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Patrick Scalisi is a journalist, communications specialist and emerging author from Connecticut. He has published fiction in several magazines, including The Willows, Neo-opsis, Twisted Dreams and Space Westerns, among others. His short stories have also appeared in the anthologies An Honest Lie Vol. 2, Shadowplay and Penny Dread Tales Vol. 1. Pat served as the guest editor of The Ghost Is the Machine, a bestselling anthology of steampunk-horror stories from Post Mortem Press. His debut book, The Horse Thieves and Other Tales of the New West, was released in July 2014.

When he's not writing, Pat enjoys watching way too many movies than are good for him, reading more books than he has shelves for and listening to music (his tastes range from ...more

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	The Ghost IS the Machine by Patrick Scalisi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) , Eric J. Guignard (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Horse Thieves and Other Tales of the New West 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Penny Dread Tales, Volume 1: Gears, Coils, Aether & Steam by Christopher Ficco (editor), Helen Ryan , Patrick Scalisi (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Dark Doorways: The Best of Post Mortem Press by Jack Ketchum, Lucky McKee , Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Allusions of Innocence by Jax Goss (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Frida Stavenow (Contributor) , Gerri Leen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Shadowplay: An Anthology of New Horror Fiction by Post Mortem Press, Patrick Scalisi (Goodreads Author) , G. Elmer Munson (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	An Honest Lie: Volume 2 by Debrin Case, C.B. Calsing (Goodreads Author) , Rob Rosen (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	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
	44 Lies by 22 Liars: A Flourish of Flash from the Fabulous Fibbers at Post Mortem Press by Eric Beebe (Editor), J. David Anderson , Robert Essig (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 7 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
	Neo-opsis Issue 19 by Karl Johanson (Editor, Contributor, Illustrator), Christine Price (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) , Hayden Trenholm (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	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
	All That's Left of Yesterday: Tales of the Apocalypse by A.W. Gifford (Editor), Jennifer L. Gifford (Editor) , D.J. Tyrer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 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

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