JZ Murdock
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Author of the macabre, science fiction, and non-fiction. An award-winning filmmaker and writer with a degree in psychology concentrating in phenomenology (Western Washington University), and a minor in creative and screenwriting.
His horror novel Death of Heaven won the 2024 New York City Big Book Award for Horror, was a Finalist in the 2024 American Legacy Book Awards, and a nominee for the Eric Hoffer Book Award. As a filmmaker, his short anti-war documentary Pvt. Ravel’s Bolero has earned 70+ international honors, including Best Documentary, Best Experimental Short, and Jury Awards. His screenplay The Teenage Bodyguard—based on true events—has won 13 international awards and been under consideration for multiple productions. Murdock’s work often blends horror, science fiction, and psychological insight, reflecting a fascination with the surreal, the uncanny, and the boundaries between perception and reality.
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Death of Heaven (Second Edition)
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Horror/Sci-Fi
Death of Heaven is a sweeping cosmic horror novel that begins with two boys bound by a traumatic childhood event. Their friendship unfolds into visions of reality itself, charting humanity’s hidden history from before Earth existed to its possible end. This ambitious, unsettling work has been described by Reader Views as “high-functioning fiction” that “defies the norms of the classic horror genre.” Other reviewers have called it “transfixing” (Lynn Worton) and “almost poetic in its beauty” (Michael Brookes). Awards: Winner, 2024 NYC Big Book Award (Horror) · Finalist, 2024 American Legacy Book Awards · Eric Hoffer Book Award Nominee 
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Anthology of Evil II, Vol. I
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Horror/Sci-Fi
A collection of JZ Murdock's more recent published and unpublished fiction stories. Sequel to older stories contained in "Anthology of Evil", his first published book that ended with the novella "Andrew", a story that evolved into "Death of Heaven". This sequel book's ending novella grew into a separate full novel as seen in "Anthology of Evil II Vol. II The Unwritten"...because, "It was so fun to write." A story that began years ago on Wattpad. 
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Anthology of Evil II, Vol. II, The Unwritten
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Horror/Sci-Fi
Three universes - One ending. Universe I: A man wakes in a cabin in the mountains, tied down and tortured, wondering how he got there and what is happening. Universe 2: Scientists are struggling to understand what went wrong with an experiment that seemingly and illegally, ripped a whole in the universe. Universe 3: Hell This book originated as the ending novella in "Anthology of Evil II", when it grew into a separate full novel...because, "It was so fun to write." A story that began years ago on Wattpad. 
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Suffering "Long Covid" - Alleviating Symptoms & Just Maybe...Shortening Them
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Non-Fiction, Health
From the book: "Those who have continuing symptoms after Covid-19 has run its course are referred to as having, “long covid.” Or, “long haulers disease.” That initial bout of Covid-19 can be either horrible, deadly, or show no symptoms at all. Some new research is pointing to a relationship with low cortisol levels for those contracting LC. Research is ongoing. Some of which I had never heard of before this, and have included in this book. 
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