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R.J. Roles

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Born

in Charleston, WV, The United States

August 13, 1986

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https://www.rjroles.com/

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Horror, Fiction, Thriller

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Robert Mccammon, Brian Keene

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	Books of Horror Community Anthology Vol. 1 by R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author), Justin M. Woodward (Goodreads Author), J.Z. Foster (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 332 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
	Books of Horror Community Anthology Vol. 2 by R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Myers (Goodreads Author), M. Ennenbach (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 195 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
	Necronado (Cinema Obscura Book 1) 3.91 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 2024 — 5 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
	Books of Horror Community Anthology Vol. 3 Part 1 by R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Myers (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andrew Bell 4.08 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Books of Horror Community Anthology Vol. 3 Part 2 by R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author), Justin M. Woodward (Goodreads Author), Natasha Sinclair (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Books of Horror Community Anthology Vol. 4 Part 1 by R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author) (Editor), M. Ennenbach (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Denise Hargrove (Foreword) 4.18 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2023 — 4 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
	Season of the Witch by R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author), M. Ennenbach (Goodreads Author), London Blue (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Books of Horror Community Anthology Vol. 4 Part 2 by R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author), Nick Roberts (Goodreads Author), Ruthann Jagge 4.19 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Girl's Best Friend (Tangled Webs Book 1) 4.21 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Old Scratch: Demon Tales & Devil Hells by R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author), Jason Myers (Goodreads Author), Mike Ennenback 4.23 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2022 — 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

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Horrorween (Orangefield, #1)

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R.J. Roles and 11 other people liked Danielle Yvonne's review of F.A.F.O.: "Well, damn. This might be the most well rounded collection I’ve read in quite some time. Roles absolutely nailed this book with 14 amazing short stories—and every single one is fantastic. 🤌🏼 FAFO tends to be my life motto at this point. So when I saw " Read more of this review »
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R.J. Roles and 1 other person liked ScarlettAnomalyReads's review of F.A.F.O.: "Very much enjoyed this little collection, it was given to me as a ARC and actually just released over the weekend! All of these were written by RJ, I know lately it seems like I've been on a anthro binge, but these stories really managed to switch it " Read more of this review »
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“They almost killed me.” “I guess they didn’t.”
― John Joseph Adams, Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse

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“In the basement, with Ruth, I began to learn that anger, hate, fear and loneliness are all one button awaiting the touch of just a single finger to set them blazing toward destruction. And I learned that they can taste like winning.”
― Jack Ketchum, The Girl Next Door

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