Jonathan Janz
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October 27
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Stephen King, Elmore Leonard, Joe R. Lansdale, Ray Bradbury, Brian Kee
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Children of the Dark
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2016
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The Siren and the Specter
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2018
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The Dark Game
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2019
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Witching Hour Theatre
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2005
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The Sorrows
10 editions
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2012
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Exorcist Falls
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2017
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The Nightmare Girl
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2015
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The Dismembered
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2022
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Exorcist Road
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2014
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House of Skin
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2012
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Witching Hour Theatre:
Maybe sound. Maybe my inexperience, since it was one of the first things I ever wrote. When I re-released it, I left it pretty much as it was. I might have had some other reason for doing that, but if so I've forgotten it.
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Josh is one of the most consistent writers in the business, which is incredible given how different each one of his stories is. DAPHNE is like nothing Josh has created thus far, but it's a dynamite novel. Highly recommended! ...more | |
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Yes it does. A lot better.
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A Great American Novel. An otherworldly thrill ride. This is the apotheosis of all road stories and an odyssey unlike any you’ve ever read. It’s like a long-lost collaboration between John Steinbeck and Rod Serling, but it’s much more than that. It’s ...more | |
“watched after her sourly and considered correcting her grammar—it wasn’t could care less, it was couldn’t care less. It was an error that always irked me.”
― Children of the Dark
― Children of the Dark
“This thing shook me, Jason,” he said, his voice lower still. “Like every man, I’ve questioned my faith at times… especially after Ariana died. There are things I’m still not sure about. Like how can you hold it against somebody that he was born in a third-world country? If someone’s never heard of Jesus, how can we expect a person to believe in him? And then we…” He made a pained face, ran a palm over his stubbly cheeks. “…we put distance between ourselves and others. We pick out differences between people and we amplify them and act like they’re lost and we know the answers, and the truth is, we’re all lost. We’ve all sinned.”
― Exorcist Falls
― Exorcist Falls
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“When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter
hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as
much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first
blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that last
blow that did it, but all that had gone before.”
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hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as
much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first
blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that last
blow that did it, but all that had gone before.”
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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
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Grab a blanket, a good book, curl up in a cozy chair and be too afraid to go to the bathroom.
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I am a long time fan of John Saul and Richard Matheson and I am so glad to find an author I can enjoy as much as them.
The thing that strikes..."
Wow, thank you so much, Jennifer! I’m so happy you’re enjoying my work. I haven’t read John Saul yet, but Richard Matheson is one of my main influences and inspirations. Any time he gets mentioned, I light up.
Thanks again, Jennifer. This was very appreciated. :-)

I am a long time fan of John Saul and Richard Matheson and I am so glad to find an author I can enjoy as much as them.
The thing that strikes me is that he writes horror that doesn't resolve into happy endings. The kind of endings where the evil is defeated and the heroes come through learning a lesson.
When the real monsters show up, no one gets away. That's a true horror novel.

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Happy New Year to you too, my friend! :-)
JJ

Thank you so much, Ashley! It's great to meet you, and I love the double-threat of great book fan and baseball fan. That's a wonderful combination! :-)


Have a good one buddy :D"
Yours is perfect, Darling, just like you! XO.
I mean Donna, of course, but enjoy your birthday, JJ. : )


Thank you so much, Cheryl! And sorry for the late response. I hope you check out The Sorrows, but no pressure--no promise! :-)
Thanks again, and I'll talk to you soon!
JJ


No worries, Jonathan.
Hope you have a relaxing day today!!
Enjoy the fireworks. : )


Enjoy this special day with your family!! : )"
Thank you, Maria! You're fantastic! :-)

Thank you so much, Alissa! I'm glad your friend recommended my work to you, and I hope you find it worthwhile. Thanks again for friending me, and I look forward to interacting with you on here! :-)


No problem, M.C.! It'll be fun interacting with you here.

We were enjoying ourselves, way to spoil our fun!! : ("
You two are EVIL!!!! ..."
JJ, what a nice way to say we're sneaky! : P
Have a great day!

Ah, when I do that, my wife sings the party pooper..."
Lol!!! Sounds like my kind of woman :)
For the record...you are a riot as well!
Enjoy the rest of you week Jonathan.

Ah, when I do that, my wife sings the party pooper song. I think you and she would get along. :-)

We were enjoying ourselves, way to spoil our fun!! : ("
You two are EVIL!!!! Hah! I thought..."
Yes. You two are masters of stealth. :-)



We were enjoying ourselves, way to spoil our fun!! : ("
You two are EVIL!!!! Hah! I thought of you two right..."
"Bring it"!!! LOL.
You shouldn't have warned us, a surprise attack is best. : )

We were enjoying ourselves, way to spoil our fun!! : ("
You two are EVIL!!!! Hah! I thought of you two right away when I saw I'd become a fan of myself.
I'll get you both back one of these days. :-)

We were enjoying ourselves, way to spoil our fun!! : (

Thank you for accepting it, Melissa! It'll be fun being friends on GR! :-)

Thank you, Shari-amor! I really appreciate that, and I look forward to interacting with you. :-)
JJ



I'm so happy you like it, Maria. I think it's amazing too. I'm very thankful to have Angela Waters as a cover artist. :-)