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S.J. Budd

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Originally born in Cornwall, south west England, her childhood was surrounded by myths and legends and she has always been fascinated by anything out of the ordinary. It was in this strange and ancient land where she developed a passion for writing.
S.J.Budd loves writing short stories exploring dark fictional worlds and its mysterious inhabitants, and is currently working on her first novel. Her day job involves working as journalist for www.findahood.com and she also blogs on her site http://www.sjbudd.co.uk
Her work has appeared in Sanitarium Magazine, Siren’s Call Publications, Deadman’s Tome, Innersins , Aphelion, Bewildering Stories, Blood Moon Rising Magazine, Shadows at the Door and Danse Macabre Magazine, The Wild Hunt, Morpheus Tale ...more

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	Slash-Her by Janine Pipe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jill Girardi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), S.J. Budd (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 86 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
	The Horror Zine's Book of Ghost Stories by Jeani Rector (Editor), E.A. Black, S.J. Budd (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 71 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
	Deadman's Tome: Monsters Exist by Deadman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Theresa Braun (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Wallace Boothill (Contributor) 4.24 avg rating — 58 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
	Tales From The Realm: Volume One by Tevis Shkodra (Goodreads Author), Rudolfo Serna, K.T. Wagner (Goodreads Author) 4.81 avg rating — 21 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
	Crowded House & Other Stories 4.35 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
	You Are Not Alone by Gemma Amor (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Susmita Bhattacharya (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Astra Bloom (Contributor) 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2020	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
	Spells and Persuasions 4.45 avg rating — 11 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
	Fangs (Aphotic Realm Magazine #6) by Aphotic Realm, Kev Harrison (Goodreads Author), S.J. Budd (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	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
	Deadman's Tome: Book of Horrors by Deadman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Seán Glasheen, S.J. Budd (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Sanitarium #1 by Ian Sputnik (Goodreads Author) (Editor), D.J. Tyrer (Goodreads Author), S.J. Budd (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 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

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Terror Forming by P.A.Sheppard

This book really blew my mind! I'm not into science fiction at all, but I bought this book as I'm a big fan of Paul Sheppard after reading The Night Crawler which was released by Aphotic Realm. I'll admit some of the science bit went over my head but it is clearly very well thought out.

The plot is just wild, this book is a thrilling ride through space and bodies! The story starts off

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