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George Wilhite

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Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

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Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, Clive Barker, Peter Str ...more

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I have been an aficionado of the horror genre most of my life. The fascination began as a child, staying up late and watching "Creature Features" late at night with my father. I grew up in one of the golden eras of horror films--Hammer Horror was in full swing and as I grew older the iconoclasts came on the scene--Carpenter, Craven and Argento. Weekends at the drive-ins (often the only venues that would show these features) were a mainstay of my early adult life.

Meanwhile, I was reading constantly (as I still do) all the masters of horror, working my way through the entire canon of Poe and Lovecraft multiple times. Harlan Ellison and EC Comics, and later Stephen King were also a main ingredient of my literary diet. I was introduced to Tolki ...more

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My Horror Collection Silhouette of Darkness Now In Print

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Fear dons many masks in these twelve dark tales of brushes with the uncanny. Within this volume, varied horrors dwell: an unstoppable force of unknown origin circumnavigates the globe each day slaughtering and absorbing mankind, desperate humans make fateful bargains with supernatural creatures, and along the way, there a few classic ghost stories. Discover the da Read more of this blog post »

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	On the Verge of Madness really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Gothic Poems and Fiction by George Wilhite (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Travis I. Sivart (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kristin Roahrig (Contributor) 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013	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
	Poems from the Dark Side by George Wilhite (Goodreads Author) (Compiler), Ron W. Koppelberger Jr. (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Angela Felsted (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011	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
	Science Gone Mad by George Wilhite (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dorothy Davies (Contributor), K. Trap Jones (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012	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
	Beyond the Thirteenth Chime by George Wilhite (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ken L. Jones (Contributor), David S. Pointer (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Dreadful Legacies by George Wilhite (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Teresa Hawk (Contributor), Mark Finnemore (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Beyond the Cosmic Veil by George Wilhite (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dona Fox (Goodreads Author), Nathan J.D.L. Rowark really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015	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
	Weird City 2 (Weird City, #2) by George Wilhite (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ron W. Koppelberger Jr. (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), John X. Grey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	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
	Pardon My Dystopia it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	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
	Detectives of the Fantastic: Volume III by George Wilhite (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jordan Elizabeth, Steph Minns it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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This was a nice surprise. The premise of the book was so cinematic I wasn’t sure it could be described well in prose but it does an excellent job with just that challenge. The sensations and inner turmoils of a character in this scenario are captured ...more
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Highly recommended!! This book is a wild ride and in killer combination of folk horror, rock and roll culture and a bit of cosmic horror as well. All of these elements are deftly blended this novel that is both character driven and punctuated by adren ...more
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