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Weird/Curio/Sci-Fi/Horror writer, novelist, & creator of the Haunted Hotel Project. Founder/editor/cover artist for
TL;DR Press (He/Him). Author of Of All Possibilities, Strange Days in the House of August, and Imperfect Creatures

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	Found: An Anthology of Found Footage Horror Stories by Andrew Cull (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabino Iglesias (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bev Vincent (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.89 avg rating — 1,963 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Astrophobia: An Anthology of Space Horror by Vesper Doom (Goodreads Author) (Curator), Kay F. Atkinson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), K.L. Brandt (Contributor) 4.43 avg rating — 23 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
	Of All Possibilities 4.50 avg rating — 18 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
	Imperfect Creatures 4.29 avg rating — 14 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
	Skin by S.J. Townend (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mark S. Peters (Editor), Catherine McCarthy (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.54 avg rating — 13 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
	Strange Days in the House of August 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Hexagon SF Magazine, Issue 14 by J.W. Stebner (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lyndsey Croal (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), S. R. Kriger (Contributor) 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

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