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Sam Richard

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in Minneapolis., The United States

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Weird Horror, Transgressive Literature, Splatterpunk

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JG Ballard, Kathe Koja, Georges Bataille, William Burroughs, Kathy Ack ...more

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Sam Richard is the owner of Weirdpunk Books. He is the editor of Zombie Punks Fuck Off, and the co-editor of The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg, and Hybrid Moments: A Literary Tribute to the Misfits. His writing has appeared in such varied publications as Strange Stories of the Sea, Lazermall, Breaking Bizarro, Dark Moon Digest, and many others. Recently a widower, his primary focus is on writing weird, transgressive horror with an emphasis on grief. He slowly rots in Minneapolis, MN with his dog Nero. His debut short-story collection, To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows came out Fall of 2019 through NihilismRevised.

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Average rating: 4.28 · 106 ratings · 41 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Zombie Punks Fuck Off by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brendan Vidito (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) , Danger Slater (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brendan Vidito (Goodreads Author) (Editor) , Kathe Koja (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hybrid Moments: A Literary Tribute to the Misfits by M.P. Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor) , Darci Schummer (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clash Magazine: Issue #1 by Christoph Paul (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sam Pink (Goodreads Author) , Leza Cantoral (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood for You: A Literary Tribute to GG Allin by M.P. Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.68 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strange Behaviors: An Anthology of Absolute Luridity by S.C. Burke (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Zak A. Ferguson (Editor) , Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Moon Digest 29 by Lori Michelle (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Max Booth III (Goodreads Author) (Editor) , Josh Malerman (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breaking Bizarro by David W. Barbee (Goodreads Author), John Wayne Comunale , Chandler Morrison 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lazermall by Katy Michelle Quinn (Goodreads Author), Joe Quenell (Goodreads Author) , Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sam liked John's review of To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows: "Very solid collection. Everything from grief and loss to humanity to joy and love. "
Nov 13, 2019 12:36PM · see review
Sam and 1 other person liked William Tea's review of To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows: "*this review originally appeared on The Ginger Nuts of Horror website* Sam Richard knows a thing or two about putting together literary tributes. As owner of Weirdpunk Books, he’s edited and published such anthologies as Blood for Y..." Read more of this review »
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Sam and 12 other people liked Danger's review of Lazermall: "Three novellettes by three different horror authors, each one implored to contain two very specific things: LAZERS and MALLS. The variety between these three stories was great, as each author took the concept and made it their own. And while the b..." Read more of this review »
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Sam made a comment on his review of Of Foster Homes and Flies " This book is just so, so good. It was my first Lutzke and I wasn't sure what to expect, but I loved it. Highly recommended if you like dark, intimate ...more "
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