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Kristi Petersen Schoonover

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Short Stories, Horror, Literature & Fiction

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A ghost story writer who still sleeps with the lights on, Kristi Petersen Schoonover’s fiction has appeared in many magazines and anthologies; her traditionally published books include a short story collection, The Shadows Behind, the novel, Bad Apple, and a novella, This Poisoned Ground. She was the recipient of three Norman Mailer Writers Colony Residencies and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. She serves as co-host of the Dark Discussions podcast, as founding editor of the dark literary journal 34 Orchard, and is a member of both the New England Horror Writers and the Horror Writers Association. Follow her adventures at kristipetersenschoonover.com.

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	Bad Apple 3.75 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Scaring and Daring: Terrifying Takes on 15 Classic Tales—A Horror Writers Association Anthology by Eric J. Guignard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.68 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Horror Library, Volume 7 by Eric J. Guignard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Allen Koszowski (Illustrator), Terry Dowling (Contributor) 4.66 avg rating — 29 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
	Skeletons in the Swimmin' Hole: Tales from Haunted Disney World 3.35 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Ink Stains, Volume 7: A Dark Fiction Literary Anthology by Kristi Petersen Schoonover (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Mayette, Taro Turner 3.40 avg rating — 15 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
	This Poisoned Ground really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	34 Orchard, Issue 5 by Kristi Petersen Schoonover (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Selah Janel (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ali Seay (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 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
	The Shadows Behind 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	34 Orchard Issue 4 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
	PITKIN REVIEW (SPRING 2009) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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HAPPY RELEASE DAY! 34 ORCHARD ISSUE 13 HAS ARRIVED!

34 Orchard Issue 13 is here! Sooner or later, that delusion you created to make the pain of a traumatic reality feel safer, the one you created to get through it, breaks down. When the delusion you created to make the pain of a traumatic reality feel safer breaks down, it’s like being destroyed all […]

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