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Samuel M. Moss

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Samuel M. Moss is from Cascadia.

He is the author of The Veldt Institute (Double--Negative, 2025).

His short fiction and poetry has been published in 3:AM Magazine, Always Crashing, minor literature[s], Seize the Press, Dim Shores Presents and Nightscript among other venues.

He runs ergot., a site for innovative horror.

Find more at perfidiousscript.com and on twitter @perfidiouscript ...more

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TVI recommended on WAMC's 'The Roundtable'

Drew Broussard, manager at Rough Draft Bar and Books in Kingston NY, included a kind recommendation of 'The Veldt Institute' in a recent episode of WAMC's 'The Roundtable'

'TVI' is mentioned at ~12:50

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Average rating: 4.24 · 76 ratings · 21 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dim Shores Presents Volume 1 by Paul L. Bates (Goodreads Author), Christopher Burke (Goodreads Author), Victoria Dalpe (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2020 — 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 Veldt Institute 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings	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
	Nightscript Volume 5 by C.M. Muller (Editor), Patricia Lillie (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), David McGroarty (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Gone Lawn #16 by Yarrow Paisley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Owen Kaelin (Editor), Andrea Wan (Illustrator) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	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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	Rural Information 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	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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On Mysticism: The Experience of Ecstasy

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The Anatomy of Melancholy

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Samuel Moss wants to read Remedios Varo: Science Fictions by Caitlin Haskell	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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Samuel Moss and 6 other people liked Damian Murphy's review of Remedios Varo: Science Fictions: "The essays in this book are generally excellent. There are elements of Varo's paintings, which I've been familiar with for 50 of my 53 years, that I'd never noticed until they were pointed out here, including the erupting volcano shown in the Flautis" Read more of this review »
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Samuel Moss and 2 other people liked Kyle E. Miller's review of The Cellar Below the Cellar: "“Why me? Why not me?” We get so old while feeling young. How does one navigate the unknown and the known, the lived and the unlived? Is that when we finally grow up, when we reach this hinterland and choose a mask, a demon, or a poppet to provide us w" Read more of this review »
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“To salve the pains of consciousness, some people anesthetize themselves with sunny thoughts. But not everyone can follow their lead, above all not those who sneer at the sun and everything upon which it beats down. Their only respite is in the balm of bleakness. Disdainful of the solicitations of hope, they look for sanctuary in desolate places - a scattering of ruins in a barren locale or a rubble of words in a book where someone whispers in a dry voice, "I too am here.”
― Thomas Ligotti, The Conspiracy Against the Human Race

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