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Tom Rimer is the author of THE GLOWING Trilogy, MALEVOLENT NEVERS, ODIOUS GHOULS, and BUOYGEIST. His work can also be found in a number of anthologies - including 13 Tales to Give You Night Terrors (2015), The Nightmare Never Ends (2023), Dreamcaught (2025), and the upcoming Samhain Screams (Fall 2025). He is a member of the HWA.

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BUOYGEIST - now available

It's harpoonin' time! BUOYGEIST is here! My supernatural slasher, set in 1988 within the walls of a video rental store, is ready to send some October chills up your spine. Don't walk, RUN. He's coming for you.

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Published on October 03, 2024 11:20 • Tags: horror

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Average rating: 4.07 · 367 ratings · 148 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	13 Tales To Give You Night Terrors by Troy H. Gardner (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Erin Callahan (Goodreads Author), Tom Rimer (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 115 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
	Malevolent Nevers 4.27 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Odious Ghouls 4.42 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2023	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
	Buoygeist 4.31 avg rating — 52 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 Glowing (The Glowing, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 28 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 Glowing: 2 (The Glowing, #2) 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2020 — 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 Nightmare Never Ends: An Anthology of Horror by Jennifer Bernardini (Goodreads Author), Brian Bowyer, Elford Alley 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Dreamcaught by Ashley Anglin (Goodreads Author), Mariah Norris (Goodreads Author), Erika McCorkle (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 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
	The Glowing: 3 (The Glowing, #3) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Samhain Screams by Greg Chapman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cameron Trost (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matthew R. Davis (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2025	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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Tom Rimer and 2 other people liked Chris Wroblewski's review of Buoygeist: "This reads just like a movie that I'd rent at the video store. The kills were gnarly. The characters were fun and I honestly had a few moments where I got sad about a few deaths. I definitely wouldn't mind a sequel."
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Tom Rimer and 6 other people liked Bee's review of Buoygeist: "Lured in by the cover, and harpooned by the story! This book promises 80's horror movie vibes and boy oh boy does it deliver! The story is a fun twist on the small town urban legend trope. The cast of characters is so easy to love (and hate. In a love" Read more of this review »
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I say without exaggeration—Whalefall by Daniel Kraus is a masterpiece and I am better for having experienced it.
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Tom Rimer made a comment on Bo’s review of Buoygeist " so grateful. Thanks for reading and for sharing this review, Bo! "
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Tom Rimer rated a book it was amazing Boreal: An Anthology of Taiga Horror by Katherine Silva (Goodreads Author)	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
Boreal: An Anthology of Taiga Horror, edited by Katherine Silva brings together a talented collection of voices. If you are looking for your next "by the campfire, summer read" this should be it. ...more
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Tom Rimer rated a book it was amazing Dreamcaught by Ashley Anglin (Goodreads Author)	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
Its got your dreams. Its got your nightmares. Something for everyone. Bit of fantasy, bit of horror, and everything and anything in between. Fully admit my own bias (I've got an actual nightmare of my own in there - see "cloudberries") but this is a ...more
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“Kam hadn't spoken much to Heath in the past few years, but whenever she had, she found him to be barbed and ready to wound.”
― Tom Rimer, The Glowing

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