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Christina Bergling

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Drawn to the monstrous and macabre, Christina Bergling has been weaving nightmares since childhood. Her horror tales slither from post-apocalyptic (Savages, Screechers) to monster (Red Walls) psychological (The Waning) to comedy (The Rest Will Come) to mystery (Followers) and anything in between (various anthologies and zines including The Horror Collection series, 96th of October, Graveyard Girls, Demonic Wildlife).

Bergling is a member of the Horror Writers Association, Denver Horror Collective, and Midnight Monster Club and a dedicated voice in the horror genre. She has been featured on panels at Colorado Festival of Horror. She devours horror in all its forms—movies, books, festivals, conventions, stores, haunted attractions.

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	100 Word Horrors: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amy Cross (Goodreads Author), John Dover (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Collected Christmas Horror Shorts by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author), Brandy Yassa (Editor), C.S. Anderson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Horror Collection: Sapphire Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Natasha Sinclair (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Graham Masterton 4.13 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Rest Will Come 3.59 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Savages 4.40 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Red Walls 4.19 avg rating — 54 ratings — 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
	The Waning 3.55 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Followers 3.89 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	The Savages & The Waning : A Terrifying Double Bill it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Invisible Girls really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Christina Bergling rated a book it was amazing Distorted Is The View by Khaya Ronkainen (Goodreads Author)	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
I am familiar with Ronkainen from her poetry, where she distills emotion down to lovely and cutting words. Her poems have taken me through experiences never lived with the poignance empathy cannot deny. Her debut novel finds that poetry woven through ...more
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Nick Medina's books have been hit after hit for me. I don't know if Sisters of a Lost Nation, Indian Burial Ground, and The Whistler are an official trilogy, but they are to me. I was delighted to see pieces of the stories woven together. The Whistle ...more
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This book is a lot of fun. It is like a mix of the movies Happy Death Day and Final Girls, with all the meta horror navel gazing of Scream. The first half is emotional and gripping. The pacing and tension are perfect, and I could scarcely put the book ...more
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