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Stephen Mark Rainey

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H. P. Lovecraft, Ian Fleming, Fritz Leiber, T.E.D. Klein

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Stephen Mark Rainey is the author of numerous novels, including BALAK, THE LEBO COVEN, DARK SHADOWS: DREAMS OF THE DARK (with Elizabeth Massie), BLUE DEVIL ISLAND, THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND, and others, including several in Elizabeth Massie's Ameri-Scares Series for Young Readers. In addition, Mark's work includes six short story collections; over 200 published works of short fiction; and the scripts for several DARK SHADOWS audio productions, which feature members of the original ABC-TV series cast. For ten years, he edited the multi-award-winning DEATHREALM magazine and, most recently, the best-selling anthology, DEATHREALM: SPIRITS (Shortwave Publishing). He has also edited anthologies for Delirium Press, Chaosium, and Arkham House. ...more

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	Dreams of the Dark by Stephen Mark Rainey (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Massie (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	Blue Devil Island (Five Star Science Fiction and Fantasy Series) 3.64 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	The Path of Fate (Dark Shadows Dramatic Reading, Audiobook #6) 3.81 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Song of Cthulhu: Tales of Spheres Beyond Sound by Stephen Mark Rainey (Goodreads Author) (Editor), H.P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell 3.60 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2001	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
	Deathrealm: Spirits: A Horror Anthology by Stephen Mark Rainey (Goodreads Author), Joe R. Lansdale (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Massie (Goodreads Author) 4.33 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
	Blood Dance (Dark Shadows Dramatic Reading, Audiobook #11) by Stephen Mark Rainey (Goodreads Author), David Selby (Performer), Lisa Richards (Performer) 3.59 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2010	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 House at Black Tooth Pond 4.42 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
	Curse of the Pharaoh (Dark Shadows Dramatic Reading, Audiobook #9) by Stephen Mark Rainey (Goodreads Author), Nancy Barrett (Performer), Marie Wallace (Performer) 3.56 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2009	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 Last Trumpet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	Balak 3.43 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2000 — 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

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message 7: by Fran

May 05, 2012 09:24AM

Hey, Stranger!

I sure do hope life is treating you well. Happy Saturday!

Hugs from CA,
Fran

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Jan 29, 2008 07:16PM

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message 2: by Jeremy

Jan 23, 2008 03:48PM

I want to apologize for the all the recommendations from me today. I only pressed the send button once--I'm not sure what happened.

Argh...this is terrible...

Again, I'm very sorry.

-Jeremy

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message 1: by Louise

Jan 20, 2008 12:00AM

Thank you for friending me, Mark. :)

Louise ~

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