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Curtis M. Lawson

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Horror, Crime, Graphic Novels

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Curtis M. Lawson is a writer of unapologetically weird, dark fiction, poetry, and comics. His work includes Black Heart Boys' Choir, It’s a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, and The Devoured.
Curtis is a member of the Horror Writer’s Association and hosts the Wyrd Transmissions podcast. ...more

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	Devil's Night by Curtis M. Lawson (Goodreads Author), Joe Morey (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 125 ratings — 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
	Black Heart Boys' Choir by Curtis M. Lawson (Goodreads Author), S.T. Joshi (Foreword) 4.32 avg rating — 102 ratings — 6 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
	It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World 3.95 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Those Who Go Forth into the Empty Place of Gods 3.52 avg rating — 79 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
	13 Haunted Houses by Curtis M. Lawson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joe Morey (Editor), Ramsey Campbell 3.82 avg rating — 67 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 Devoured 4.59 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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 Envious Nothing: A Collection of Literary Ruin 4.33 avg rating — 36 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
	Black Pantheons: Collected Tales of Gnostic Dread 4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2017 — 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 Coffin Maker's Book of Dark Tales by Curtis M. Lawson (Goodreads Author), Joshua Rex (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 29 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
	Couch Surfing Through the 12 Chambers of Hell 4.33 avg rating — 21 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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Bear witness to the ghosts and dark gods of Motor City, revealed by the light of a fiery cityscape. It’s the night before Halloween and Detroit is burning in a celebration of arson and vandalism. Devil’s Night is a unique collection of interconnected urban horror stories taking you back to October 30th, 1987. Drawing i

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Self-Reliance

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“A species of pride, the kind of codependent pride that parents and children mutually share for the other's accomplishments, burned in Emmett's heart.”
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“Loni watched the horse through her binoculars. Shifting auroras reflected off its pearlescent mane, sending a cascade of prismatic brilliance across its ivory coat. Hands, smaller than Loni's own, held on to its silver reins.”
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“A species of pride, the kind of codependent pride that parents and children mutually share for the other's accomplishments, burned in Emmett's heart.”
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“Noontime illumination forced itself in from the space between the shade and the window frame.”
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“Against the backdrop of darkness, it seemed as though she was the only being in the entire world - a lone star in the void.”
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