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Craig DiLouie

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June 13

Website

http://www.craigdilouie.com

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Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

Member Since

April 2011

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Craig DiLouie is an author of popular thriller, apocalyptic/horror, and sci-fi/fantasy fiction.

In hundreds of reviews, Craig’s novels have been praised for their strong characters, action, and gritty realism. Each book promises an exciting experience with people you’ll care about in a world that feels real.

These works have been nominated for major literary awards such as the Bram Stoker Award and Audie Award, translated into multiple languages, and optioned for film. He is a member of the HWA, International Thriller Writers, and IFWA.

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Congratulations to THE KILLING FLOOR giveaway winners!

Five Goodreads.com readers won the recent giveaway for THE KILLING FLOOR, my new apocalyptic horror novel from Permuted Press. Congratulations to the winners! The books were mailed today, and should arrive within two weeks.

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Average rating: 3.73 · 74,618 ratings · 10,605 reviews · 63 distinct works • Similar authors

	Episode Thirteen 3.48 avg rating — 28,662 ratings — published 2023 — 7 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
	Suffer the Children 3.98 avg rating — 11,988 ratings — published 2014 — 13 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 Children of Red Peak 3.39 avg rating — 6,323 ratings — published 2020 — 10 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 Infection (The Infection, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 3,830 ratings — published 2011 — 27 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
	How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive 3.31 avg rating — 3,698 ratings — published 2024 — 6 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
	Tooth and Nail 3.83 avg rating — 2,470 ratings — published 2010 — 18 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
	One of Us 3.94 avg rating — 1,441 ratings — published 2018 — 16 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 Killing Floor (The Infection, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 1,212 ratings — published 2012 — 15 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
	My Ex, the Antichrist 3.53 avg rating — 1,313 ratings — published 2025 — 6 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
	Crash Dive (Crash Dive, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 1,054 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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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“Not all ghosts haunt houses. Some try to live in your head.”
― Craig DiLouie, Episode Thirteen

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“There is a proverb that says America is always 3 days away from revolution. Stop delivering food to the supermarkets, and see what a country of 300 million people with a strong sense of entitlement and over 250 million guns have to say about it.”
― Craig DiLouie, Tooth and Nail

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“I want you out in the hallway, against the far wall in single file, ready to move, in fifteen. Drop your fartsack, Ratliff.”
― Craig DiLouie

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3rd Quarter 2019 - Horror #1

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, 617p

5 votes, 26.3%

The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, 252p

4 votes, 21.1%

The Loch by Steve Alten, 351p

3 votes, 15.8%

Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver, 304p

2 votes, 10.5%

Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber, 183p

2 votes, 10.5%

Break the Bodies, Haunt the Bones by Micah Dean Hicks, 304p

1 vote, 5.3%

The Invited by Jennifer McMahon, 353p

1 vote, 5.3%

The Anomaly by Michael Rutger, 352p

1 vote, 5.3%

Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie, 343p

0 votes, 0.0%

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