensional portals, oblivious to the dangers.
Some are motivated by the romance of discovery, others by the heady intoxication of greed, but all are doomed when their forays into the unknown world become terrifying tales of Ill-considered Expeditions!

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Generation X-Ed Jan 26, 2022

by Rebecca Rowland

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Bestselling editor Rebecca Rowland (Unburied: A Collection of Queer Dark Fiction) and Dark Ink Books (Savini, Unmasked: The True Life Story of the World's Most Prolific Cinematic Killer) present a unique anthology of monster, folk, paranormal, and psychological horror as glimpsed through the lens of the latchkey generation. In this assortment of spine-chilling tales, twenty-two voices shine a strobe light on the cultural demons that lurked in the background while they came of age in the heyday of Satanic panic and slasher flicks, milk carton missing and music television, video rentals and riot grrrls.

These Gen-X storytellers once stayed out unsupervised until the streetlights came on, and what they brought home with them will terrify you.

Featuring brand new fiction from Kevin David Anderson, Glynn Owen Barrass, Matthew Barron, C.D. Brown, Matthew Chabin, L.E. Daniels, C.O. Davidson, Douglas Ford, Phil Ford, Holly Rae Garcia, Dale W. Glaser, Tim Jeffreys, Derek Austin Johnson, Eldon Litchfield, Adrian Ludens, Elaine Pascale, Erica Ruppert, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, Rob Smales, Mark Towse, Thomas Vaughn, and Thomas K.S. Wake.

"Brimming with insightful storytelling and haunting scares, Generation X-ed proves there are no slackers in this eclectic collection of latchkey horror writers." -Daily Dead

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Roboterotica: 23 Electric Tales of Erotica Apr 3, 2012

by Molly Synthia, Rachelle Dufault, Esmerelda Greene, Jack Richards, Christopher Eger, Gus Ginsburg, Raven de Hart, Indy McDaniel, Blyth Nix, M.E. Comstock

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23 electic tales of erotica, including: Manual Commands by M.E. Comstock, Rosy by Geoff Chaucer, Installation by Mark Millsm LOVE BOT LB65244 by Matthew Barrow, Sweet Danielle by Kastil Eavenshade, The Perfect Mate by Peter Baltensperger, The Edges of Reality and Fantasy by Samuel Zane, Working on the Line by Viki Baltensperger, Sunday in the Park with Dawei by C. D. Reimer , The Birthday Gift by Mandi M. Lynch, Touching by Nova Chalmers, Plain Brown Box by Raven de Hart, Do Androids Dream of Androgynous Hacker Girls? by Indy McDaniel, Stags, Hens and Robots by Gus Ginsburg, Something Better May Come by Jack Richards, Buzz, Click, Whirr by Esmeralda Greene, Innocence Configuration by Molly Synthia, The Latest in Personal Pleasure Companion, With All Options Available by Christopher Eger, Android Lust by Wednesday Silverwood, Carbons and Silicons by Rachelle Dufault, Hushabye by William Todd Rose, NARMADA 3000 by Brianna Stoddard & Six One Four? by Blyth Nyx

And the Dead Shall Sleep No More: Volume 1 Oct 31, 2021

by Input/Output Enterprises (editor), Monette Bebow-Reinhard

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Fall victim to the children of the night with an anthology about vampires.

Did the Harkers really emerge unscathed and victorious from their fight with Dracula? What's a vampire to do when he needs dental work? Just how disruptive can daylight saving time be to a vampire's sleep cycle?

Find out the answer to these questions and cross the boundaries of time in this wide-ranging anthology, featuring 21 original works of short fiction from the following authors: Matias Travieso-Diaz, LindaAnn Loschiavo, B. Patrick Lonberg, Matthew Barron, Deborah L. Davitt, Paul Wilson, S.C.R. Hill, G.A. Miller, Scott Harper, Carys Crossen, John Kiste, Georgia Cook, Liam Hogan, Monette Bebow-Reinhard, Laura Blackwell, Davin Ireland, Gerri Leen, Tony-Paul de Vissage, Ray Kolb, Ewa Mazierska, and H.L. Dowless

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Harmony Unbound May 12, 2016

by Matthew Barron, Lou Manna

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Timid teen Victoria (Vicky) Bond survives middle school by keeping her head down and trying not to get noticed. Her quiet life changes forever when she is bound to an exuberant super heroine. They must learn to work together in time to save their small town from a twisted robot with unique motivations of its own.

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Buried Curses Mar 30, 2021

by Matthew Barron

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It took PI Jack Mahler eleven years to claw out of the hole Sergeant Anderson left him in.

All the unbelievable horrors he has experienced can be traced to Anderson getting him kicked out of the army. Jack thought he had buried the scandal and is finally rebuilding his life when Anderson comes calling on his “old buddy” again. The FBI is accusing Anderson of smuggling stolen Iraqi artifacts into the U.S., and he wants to hire Jack to prove his innocence. Jack is almost certain Anderson is guilty, but, just like old times, Anderson talks him into going against his better judgment.

Jack links the stolen antiquities to a murdered scholar and stumbles upon a mystery as old as civilization. Now, only Jack stands between humanity and a forgotten god.

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The Brute: Chasing Shadows Sep 5, 2020

by Matthew Barron, Ozzy Longoria, Joel Cotejar, Cristian Navarro, Gerar Gonzalez

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After the events in Temple of Secrets, Bruce travels the globe in search of his lost humanity. He discovers a shadowy world of magic exists all around us. Bruce battles strange monsters and becomes a pawn in a war between wizards from another world.Michael, The Gatekeeper seen in the book Valora and the Key Seekers novella, tries to draw Bruce into his conflict with the insane Necromancer. While the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance, Bruce must determine what it means to be human. 168 full-color pages written and created by Matthew Barron with Illustrations by Oz Longoria, Joel Cotejar, Cristian Navarro and Gerar Gonzalez

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Waking Terror Jun 1, 2020

by Matthew Barron

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A nightmare haunts the Albuquerque suburbs.
PI Jack Mahler thought he finally had an easy assignment, a routine life insurance claim investigation. He was looking forward to having the afternoon off to go hiking with his dogs, but the widowed husband acts like he has something to hide, and Jack witnesses a surreal apparition feeding on the dead wife’s ghost. When the voiceless entity follows Jack home and a rogue policeman threatens to frame him for murder, this easy case gets personal. To solve this mystery, Jack must seek answers in his own shameful past, risking life and sanity to discover the secret of the waking terror before his dream of a normal life turns to smoke.
Why can't anything be simple?

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The Key Seekers Jan 12, 2019

by Matthew Barron

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The Key Seekers is an action-packed introduction to the worlds of The Brute and Valora. In this self-contained origin story, you will find out how the Necromancer made his way into the modern-day world of The Brute: Chasing Shadows, and discover what really happened to the Gatekeeper between chapters 21 and 46 of Valora.

Like many college sophomores, Mike doesn’t have a clear direction in life. When he inherits an old house from a mysterious family friend, he drops out of school to check out his new property. He gets more than he bargained for when he falls through a portal in the attic and lands in a frightening, medieval fantasy land where myth, folklore and reality are one. The only way home lies with the missing Gatekeeper and his Key. Mike’s new companions, Ultor, Elric and Virgil, need the Gatekeeper’s help to save their kingdom from Histerland and its evil High Necromancer. Their quest puts Mike in the middle of an age-old conflict between warring kingdoms and rival wizards. As the Necromancer stalks the Key Seekers across this world of gods and monsters, Mike discovers secrets about his past and the key to his future.

This book was adapted from material originally published in The Gateworld Chronicles.

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