About The Author


​David R. Smith lives in Livonia, NY with his wife and two children. He is a teacher in the Canandaigua City School District. Ever since he was a young boy he's been writing fiction. He loves a good fantasy or ghost story. His favorite authors include Ray Bradbury, Mary Downing Hahn, Neil Gaiman, Vivian Vande Velde, and Stephen King. He's won numerous narrative writing contests and published short stories in e-zines and local magazines. ​

Events

Check me out at the Children's Book Fest on Saturday, October 2nd at Finger Lakes Community College from 10-2:00. See you there!

Featured Books

When the darkness whispers do not listen. In the stillness, there is movement. Where there is darkness, there are eyes watching you. Even the silence cannot be trusted to be empty, for the night holds terrors you cannot imagine. Go boldly, if you dare, with this anthology of stories and see what horrors await you. But be warned: there is room in the darkness for one more soul. And those who walk the dead of night are always hunting.




​
​

/

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Amazon Reviews for The Dead of Night:
​
We love this book! We like all of Mr. Smith's books, but this is great. It's very dark though. I started this with my 7th grade class and we had to stop because it was... Dark. The first story they were complaining because it was 'kiddy' but by the end of that story they were all "Whoa! That's brutal." Lol

Robert Lawton

Title
/
Company

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

/

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
I stumbled upon this anthology while looking for something scary to read for Halloween. I loved every story in this book! The author and his daughter, who apparently wrote some stories with him, have a way of drawing you in from the first page on. My personal favorite is The Trapdoor and The Lighthouse. Both were spooky from start to finish. If you're looking for good scares without all the gore that you get in a lot of anthologies, try this book out.

Bibliophile999

/

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

/

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Praise for Animal Quest:
​A celebration of love and loyalty. With a different setting for each story, each book has a different feel to it. What I especially like is how the author handles the relationship between the siblings. They are not perfect children and can get annoyed with each other, but in the end they work together in a caring and supportive way. 

Vivian Vande Velde
YA author of Spellbound and Never Trust a Dead Man

Author of Spellbound and Never Trust a Dead Man 
/
l

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

/

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
David is an amazing author, teacher, friend! His Animal Quest books were the first books that sparked a passion for reading in my son! Thanks David, you rock!

MacKenzie B.
Occupational Therapist and Parent

/

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5