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James Oliver

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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 3.76 avg rating — 70 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
	Rotten Requiems by James Oliver (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lesley A. Camphouse (Goodreads Author), Lucas Mangum (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 51 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 4.47 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 25 — 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
	Full Body Dismemberment 4.28 avg rating — 32 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
	Academia: An Extreme Horror Novel 4.19 avg rating — 31 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
	Sacrificial Slaughter by James Oliver (Goodreads Author), R.E. Shambrook 4.47 avg rating — 19 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
	Big Dogs Club : A Splatstick Comedy 4.65 avg rating — 17 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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DEADLY: A Sinful Anthology of Extreme Horror

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Incarcerat

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Your Body Will Never Be Found

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James Oliver liked Giallo Julian's review of Academia: An Extreme Horror Novel: "Simultaneously feels like an 80s and 00s slasher, which is pretty impressive. "
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James Oliver liked Evillllllyn's review of Ronin: "Ronin was an action packed, badass post apocalyptic wasteland splatterpunk book! Following Seph on her journey to return a group of people she rescued from sex trafficking, they run into crazy monsters and the most vile people you can imagine. Not on" 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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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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