Military Horror · Grimdark Fantasy
Clayton
W. Snyder
Author of the Uncomfortable Dark
Stories carved from the worst of what we are — and the things that wait when we forget to be afraid.
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Military Horror · Grimdark Fantasy
Author of the Uncomfortable Dark
Stories carved from the worst of what we are — and the things that wait when we forget to be afraid.
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About the Author
Clayton W. Snyder writes military horror and grimdark fantasy — fiction where the monsters aren't metaphors, the wars don't ennoble, and the cost of survival is tallied in the people you used to be.
His debut novel Norylska Groans, co-authored with Michael R. Fletcher, is a bleak industrial fantasy steeped in guilt, sacrifice, and the machinery of empire. It was a finalist in the prestigious Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off (SPFBO).
His solo debut, Cold West, brought the same unflinching lens to a genre-defying frontier horror — another SPFBO finalist. His short fiction appears regularly in Grimdark Magazine.
He is currently seeking representation for Red Sands, a military horror novel set in Afghanistan — a story about what happens when a squad's sins come back wearing an ancient face.
Novels
SPFBO Finalist
An industrial grimdark novel of sacrifice, guilt, and the city that demands both. Every soul has a price. Norylska collects.
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SPFBO Finalist
Frontier horror with teeth. A lone narrative of isolation, myth, and the predators — human and otherwise — that haunt the edges of civilization.
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Forthcoming
Military horror. Afghanistan. A squad haunted by what they did — and something far older that witnessed it. PFC Franklin Sims cannot outrun either.
Red Sands will drag you down into the gritty red stuff of nightmares.
— Michael R. Fletcher, co-author of Norylska Groans
A relentlessly paced thrill ride that has something real to say about vengeance and guilt as it chills your bones off. Unputdownable.
— Ed Crocker, author of Lightfall
Short Fiction
"Grimdark Magazine publishes fiction that refuses to look away — the same ethos that runs through everything Clayton W. Snyder writes. His short work is some of the sharpest in the genre."
Contact
Whether you're a reader, a literary agent, or a publisher — the door is open.
For general inquiries, interview requests, speaking engagements, or to talk about the work, reach out directly. Response times are reasonable; patience is appreciated.
Agents interested in Red Sands are especially encouraged to reach out — query information is available on request.
Red Sands will drag you down into the gritty red stuff of nightmares.
— Michael R. Fletcher, author of Beyond Redemption & co-author of Norylska Groans
Part supernatural revenge horror in the style of The Crow, part modern-day war story and with a dash of Constantine-style demon hunting, this is a relentlessly paced thrill ride that has something real to say about vengeance and guilt as it chills your bones off. Unputdownable.
— Ed Crocker, author of Lightfall
Full query package — synopsis, sample pages, and comp titles — available on request. Please reach out to argossol76@gmail.com with subject line: QUERY — RED SANDS.