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J.W. Wright

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I am a published fantasy/horror author who who has kept on a steady diet of fantasy, science-fiction, horror, historical adventure, mystery, thrillers, westerns, occult, and comic books.
I live in Arthur, IL with my girlfriend and fellow writer, Ariana R. Cherry, and own way too many books for my own good.

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The Legends of Dark Castle: A Six Flags Macabre Dark Ride Completely Faded Into Obscurity and Lost to Time

When I was a kid in the late ’80s/very early ’90s, I went to Six Flags St. Louis for the first time with my grandparents and cousin, and there I encountered a ride that would leave a very big impression on me throughout my life. The ride was called The Legends of Dark Castle and it was a boat-on-water dark ride that I remember being very terrifying for a 5/6 year old like me at the time. But even

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

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God of Clocks (Deepgate Codex, #3)

by Alan Campbell (Goodreads Author)

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