Hamelin Bird
Writer of mysteries, horror, and the supernatural. Connoisseur of the speculative.
New Release
AMBROSIA
A Novel
“A riveting blend of horror and suspense anchors Bird’s mind-bending novel…a smart, discomfiting, ultimately satisfying horror tale.”
—Kirkus Reviews
When Travis Barnes returns home following the unexpected death of his mother, leaving his career with the Seventh Naval Fleet, he hopes to begin a new chapter in life. Unbeknownst to him, a series of impossible coincidences soon draws the attention of the Bureau, a fringe government agency formed from the rubble of Projects Monarch and Stargate.
But when Lola Agnew, the Bureau’s genetically-altered ringleader—along with her erudite headhunter, Drexl Samson—confront him with a clandestine force with powers beyond this world, Travis must face a forgotten secret from his past. His partner Tara Fitzgerald, meanwhile, has secrets of her own, and when the couple are pushed to their limits, they must join together to overcome the darkness...
In the tradition of the classic speculative fiction of Richard Matheson, Ira Levin, and Ray Bradbury, Hamelin Bird’s AMBROSIA is a genre-defying deep dive into the mysterious and uncanny.
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DRENCRoM
"Drencrom is a tightly written thrill ride that hits the gas on page one and never once lets up. Highly entertaining, with visuals that run the gamut of gruesome, psychedelic, and achingly human. Hamelin Bird is a helluva wordsmith."
―LAUREL HIGHTOWER,
author of CROSSROADS and BELOW
Praise & Reviews
DOUBLE VISION
"Bird's creepy, nightmarish debut...keeps readers off-balance as he builds toward a satisfying conclusion.
Fans of thrillers with a supernatural tinge will be pleased."
―Publishers Weekly
WAYWARD SUNS
"Bird's prose sets the bar high for his contemporaries in this slice-of-life tale marbled with self-destruction
and ambiguous hellfire magic. Smart, deep, and honest. Highly recommended."
―CHAD LUTZKE,
author of SLOW BURN ON RIVERSIDE and OF FOSTER HOMES AND FLIES
WAYWARD SUNS
“A sweaty, sultry, grimy, southern horror story about rock ’n’ roll and family and self-destruction, with some of the most beautiful prose I’ve ever read.”
—BRIAN ASMAN,
author of MAN, FUCK THIS HOUSE
AMBROSIA
“Bird’s unsettling novel features evocative and poetic prose…it’s very smart worldbuilding, with well-developed, relatable characters and a surprising twist.”
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About Hamelin Bird
Hamelin Bird is the author of the psychedelic horror novella DRENCRoM, WAYWARD SUNS, and DOUBLE VISION, which Publishers Weekly called “a creepy, nightmarish debut." His most recent novel, the speculative-horror thriller AMBROSIA, released in 2024. He lives and works in North Carolina.