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Sam Richard

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Born

in Minneapolis., The United States

Website

https://www.weirdpunkbooks.com

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SammyTotep

Genre

Weird Horror, Transgressive Literature, Splatterpunk

Influences

Georges Bataille, Kathe Koja, J.G. Ballard, Katherine Dunn.

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November 2011

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Sam Richard is the author of several books including The Still Beating Heart of a Dead God and the award-winning To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows. He has edited ten anthologies, including the cult hits Profane Altars: Weird Sword & Sorcery and The New Flesh, and his short fiction has appeared in over forty publications. Widowed in 2017, he slowly rots in Minneapolis where he runs Weirdpunk Books. You can stalk him @SammyTotep across most socials or at weirdpunkbooks.com

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Average rating: 4.05 · 1,941 ratings · 588 reviews · 47 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sabbath of the Fox-Devils 4.06 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	To Wallow in Ash, & Other Sorrows 4.45 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brendan Vidito (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kathe Koja (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.88 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Profane Altars: Weird Sword & Sorcery by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charles Austin Muir (Goodreads Author), Emma Alice Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Cinema Viscera: An Anthology of Movie Theater Horror by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author), Katy Michelle Quinn (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Charles Austin Muir (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.07 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Beautiful/Grotesque 3.67 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Stories of the Eye by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joe Koch (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Roland Blackburn (Contributor) 4.10 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Zombie Punks Fuck Off by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brendan Vidito (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Danger Slater (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.36 avg rating — 36 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
	Grief Rituals 4.22 avg rating — 36 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
	Psycho Nightmare Freakout by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author), Xavier Garcia, Jon Steffens (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2024 — 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

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Sam and 1 other person liked Halle's review of Grief Rituals: "I was lucky enough to meet Sam Richard at a book fair. Super nice and cool guy, and I was luckily able to pick up his work “Grief Rituals”. He even was kind enough to autograph it for me. I recently lost my beloved dog at the end of June. Navigating g" Read more of this review »
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Sam liked Matthew's review of Profane Altars: Weird Sword & Sorcery: "This is a splendid anthology of fantasy stories that put the weird first and foremost. When is Volume II being released, Mr. Richard?"
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Sam liked Ariadne Tzounakou's review of Profane Altars: Weird Sword & Sorcery: " *A rare treat* Rating: 8/10 An interesting collection that tastefully mixes fantasy and horror. The worlds found in Profane Altars: Weird Sword & Sorcery are bizarre, dangerous and cruel, with protagonists that feel fully fleshed out, each trying to " Read more of this review »
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Sam liked Brendan's review of New Meat in a Clean Room: "The six stories here are all excellent modern horror. A highly recommended quick read. "
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3.5 I'd say. Love Ballingrud in general, but this one was a mixed bag for me. Tight, atmospheric, and interesting, but it never fully latched onto me the way so much of his other work has. Highly inventive, which is absolutely a strength of his, but I ...more
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“Her jagged pearl teeth dug into my shoulder. Their cold numbed the pain, as trickles of hot blood dripped into the crux of where our chests met, forming a lake that would flow over and onto the floor. I said nothing, but inside I begged her to bite me again, to keep this intimacy going to keep the greater intimacy at bay.”
― Sam Richard, Teenage Grave

tags: blood, horror, intimacy, love, pearl, teeth

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“My ear pressed against her spine as I caressed her unbeating heart with my hand.”
― Sam Richard, Teenage Grave

tags: blood, heart, horror, intimacy, love

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“What is death, but a final and sudden erosion of our identities into nothingness?”
― Sam Richard, The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute To David Cronenberg

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