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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) 3.78 avg rating — 40 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 — 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
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HP Lovecraft Film Festival VIRTUAL starts this Friday 12/5!

I love cosmic horror—it asks so many questions and makes me think. I also love short films. So the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, going strong since 1995, is my jam! The streaming edition, which is always the highlight of my year, arrives this Friday, featuring over sixty short films, several full-length features, author readings, and […]

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Short story collections can be uneven, and that’s not the case with FINDING THE BONES. Truly, every story in this collection is not only excellent, but thought-provoking. Where Kallio excels is in telling so much story in such a small space: her sent ...more
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