Author
Shaun Hamill
Associated Country
United States
Shaun Hamill is an American novelist known for blending literary fiction with horror, fantasy, and psychological drama. Raised in Arlington, Texas, he developed an early love of genre fiction and comic books. He later studied English at the University of Texas at Arlington and earned an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he began developing his career as a writer.
Hamill gained attention with his debut novel A Cosmology of Monsters (2019), a family-centered horror story that explores grief, trauma, and supernatural forces. The novel was praised for combining emotional depth with classic monster and cosmic horror influences. He followed it with The Dissonance (2024), further establishing his reputation in contemporary literary horror.
In addition to novels, Hamill has published short fiction and nonfiction in venues such as Tor Nightfire and Crimereads, and he co-hosts podcasts focused on storytelling and genre media. His work is recognized for its focus on family relationships, psychological tension, and the blending of everyday life with the uncanny, positioning him as a distinctive voice in modern horror fiction.
Hamill gained attention with his debut novel A Cosmology of Monsters (2019), a family-centered horror story that explores grief, trauma, and supernatural forces. The novel was praised for combining emotional depth with classic monster and cosmic horror influences. He followed it with The Dissonance (2024), further establishing his reputation in contemporary literary horror.
In addition to novels, Hamill has published short fiction and nonfiction in venues such as Tor Nightfire and Crimereads, and he co-hosts podcasts focused on storytelling and genre media. His work is recognized for its focus on family relationships, psychological tension, and the blending of everyday life with the uncanny, positioning him as a distinctive voice in modern horror fiction.
Books
Solomon Kane 2026
Puritan. Fiend. Fanatic.
Solomon Kane.
In the wake of several grisly murders, Solomon Kane has been summoned to Windsend, England, to determine a woman’s guilt. Is Sybil Eastey a witch? And is she...
Alien 2025
Desperate, depressed and nearly destitute, Cynthia Goodwin goes against her better judgement to keep her ship the Chariot and its crew in work: she agrees to meet with the reclusive billionaire Roman...
The Dissonance 2024
"You can never go home again," the saying goes—but Hal, Athena, and Erin have to. In high school, the three were students of the eccentric Professor Marsh, trained in a secret system of magic known as...
Noah Turner sees monsters.
His father saw them—and built a shrine to them with The Wandering Dark, an immersive horror experience that the whole family operates.
His practical mother has caught...