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Brett McBean

Australia

Brett McBean is an award-winning horror and thriller author. His books, which include 'The Mother', 'The Last Motel' 'The Awakening', and 'Desolation Game: Wolf Creek Book 2' have been published in Australia, the US, and Germany, and hes been nominated for the Aurealis, Ditmar, and Ned Kelly awards. He won the 2011 Australian Shadows Award for his collection, 'Tales of Sin and Madness'.

Along with a strong interest in music (he has an Advanced Diploma in Music Performance from Box Hill College) he is an avid film-buff and owns a vast (and ever-growing) movie collection. He lives in Melbourne with his wife, daughter and German shepherd.

Genres: Horror

Series

Wolf Creek (with Greg McLean)
2. Desolation Game (2014)

Jungle
   1. Concrete Jungle (2017)
   2. Neighborhood Jungle (2017)
   3. Suburban Jungle (2017)

Novels

   The Last Motel (2005)
   Torment (2011)
   The Awakening (2013)
   The Invasion (2016)
   The Mother (2016)

Collections

Tales of Sin and Madness (2011)

Novellas and Short Stories

Buk and Jimmy Go West (2012)

Series contributed to

Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-In
Long Weekend (2023)

Books containing stories by Brett McBean

Discoveries (2016)
Best of Horror and Dark Fantasy
edited by
James R Beach and Jason V Brock

The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper Stories (2015)
(The Mammoth Book of ...)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski

Blurring the Line (2015)
Dark Selections Book 1
edited by
Marty Young

More books

Award nominations

	2007 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Mother
	2006 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : The Mother

Brett McBean recommends

Nameless Things (2025)
Ernest Jensen
"With its mix of wilderness survival and body horror, Nameless Things is icky and unsettling. A strong horror debut."

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