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Eric Kapitan

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Born

in Vermont , The United States

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Genre

Horror, Poetry, Fiction

Influences

R.L Stine, Edger Allan Poe, Clive Barker, Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee, Po ...more

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August 2015

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Eric Kapitan fell in love with the horror genre at a young age. Binge watching Horror Movies such Halloween and Night of the Living Dead. It wasn't long before Kapitan wanted to tell Horror stories of his own. Never afraid to push the boundaries, Kapitan believes Horror should be hard hitting and leave an impression.

Eric Kapitan currently resides in Vermont. He enjoys spending time with family/friends, drinking a nice cold Vermont beer, and going to Horror conventions. ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 121 ratings · 63 reviews · 10 distinct works

	A Love Not Deceased 4.12 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
	Burning Down Paradise 4.25 avg rating — 16 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
	Fireflies of the Dead 3.88 avg rating — 17 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
	Night of the Undead Whores 3.81 avg rating — 16 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
	Family by Andrew Lennon (Goodreads Author), Joseph Rubas (Goodreads Author), Terry Miller 3.83 avg rating — 12 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
	Warm 4.20 avg rating — 10 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
	Darkness: Poems of Extreme Horror by Eric Kapitan (Goodreads Author), Adam Beckley (Illustrator) 3.44 avg rating — 9 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
	As The Blade Cuts 4.43 avg rating — 7 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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	Ho Ho Holy Sh*t! by Andrew Lennon (Goodreads Author), David Owain Hughes (Goodreads Author), Terry Miller 3.33 avg rating — 3 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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Eric Kapitan's Blog: Horror poet

Fireflies of the Dead

Hello my fellow Goodreaders,
I've been busy working on my next book, Fireflies of the Dead. It's a collection of short horror stories and poetry.

April 27th, at 8 pm EDT. I'll be holding an online Cover reveal and trailer To attend just follow the facebook link below.
https://www.facebook.com/events/17640...

Free copies of my previous books will be given away as prizes during the event. Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 20, 2017 22:09 • Tags: blood, book-cover, book-trailer, cover-reveal, dead, facebook-event, fiction, gore, horror, poetry, short-stories, terror

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