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Patrick Barb

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Horror

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February 2007

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Patrick Barb is an author of weird, dark, and spooky tales, currently living (and trying not to freeze to death) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His published works include the dark fiction collections The Children’s Horror and Pre-Approved for Haunting, the novellas Gargantuana's Ghost, Turn, and JK-LOL, as well as the novelette Helicopter Parenting in the Age of Drone Warfare. He is the editor and publisher of the anthology And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Inspired by the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel. His forthcoming works include the Killer VHS novella Night of the Witch-Hunter from Shortwave Publishing and his debut sci-fi/horror novel Abducted from Dark Matter Ink. His 2023 short story "The Scare Groom" was selected for Best Horror of ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 3,203 ratings · 934 reviews · 70 distinct works • Similar authors

	Night of the Witch-Hunter (Killer VHS Series, #6) 3.69 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Helicopter Parenting in the Age of Drone Warfare 4.58 avg rating — 93 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
	Pre-Approved for Haunting: And Other Stories 3.87 avg rating — 87 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
	Abducted 3.17 avg rating — 65 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
	JK-LOL really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 33 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
	The Children's Horror: Cursed Episodes for Doomed Adults 3.91 avg rating — 33 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
	And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Inspired by the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel by Patrick Barb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adam Clair (foreword), Lillah Lawson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.10 avg rating — 31 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
	Gargantuana's Ghost 4.73 avg rating — 26 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
	Split Scream Volume Three by Patrick Barb (Goodreads Author), J.A.W. McCarthy (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 26 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
	Haunting Lessons 4.82 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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Patrick Barb liked Katelyn's review of Haunting Lessons:
Dec 24, 2025 07:52PM · see review
Patrick Barb liked Lolly's review of Haunting Lessons: "This just broke my heart. I’ve been crying the whole time whilst reading it. I can’t rate it yet, I’m too emotional and have to let it settle before I can determine that. I will say this though, Barb is clearly an extremely talented storyteller. ETA: " Read more of this review »
Dec 24, 2025 07:52PM · see review
Patrick Barb and 1 other person liked Milt Theo's review of Haunting Lessons: "A true gem of a story, hits hard with no apologies. Delivers exactly what it says: a father coaching his seven year old son to be a ghost in the afterlife and haunt him, the boy dying from cancer. Subtle and emotionally far more intense than I expect" Read more of this review »
Dec 24, 2025 07:51PM · see review
Patrick Barb and 1 other person liked Jordan's review of Helicopter Parenting in the Age of Drone Warfare: "In an age where drones have made absentee parenting the norm, Zack is an angry young man with something to prove. Tired of the circumstances of life he finds himself in, he sets out to do some damage, forcing his helicopter absent dad to make the wor" Read more of this review »
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THE MONSTERS AMONG US is a transgressive tale of supernatural pulp phantasmagoria, written by an author with Biblical-sized storytelling ambitions. Kent Priore provides a Weird Tales, dark fantasy take on Testaments Old and New, crafting a tale as sh ...more
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Patrick Barb rated a book it was amazing Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine by Kristina Ten (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
A powerhouse of a debut collection. Ten weaves themes of the immigrant experience, of the experience of growing up as a girl/woman, and the experience of moving beyond the past to find the new “you” at the end of the transformative journey, coalescin ...more
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Jun 08, 2025 06:53PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Nut House by Patrick Barb. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Nut House by Patrick Barb <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Patrick Barb made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Alternative Cover Request topic " Hello, I am the author. The cover of the book has been updated a while back. I would like an alternative cover edition created for that one and to have ...more "
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Pre-Approved for Haunting: And Other Stories Patrick Barb

4 votes, 1.6%

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