Derek Muk

 

 

Derek Muk is a writer and social worker from California. His short stories have appeared in various small press/indie magazines, including New Realm, Cheapjack Pulp, Ink Stains Anthology, Nebula Rift, 9 Tales, Story of the Month Club, Fiction On The Web, Whispers From The Past: Fright and Fear (anthology), Dark Eclipse, The Dead Walk (anthology), 13 Magazine, Diabolic Tales 3, Both Barrels of Legends of the Monster Hunter I and II, The Trigger Reflex: Legends of the Monster Hunter II (anthology), Suffer the Little Children (anthology), Splatter: An Anthology of Horror, Death Rattle, Dark Things II (Anthology), Anthology of Ichor: Hearts of Darkness, Twisted Tongue Magazine, Static Movement, Sex and Murder Magazine, Sinister Tales, Night to Dawn, M-Brane SF, Sonar4 E-Zine, The Ethereal Gazette, 7 th Dimension Magazine, Switchblade Magazine, ESC! Magazine, Scorched Wings Magazine, Hardboiled, Masque Noir, Detective
Mystery Stories, Dawnsky, The Pinehurst Journal, Mystery Forum Magazine, The Green Queen, Kracked Mirror Mysteries, Golden Visions Magazine, Crossroads Magic, The Street Corner Magazine, Calliope Magazine, Unspoken Water, Space and Time Magazine, Infernal Ink Magazine, Tales of the Talisman Magazine, Aurora Wolf, The Horror Zine Magazine, Disturbed Digest, and Parabnormal Digest.

His novellas include Being Followed (published by Demain Publishing), Private
Number/Claws (published by Unnerving), The Haunted Academy (published by Midnight Frost Books), The Demon Seeds (published by Black Bedsheet Books), and The Hanging Man (published by Gloom House Publishing). His two chapbooks include: Three Parts and Sin After Sin.

His other published work includes: The Occult Files of Albert Taylor (a short story
collection).

In addition to writing, he enjoys reading, going to bookstores, traveling, museums, art, dining out, and meeting new people. He has a bachelors and masters degree in social work.

Visit his author website at: http://theoccultfilesofalberttaylor.wordpress.com/