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CHRIS PHILBROOK
Post Apocalypse, Fantasy, & Horror Author
The Bringer of Destruction
Chris Philbrook is the creator and author of Adrian’s Undead Diary, The Reemergence, The Darkness of Diggory Finch, Colony Lost, and the fantasy world of Elmoryn. Chris has several years of experience working in game development and editing as well as writing fiction for several major game design companies. He co-owns Latchkey Comics, LLC with friend and artist Jason Casey. He has a business degree as well as a psychology degree.
Chris has authored fourteen novels in the horror/post-apocalyptic series Adrian’s Undead Diary, as well as five urban fantasy novels in The Reemergence series and three dark fantasy novels in The Kinless Trilogy. His first science fiction novel; Colony Lost has received stellar reviews. He has also edited three anthologies, and has had numerous short stories and novellas published in the horror world. He writes young adult science fiction under the pen name W.J. Orion, and has two books released in The Dry Earth series. His modern cosmic horror series The Darkness of Diggory Finch has been critically and commercially acclaimed.
Chris calls the wonderful state of New Hampshire his home. He is an avid reader, writer, role player, miniatures game player, video game player, handmade dice maker, husband, and father to two little girls.
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New Worlds: Tales and Stories to Astound is ON SALE!
Yes, you read that right. There's a sale but it's today only. Audible has featured my sampler collection New Worlds as the Daily Deal today, February 13th, 2025. That means until midnight PST, they've dropped it from $19.95 (or 1 credit) to just $1.99 (still 1 credit). Huge discount, needless to say. If you hadn't gotten this yet, and wanted to, today is the day. It has excerpts from The...
Book signing tonight in Milford NH
Tonight (January 21st. 2025) I will be at the Wadleigh Memorial Library in Milford NH for a book signing/meet & greet/reading. I'll have all my regular merch on hand (some shirts and comics too!) and I'll even be reading a smidge from my new Ravaged Skies novel, THE HAT TRICK. So please consider coming if you're in the area! Register here.
We got a pre-order!
Yup, we got a pre-order up. // Nightmares are usually kept to dark nights, and deep slumber, but that just isn't so anymore. Rachel's inner evil--an actual monster within--is set free when she sleeps, and if Adrian wants any chance at figuring out the salvation of Europe they first must contain the entity Rachel harbors. But you just can't put her down like a zombie. What if that sets the evil...