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Robert Freese

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in Pottsville, PA, The United States

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https://www.itcamefromhollywood.net

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Horror, Science Fiction, Nonfiction

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I got my start writing about movies in different cinema magazines but I always had an interest in fiction. I sold my first short story to Night of the Living Dead co-author John Russo. Since then, I've had over 100 short stories published as well as the novellas The Drive-in that Dripped Blood and The Santa Thing and the novel Bijou of the Dead. Simultaneously, I also wrote for numerous cinema magazines. I've been a staff writer for The Phantom of the Movies' VideoScope magazine for twenty-five years, contributing movie reviews, articles and interviews with various filmmakers. I've also contributed to magazines like Rue Morgue, Femme Fatales, Cult Movies, Scary Monsters and Grindhouse Purgatory, as well as the Italian language Nocturno and ...more

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	Bijou of the Dead 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	The Santa Thing 3.89 avg rating — 9 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
	Splatter University by Robert Freese (Goodreads Author), Richard Haines 3.63 avg rating — 8 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
	The Drive-in That Dripped Blood 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006	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
	13 Frights 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006 — 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
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