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Jonathan’s 2020 Year in Books
Take a look at Jonathan’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
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Jonathan Janz
Goodreads Author
Born
in Colorado Springs, The United States
October 27
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Influences
Stephen King, Elmore Leonard, Joe R. Lansdale, Ray Bradbury, Brian Kee
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Member Since
October 2010
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/jonathanjanz
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Children of the Dark
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2016
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7 editions
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The Siren and the Specter
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2018
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11 editions
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The Dark Game
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2019
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7 editions
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Exorcist Falls
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2017
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5 editions
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Witching Hour Theatre
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published
2005
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4 editions
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Exorcist Road
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2014
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3 editions
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The Nightmare Girl
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published
2015
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11 editions
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The Sorrows
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published
2012
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10 editions
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House of Skin
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2012
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11 editions
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Old Order
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2010
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3 editions
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STRANGER THINGS and CHILDREN OF THE DARK
Howdy, friends. I haven’t blogged in…well, just about forever. That’s because my newsletter has usurped my blog and is now my main form of information dissemination and–
Oh, just sign up for the dang thing.
Occasionally, though, there’s a topic that calls for a blog post. Like the one you’re reading now.
STRANGER THINGS has become a cultural juggernaut, a critically-acclaimed audience darling. An
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What a ride! As entertaining as it is incisive, Maurice Broaddus has crafted something wholly original here. It's crammed with awesome character work, immersive storytelling, and powerful thematic resonance. It's also set an hour south of me, which o
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Clive Barker is a master. Two areas, I think, distinguish him from other writers. One is the sheer breadth of his imagination. I cut my horror teeth on stories like "Dread," "Rawhead Rex," "The Midnight Meat Train," and the incomparable "In the Hills
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Jonathan Janz
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Hey, Dallas! So great to hear from you. I have NOT read Darcy Coates, but she's long been on my radar. Which book would you suggest to start with her? And lastly, naw, I don't worry about the errors in questions. I'm just grateful folks take the time
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Tom wrote: "Outstanding review! You sold me. I'm checking it out."
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Saurabh wrote: "I heartily agree with your review. You couldn't be more correct."
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Karen wrote: "I agree completely. I just finished reading this for the second time. Look forward to reading again one day. Long live SK."
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Jonathan Janz
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Malorie
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Best Horror
in the
Final Round
of the
2020 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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Jonathan Janz
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Librarian AF***'s review
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer:
"To all my True Crime obsessors, to all my unsolved mystery consumers, I'll be gone in the dark is the book you might not know you have to read (if you haven’t already). After watching the HBO documentary, I started reading this obsessive investigatio"
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Char wrote: "I'm so glad to see you enjoyed this! I have it coming up soon."
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Librarian wrote: "Just finished it. Read it in a day. Want to read it again. Loved it. Fuck, I loved it!"
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My name is Robert McCammon. I don't write novels--I write masterpieces. We need to talk, you and I. You're preparing to read a book called SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD, and we need to get a couple of matters straightened out before you proceed. First of all, ...more |
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“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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Jennifer wrote: "I am working my way through the works of Jonathan Janz.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 working my way through the works of Jonathan Janz.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.
Mariℓina wrote: "Happy 2016, filled with love, happiness and a little bit of luck! "
Happy New Year to you too, my friend! :-)
JJ
Happy 2016, filled with love, happiness and a little bit of luck! 
Maria wrote: ""
Thank you so much, Maria! I really appreciate the beautiful image! :-)
Ashley wrote: "Hi Jonathan! I LOVED your review of Dark Places and how Gillian Flynn = Mike Trout (fellow baseball fanatic here, WOOHOO!!)"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! :-)
Hi Jonathan! I LOVED your review of Dark Places and how Gillian Flynn = Mike Trout (fellow baseball fanatic here, WOOHOO!!)
Donna wrote: "Have a good one buddy :D"
Yours is perfect, Darling, just like you! XO.
