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Sam Richard

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Born

in Minneapolis., The United States

Website

https://www.weirdpunkbooks.com

Twitter

SammyTotep

Genre

Weird Horror, Transgressive Literature, Splatterpunk

Influences

Georges Bataille, Kathe Koja, J.G. Ballard, Katherine Dunn.

Member Since

November 2011

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/sammytotep

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Sam Richard is the author of several books including The Still Beating Heart of a Dead God and the award-winning To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows. He has edited ten anthologies, including the cult hits Profane Altars: Weird Sword & Sorcery and The New Flesh, and his short fiction has appeared in over forty publications. Widowed in 2017, he slowly rots in Minneapolis where he runs Weirdpunk Books. You can stalk him @SammyTotep across most socials or at weirdpunkbooks.com

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Average rating: 4.08 · 1,705 ratings · 517 reviews · 44 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sabbath of the Fox-Devils 4.10 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	To Wallow in Ash, & Other Sorrows 4.47 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2019 — 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 New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brendan Vidito (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kathe Koja (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.86 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Cinema Viscera: An Anthology of Movie Theater Horror by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author), Katy Michelle Quinn (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Charles Austin Muir (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Profane Altars: Weird Sword & Sorcery by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charles Austin Muir (Goodreads Author), Emma Alice Johnson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Beautiful/Grotesque 3.62 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Zombie Punks Fuck Off by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brendan Vidito (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Danger Slater (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.36 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Stories of the Eye by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joe Koch (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Roland Blackburn (Contributor) 4.11 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Grief Rituals 4.28 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Void Haus by Sam Richard (Goodreads Author), Matthew Mitchell (Goodreads Author), Edwin Callihan 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2023	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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Sam and 1 other person liked S.D. Hintz's review of Sabbath of the Fox-Devils: "Really enjoyed this brutally violent read! I found myself rooting for the fox-devils, wanting them to throw down more vengeance. Loved this book!"
Sep 29, 2025 07:16AM · see review
Sam liked Books For Decaying Millennials's review of New Meat in a Clean Room: "I snagged a copy of this from the publisher at a recent con. All views and opinions are my own. - New Meat in a Clean Room, a title that immediately causes a multitude of wild and terrible scenarios to spring to mind. For me, picking a copy of this boo" Read more of this review »
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Sam liked Jake F's review of Sabbath of the Fox-Devils: "3.5 stars rounded up. The premise of the book was something I knew I would love. Though I found the beginning to be a little harder to get through, it came to a beautifully gorey climax. The book certainly has a number of typos but the core of the st" Read more of this review »
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Sam liked A1Cvenom's review of Sabbath of the Fox-Devils: "This was an interesting read that had a ton of plot worked out in such a short book. I really wish other horror authors would write books this short. This author does a great job of trimming the fat while still having a great story. (Take note Stephe" Read more of this review »
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“Her jagged pearl teeth dug into my shoulder. Their cold numbed the pain, as trickles of hot blood dripped into the crux of where our chests met, forming a lake that would flow over and onto the floor. I said nothing, but inside I begged her to bite me again, to keep this intimacy going to keep the greater intimacy at bay.”
― Sam Richard, Teenage Grave

tags: blood, horror, intimacy, love, pearl, teeth

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“My ear pressed against her spine as I caressed her unbeating heart with my hand.”
― Sam Richard, Teenage Grave

tags: blood, heart, horror, intimacy, love

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“What is death, but a final and sudden erosion of our identities into nothingness?”
― Sam Richard, The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute To David Cronenberg

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