Anthony J. Rapino

more photos (3)

year in books

Anthony J. Rapino’s Followers (72)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
Mel Heflin
384 books | 80 friends

Zakk Ma...
1,724 books | 367 friends

Brennan...
1,034 books | 128 friends

Meg
Meg
3,856 books | 80 friends

Misty
1,675 books | 111 friends

Kristin...
739 books | 49 friends

Axl Barnes
1,370 books | 1,527 friends

Robin Lee
1,854 books | 56 friends

More friends…

Anthony J. Rapino

Goodreads Author


Born
in Brooklyn, The United States
Website

Twitter

Genre

Member Since
July 2010

URL


ANTHONY J. RAPINO is a horror writer and sculptor. He's also a teacher, and somehow that makes more sense than it should. He spends his days among people and things that demand shaping: Words, clay, or minds, it amounts to the same job. Though the minds are a hard sell, you can find his fiction and sculptures online. Discover more on www.AnthonyJRapino.com and https://linktr.ee/arapino ...more

To ask Anthony J. Rapino questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

Anthony J. Rapino Probably Middle Earth. Once there I'd settle down in the Shire and enjoy some good pipe weed, ale, and food. …moreProbably Middle Earth. Once there I'd settle down in the Shire and enjoy some good pipe weed, ale, and food. (less)
Anthony J. Rapino Lightning illuminated the twisted face staring at me from outside my window. His smile, wide and toothy, promised terror and pain.
Average rating: 3.92 · 718 ratings · 224 reviews · 20 distinct worksSimilar authors
Ugly Little Things: Volume One

by
4.39 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Tommy and the Order of Cosm...

by
4.14 avg rating — 142 ratings3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Liminal Spaces: An Antholog...

by
3.84 avg rating — 138 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Welcome to Moon Hill

3.70 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
Soundtrack to the End of th...

4.24 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Greetings from Moon Hill

by
3.65 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Robbed of Sleep, Vol. 1: St...

by
3.51 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Loosely Enforced Rules

4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Uprooted

4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Reality Engineers

4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Anthony J. Rapino…

Scares That Care Presents Authorcon II

I apologize for the late post this month, but I just got back from the intense, overwhelming, satisfying, and exciting experience of vending my first major convention, which took place in Virginia this past weekend. This was the longest trip I’ve taken in a long time, and I’d been fairly nervous leading up to it.

I was incredibly lucky to have my good friends Todd and Erica Keisling there to guide

Read more of this blog post »
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 06, 2023 11:24

Anthony’s Recent Updates

Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions by Anthony J. Rapino
"Wonderful journey amiss trials and tribulations of life in the 1980’s America

Enjoyable, moving and entrancing story of bravery and resilience , perseverance among daily trials and tribulations. The world of imaginary friends coming to life . All that" Read more of this review »
Anthony Rapino finished reading
Undead Folk by Katherine Silva
Undead Folk
by Katherine Silva (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
Anthony Rapino rated a book it was amazing
There's a Mummy in My Locker by B. A. Gule
Rate this book
Clear rating
An excellent throwback to Goosebumps with a very cool "in-universe connection" to the movie *Out There Halloween Mega Tape.* ...more
Anthony Rapino rated a book it was amazing
The Day of the Door by Laurel Hightower
The Day of the Door
by Laurel Hightower (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
I just finished reading THE DAY OF THE DOOR yesterday, and it was incredible. The horror comes in many flavors throughout the text, hitting chords of grief, fear, regret as well as shock and terror. Highly recommend this one right alongside BELOW.
Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions by Anthony J. Rapino
"What a nostalgic romp. If you’re a child of the 80s like I was, this book will hit so many pressure points from childhood it’ll become addictive.

Thought do not be fooled. This is a pretty heavy plot that deals with some triggering topics such as bul" Read more of this review »
Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions by Anthony J. Rapino
"Ok, let me start by saying that I am definitely this book’s target demographic. Born in the 80’s (1980 to be exact), played with He-Man and definitely had some friend issues in my formative school years (albeit high school in my case). The thing I th" Read more of this review »
Anthony Rapino rated a book it was amazing
Mischief Night Massacre by Jason  Parent
Rate this book
Clear rating
Just in time for October! I had the opportunity to read this fantastic collection early, and loved it so much I wrote a blurb: "Every Halloween theme—and many unexpected ones—are featured in this terrifyingly exciting collection. You’ll stay up long ...more
Anthony Rapino rated a book it was amazing
Buoygeist by Tom Rimer
Buoygeist
by Tom Rimer (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
For context: This was an advance read for me, which I also wrote a blurb for (see back cover).

Rimer’s devilish tour through 1980s Cape Cod relishes the trappings of the video rental era, but never forgets to dunk readers neck-deep in the briny terro
...more
Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions by Anthony J. Rapino
"Some of the fantasy elements were a little disruptive to the narrative flow, but I understood why they existed. This was a really beautiful, and sad, coming of age story. Tommy was a well written character. "
More of Anthony's books…
Quotes by Anthony J. Rapino  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“Sometimes our greatest moments of enlightenment come from our worst mistakes.”
Anthony J. Rapino, Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions

No comments have been added yet.