I mean Donna, of course, but enjoy your birthday, JJ. : )
Maria wrote: ": D"
This is soo cool Maria :D
Thanks for the friend request Jonathan! :->
Hey there, Jonathan! Thanks for the friend request! So funny... I was just asking in another thread if anyone else thought that early exposure to good horror writers might have really been influential... made them horror lovers for life. Seems like a trend... more than other genres, even. Your mention of a childhood between a dark forest and a graveyard brought that to mind. ;) Your books look amazing. All the synopses sound intriguing. Do you have a fave, or a particular title you'd suggest starting with?
Midu wrote: "Thanks for the invite!"It's great to meet you, Midu! :-)
Cheryl wrote: "Thanks for the friend request, Jonathan. Your books sound very intriguing! I've put "The Sorrows" on my wish-list."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
Thanks for the friend request, Jonathan. Your books sound very intriguing! I've put "The Sorrows" on my wish-list.
Jonathan wrote: "MARIA!!!!! I'm so sorry for the delayed response, but we JUST got back last night from our Virginia vacation (mostly in the boonies, way off the grid). Happy Independence Day! :-)"No worries, Jonathan.
Hope you have a relaxing day today!!
Enjoy the fireworks. : )
MARIA!!!!! I'm so sorry for the delayed response, but we JUST got back last night from our Virginia vacation (mostly in the boonies, way off the grid). Happy Independence Day! :-)
Maria wrote: "Enjoy this special day with your family!! : )"
Thank you, Maria! You're fantastic! :-)
Enjoy this special day with your family!! : )
Alissa wrote: "Thank you for accepting my friend request. I'm looking forward to reading your work, a good friend of mine recommended them to me and I'm always up for a good book especially horror."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! :-)
Thank you for accepting my friend request. I'm looking forward to reading your work, a good friend of mine recommended them to me and I'm always up for a good book especially horror.
M.C. wrote: "hi, thank you for adding me as a friend :)"No problem, M.C.! It'll be fun interacting with you here.
Armina wrote: "Thanks for the friend request, Jonathan!"Thanks for accepting it, Armina!
hi, thank you for adding me as a friend :)
Jonathan wrote: "Maria wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "Maria wrote: "Too late Jonathan, Donna & I saw your "fan" post before you deleted it. 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!
Jonathan wrote: "Donna wrote: "No wait, what is it my girls say when I wont do or go along with them on something...Oh yeah, "FUN SUCKER!" That's you Jonathan :)"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.
Donna wrote: "No wait, what is it my girls say when I wont do or go along with them on something...Oh yeah, "FUN SUCKER!" That's you Jonathan :)"Ah, when I do that, my wife sings the party pooper song. I think you and she would get along. :-)
Maria wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "Maria wrote: "Too late Jonathan, Donna & I saw your "fan" post before you deleted it. We were enjoying ourselves, way to spoil our fun!! : ("
You two are EVIL!!!! Hah! I thought..."
Yes. You two are masters of stealth. :-)
No wait, what is it my girls say when I wont do or go along with them on something...Oh yeah, "FUN SUCKER!" That's you Jonathan :)
Party pooper! We were having so much fun imaging you squirm. So what happened this time Jonathan? You did once say I was a sadistic woman...remember? LOL!
Jonathan wrote: "Maria wrote: "Too late Jonathan, Donna & I saw your "fan" post before you deleted it. 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. : )
Maria wrote: "Too late Jonathan, Donna & I saw your "fan" post before you deleted it. 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. :-)
Too late Jonathan, Donna & I saw your "fan" post before you deleted it. We were enjoying ourselves, way to spoil our fun!! : (
MELISSA wrote: "Thanks for the friend vite Jonathan! :))"Thank you for accepting it, Melissa! It'll be fun being friends on GR! :-)
Thanks for the friend vite Jonathan! :))
Shari-amor wrote: "Thank you for the request, Jonathan. I just checked out a couple of your books and they look really good."Thank you, Shari-amor! I really appreciate that, and I look forward to interacting with you. :-)
JJ
Thank you for the request, Jonathan. I just checked out a couple of your books and they look really good.
Hi JJ. HorrorHound Weekend sounds like scary fun! Enjoy!! : )
Maria wrote: "Just saw the cover for 
, I think it looks amazing!! : )"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. :-)
Just saw the cover for
, I think it looks amazing!! : )
