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Stephen Rhoades

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Born in 1977, Stephen Rhoades loves to write stories. He loves writing horror, but he also writes in other genres such as fantasy, young adult, and anything else that tickles his fancy.

Mr. Rhoades has several published (or soon to be published) novels, including THE CALIFORNIA BUTCHER, THE PARANORMAL AND NORMAL INVESTIGATORS, and RAT DROPPINGS. He also edited the horror anthology, INANIMATE THINGS: VOLUME ONE and VOLUME TWO.

He currently lives in the darkest parts of Alabama with his wife and family.

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Average rating: 4.09 · 89 ratings · 38 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Inanimate Things: Volume One by Stephen Rhoades (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Justin Hunter (Contributor), Jason Fischer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.31 avg rating — 26 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
	The California Butcher 3.71 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Inanimate Things: Volume Two by Stephen Rhoades (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Fischer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), John Adam Gosham (Contributor) 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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
	Weird Tales to Haunt Your Reptilian Brain by Stephen Rhoades (Goodreads Author), B.L. Daniels (Goodreads Author), Melissa Burkley 4.40 avg rating — 15 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
	The Paranormal and Normal Investigators by Stephen Rhoades (Goodreads Author), Betty Rocksteady (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 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

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John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness

It’s October so I get to make my wife watch horror movies like Prince of Darkness. I’ve seen it over a dozen times, but it’s always a fun movie. The music is fantastic. While the credits are going, the scenes in between them synchronized with the music make a great introduction. When the professor sees […]

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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Novelization (Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-In Series)

by Jeff Strand (Goodreads Author)

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Servant of the Shard (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, #3; The Sellswords, #1)

by R.A. Salvatore

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Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5)

by Steven Erikson (Goodreads Author)

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