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Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee, Ryan Harding, Ryū Murakami

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Extreme horror and splatterpunk fiction.

I love reading and writing extreme, transgressive, and boundary pushing horror!
I'm also in a metal band.

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	My Hands are Tied 3.78 avg rating — 76 ratings — 2 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
	Rotten Requiems by James Oliver (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lesley A. Camphouse (Goodreads Author), Lucas Mangum (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 52 ratings — 2 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
	Genital Rot 4.40 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 25 — 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
	Academia: An Extreme Horror Novel 4.20 avg rating — 45 ratings — 5 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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	Big Dogs Club : A Splatstick Comedy 4.52 avg rating — 21 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
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	Debilitator: A Collection of Wretchedness by Deranged Horror Author James Oliver 4.80 avg rating — 10 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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James Oliver liked Mickey's review of Debilitator: A Collection of Wretchedness by Deranged Horror Author James Oliver: "Eight short stories. Buckets of blood. Plenty of guts. More gore than you can shake a severed limb at. Every story was short, sharp and absolutely savage. There wasn't a single one that held back, with each tale delivering its own brand of gruesome ch" Read more of this review »
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James Oliver liked SeveredTherapy's review of DEADLY: A Sinful Anthology of Extreme Horror: "This was fucking incredible, from beginning to end, every single story blew me away. I cant pick a favorite, other than Oscar's outstanding editorial remarks and the illustrations inside. You're doing yourself a disservice, if you get the e-version. " Read more of this review »
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“He creampied the man's bootyhole. Sickly green goo secreted from his crusty urethral opening, and filled it to the brim.”
― James Oliver, Mr. Durty

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“Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.”
― John Waters

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“He creampied the man's bootyhole. Sickly green goo secreted from his crusty urethral opening, and filled it to the brim.”
― James Oliver, Mr. Durty

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“What was once a full-size person could now fit in a bucket,”
― Sea Caummisar, Circus For The Rich: Extreme Horror (Boss Universe

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“I hate most people. And I don’t want to, it’s an awful way to be. But the human race gives me no comfort. I find myself turning to books and films for comfort still. It’s repulsive, because one’s life consists of people, not things.”
― Morrissey

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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

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