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Ryan O'Laughlin

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Born

in Meadville, PA, The United States

Website

http://www.vladabacus.com

Genre

Horror, Comics, Humor and Comedy

Member Since

October 2009

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Author of the Psychic Karate novels, a blend of modern horror with graphic novel and manga sensibilities.

UC Berkeley psychology graduate, self-taught visual and verbal artist.

Major influences range from Burroughs, Twain and Vonnegut to the comic book masters, like Koike, Lee and Kirby.

In general, I prefer character and atmosphere over plot structure and I enjoy attempts (even failed attempts) to deconstruct the modern idea of a story's structure.

I'm trying to get more well-read on the poetry scene and, to be honest, I need some help!

Finally, I am NOT an objective reviewer. You'll see me 3-star a lot of books with no commentary. If something doesn't work for me, it's not my job to speak ill of it. I'm no book critic. Basically, I only spea ...more

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