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Aaron Dries

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Avid traveler, former pizza boy, retail clerk, kitchen hand, aged care worker, video director and copywriter, Aaron Dries was born and raised in New South Wales, Australia. When asked why he writes horror, his standard reply is that when it comes to scaring people, writing pays slightly better than jumping out from behind doors. He is the author of the award-winning House of Sighs, and his subsequent novels, The Fallen Boys and A Place for Sinners are just as--if not more--twisted than his debut. Feel free to drop him a line at aarondries.com. He won't bite. Much. ...more

My top 100 films of all time

It's my top 100 (and you can cry if you want to)...

Whilst there's bound to be cross-over, don't read this list expecting the IMDB top 100. My brain is wired in weird and wonderful ways, so it should be of no surprise that this list film crosses the entire spectrum. From childhood cartoons to Academy Award winners. From quiet dramas to screeching horror. It's all here. And it's all me. This Top

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Average rating: 3.76 · 3,330 ratings · 758 reviews · 19 distinct worksSimilar authors
Dirty Heads

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Where the Dead Go to Die

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Odd Man Out

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House of Sighs

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The Fallen Boys

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A Place for Sinners

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And the Night Growled Back

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Cabezales sucios

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“But lurking behind every summer was a fall just waiting to happen.”
Aaron Dries, The Fallen Boys

“This isn’t how things were supposed to happen. I was supposed to be me.

Not this.”
Aaron Dries, Where the Dead Go to Die

“There are no gods, only teeth.”
Aaron Dries, Dirty Heads

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“This isn’t how things were supposed to happen. I was supposed to be me.

Not this.”
Aaron Dries, Where the Dead Go to Die

“I'm waltzing with the wrecking ball
'Cause this ain't my home anymore.”
Aaron Dries, The Fallen Boys

“Starke entered his house a detective, slipped off his shoes and became a husband and father. It was five in the morning. The world was blue. He went to the refrigerator and opened the door, looking for answers to mysteries he would never comprehend. So he closed it and settled for water instead.”
Aaron Dries, The Fallen Boys

“We're nothing. We're dust.”
Aaron Dries, The Fallen Boys

“There's no sadder sight than that of a child's coffin.”
Aaron Dries, The Fallen Boys

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C. Michael Aaron, I met you at the Bram Stoker weekend and have enjoyed following you in Facebook. I'm excited to let you know that my collection of news satire, Bizarre News, was just published. I'd appreciate it if you checked it out and recommended it to your Goodreads friends..Bizarre News


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