Bryan W. Alaspa

Bryan W. Alaspa is a prolific author and freelance writer, well-known for his work in both fiction and non-fiction genres. He was born in Park Ridge, Illinois, and has spent most of his life in Chicago, with the exception of a few years spent in St. Louis while attending college. Alaspa's love for writing began at a young age, when he created his first story on his mother's electric typewriter in the third grade. This early experience sparked a lifelong passion for storytelling that has resulted in dozens of published books, short stories, and articles.

Alaspa is particularly recognized for his horror, thriller, detective, suspense, and mystery novels. Some of his most famous series include the Sin-Eater series, The Elementals series, the Rotate the Earth series, and the Deklan Falls series. His fascination with true crime has also inspired him to write several true crime stories. Although he has written in various formats, Alaspa has found a significant audience among ebook fans and publishes his fiction independently. His non-fiction works are usually published in print, but he is open to the idea of ebook publishing as it becomes more popular.

In addition to his work as an author, Alaspa is a freelance writer who contributes articles to online news sources. He is passionate about his hometown of Chicago and often incorporates its history into his writing. Alaspa's dedication to his craft is evident in his extensive body of work, which showcases his versatility as a writer and his commitment to creating engaging and thought-provoking stories.
Sin-Eater Books
# Title Year
1 Sin-Eater 2007
2 Destiny 2011
3 Renegade 2014
The Elementals Books
# Title Year
1 The Lightning Weaver 2015
2 The Lord of Winter 2016
Rotate the Earth Books
# Title Year
1 The Drivers 2014
2 The Starting Line 2016
The Defender Books
# Title Year
1 The Hat Trick 2015
Deklan Falls Books
# Title Year
1 One Against Many 2012
2 Fracktured 2014
3 Radiowaves 2017
4 Judgement Town 2021
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The Ballad of the Blue Denim Gang 1999
2 The Vanished Child 1999
3 Dust 2006
4 After the Snowfall 2009
5 Stories 2010
6 Rig 2010
7 The Dead Phone 2011
8 Vicious 2012
9 Sapphire 2013
10 Gone 2014
11 The Man From Taured 2015
12 Text 2016
13 Storyland 2017
14 S.P.I.D.A.R. 2018
15 The Wraith 2019
16 The Revisionists 2019
17 Black River 2020
18 Totality 2021
19 Ovule 2023
20 Devoured 2023
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Mythos 2011
2 Strange Fruit and the Slender Man 2013
3 September Moon 2014
4 The Myth of White Butterflies 2014
5 The Space Authority 2015
6 V/U 2015
7 Vermilion 2016
8 The Elevator Game 2016
9 The Well 2017
10 THE U BOAT 2017
11 .And Then Silence 2017
12 Kai 2017
13 The Sleep Experiment 2019
14 Staircases 2019
15 The Orchid Man 2019
16 We Can See You 2019
17 The Hidden Library 2019
18 Hellhound 2019
19 Safe Haven 2020
20 The Cut-Through 2020
21 Deranged 2020
22 The German 2022
23 Paper Thin 2022
24 Mirror 2022
25 The Vanished Boy 2022
26 Among Friends 2022
27 The Top Floors 2023
Short Story Collections
# Title Year
1 Flashpoint 2012
2 Wreckage 2014
3 From Midnight 'Til Dawn 2015
4 When the Night Comes Out 2018
5 Red Graves 2022
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 Ghosts of St. Louis 2007
2 Chicago Crime Stories 2008
3 Forgotten Tales of Illinois 2009
4 Chicago Disasters 2010
5 Why Hockey Sucks and Other Random Thoughts 2010
6 Silas Jayne 2010
7 Sabotage 2012
8 Chicago's Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries 2013
9 Hope 2018
10 What Every Author Needs to Know About SEO 2018
Bryan W. Alaspa Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Wrapped in Red: Thirteen Tales of Vampiric Horror 2013
2 Wrapped In White: Thirteen Tales of Spectres, Ghosts, and Spirits 2014