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Nathan Carson

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Born

in Concord, NH, The United States

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http://www.nathancarson.rocks

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Horror, Fantasy, Music

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Gene Wolfe, H.P. Lovecraft, Richard Brautigan

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Nathan Carson is a musician, writer, and Moth StorySlam Champion from Portland, OR. He is widely known as co-founder and drummer of the internationally touring doom metal band Witch Mountain, host of the FM radio show The Heavy Metal Sewïng Cïrcle, and the owner of the boutique music booking agency, Nanotear.

Carson's byline can be found on hundreds of music and film-related articles in outlets such as the Willamette Week, Rue Morgue, Nightmare Magazine, SF Weekly, Orbitz, Noisey, Terrorizer, Metal Edge, etc.

In recent years, Carson has turned his sights toward weird fiction, earning immediate accolades and publication. He is regularly a panelist and reader on the convention circuit.

Starr Creek is Carson's first standalone novella.

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	Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology: Library Edition by Vince A. Liaguno (Goodreads Author), Ann Dávila Cardinal (Goodreads Author), Michael H. Hanson (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 1,323 ratings — published 2022 — 10 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
	Tales from a Talking Board by Ross E. Lockhart (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kristi DeMeester (Goodreads Author), J.M. McDermott (Goodreads Author) 2.82 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Starr Creek 3.69 avg rating — 180 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
	Cthulhu Fhtagn! by Ross E. Lockhart (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Walter Greatshell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ann K. Schwader (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.03 avg rating — 128 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
	Swords v. Cthulhu by Jesse Bullington (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Molly Tanzer (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonathan L. Howard (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.58 avg rating — 97 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
	Algernon Blackwood's The Willows by Nathan Carson (Goodreads Author) (Adaptation), Sam Ford (Illustrator), Algernon Blackwood 3.90 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Eternal Frankenstein by Ross E. Lockhart (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Siobhan Carroll (Contributor), Autumn Christian (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.42 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Scaring and Daring: Terrifying Takes on 15 Classic Tales—A Horror Writers Association Anthology by Eric J. Guignard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.67 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Algernon Blackwood's The Willows #2 by Nathan Carson (Goodreads Author) (Adaptation), Sam Ford (Artist), Algernon Blackwood 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2018	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
	Back Into The Ground : An Anthology Of Pacific Northwest Inspired Horror by Nathan Carson (Goodreads Author), Bec Stranger (Editor), Mark Masztal (Editor) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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

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