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Josh Anthony Murphy (born December 15, 1994), better known as his pen name, Josh A. Murphy, is an English author known for his works in the horror and dark fantasy genre.

Career
Murphy began writing as a child and wrote his first short story at the age of twelve. During this time, he also wrote both film and television series scripts, as well as writing and directing a short film.

He first started writing seriously in 2009, and has since gone on to complete numerous novels, short stories and novellas. His first published work was The Charred Lands Trilogy, which was released on Amazon Kindle.

In 2018, Murphy began to submit work to publishers for the first time. He was accepted into two 100 word drabble anthologies. Two years later, he submitted to an anthology and was accepted - this being the first time that he was paid for any of this work. It was a fee of $2 which he declined to accept, instead preferring it to be given to charity.

During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Murphy's output reached a career-high, finishing three full-length novels. During this period, he also took time to focus on reading more and, in particular, learning more about the craft of writing. The following year, he slowed his pace somewhat to revisit older novels to polish them and perfect them with the intention of submitting to publishers later in the year.

In July, 2022, Murphy officially self-published his debut novel, The Rotting.

Standalone Novels

 * Amusement (2009)
 * The House Where Misery Lived (2011)
 * The Red Woods (2011)
 * Seven Days of Darkness (2012)
 * Surviving The End (2013)
 * Manea (2017)
 * The Rotting (2019)
 * A Sermon to the Dead (2019)
 * The Pier (2020)
 * Antique Dead (2020)
 * Echoes in the Valley of Death (2020)
 * Birthright (2021)
 * As The World Crumbled (TBA)

Parasite Series

 * Parasite (2010)
 * Parasite: Dystopia (2012)

The Charred Lands

 * Apocalypse of Fire (2014)
 * City of Ash (2015)
 * Bound in Chains (2016)

Collections

 * Dark Tales from a Dark Mind: Volume One, Unfortunate Friends (2014)

Anthology Appearences

 * Dark X-Mas Holiday Drabbles (2019)
 * Naughty Dasher
 * A Not So White Christmas
 * Catching A Peep
 * 100 Word Horrors Book 4 (2019)
 * Slithering
 * ''Holiday Horror 4: Dark Celebration (2020)
 * Mother's Day

Officially Released

 * The Rotting (2022)

Works In Progress
The following is a list of all novels, over 10,000 words, which are either in progress or on hold until a further point. Some are in active development, others are in limbo. All titles are subject to change.
 * The Last Street
 * Night of the Savage Hunt
 * Flashes
 * Hell Train

Personal Life
Murphy was born and raised in the town of Warrington, Cheshire. He is an avid collector of horror movies and novels. During his teenage years, he ran a YouTube channel dedicated to reviewing low budget films of the genre.