Completed manuscript · Not yet released
The Covingtons
By Brandon Burnside
Some families hide their secrets. The Covingtons feed theirs.
In 1983 South Tampa, Mel Hayes and his friends visit the wealthy Covington family on behalf of their church. Behind the mansion’s iron gates, they discover hidden prisoners, deadly traps, and a family willing to do anything to protect its darkest secret.
Southern Gothic · Survival horror · Thriller
Completed manuscript
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Completed manuscript · Not yet released
The Eighth Session
By Brandon Burnside
A psychiatrist. A grieving brother. A secret that follows them into the consulting room.
In 1981 Tampa, psychiatrist Conrad Stetson drives home drunk with his partner beside him. On Armenia Avenue, their car strikes a young man. Two years later, the victim’s brother, Bill Roy, walks into Conrad’s office seeking treatment—and knows what happened that night.
Psychological horror · Thriller
Completed manuscript · 19 chapters
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Complete manuscript · Forthcoming
The Vipers
By Brandon Burnside
Power. Loyalty. Bloodlines.
In 2006, eighteen-year-old Brad Bennington arrives at Tampa’s Blackthorn College with a scholarship, a gift for rowing, and a black 2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4 he built himself. For a young man from Plant City, the school promises a way into a world that has always kept its doors closed. His friendship with star quarterback Antonio Smith soon brings him to the attention of the Viper Association, an exclusive society with powerful connections and limitless money.
Dark academia · Conspiracy thriller
Approximately 85,000 words
Copyright © 2026 Brandon Burnside. All rights reserved.
Complete manuscript · Forthcoming
The Permanent Installation
By Brandon Burnside
The ultimate television experience comes with a price.
Tampa, 1988. Fifty-three-year-old car salesman Gene Figurino has spent years escaping into movies while his wife, Lillian, and their teenage children, Anthony and Nicole, struggle to reach him. Then a midnight visit from a salesman named Norman Dancer offers Gene the entertainment system of his dreams. The contract bears the name H. Dot Inferno. Gene signs before he understands what a permanent installation really means.
Supernatural horror · Dark fantasy
Approximately 100,000 words
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