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	American Cannibal by Rebecca Rowland (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeff Strand (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Holly Rae Garcia (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.23 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2023 — 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 God in the Hills 3.90 avg rating — 52 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
	Soft Ceremonies by Joe Koch (Goodreads Author), Sam Richard (Goodreads Author), Charlene Elsby (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2024	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
	Ghosts, Goblins, Murder, & Madness: Twenty Tales of Halloween by Rebecca Rowland (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J.R. Pepper (Contributor), George Plank (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44 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
	The God in the Hills and Other Horrors 4.23 avg rating — 31 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
	The God in the Hills 2: Abhorrent Flesh 4.44 avg rating — 27 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
	A Beginner's Guide to Extreme Horror by Jon Steffens (Goodreads Author), Ira Rat (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 25 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
	Kreepo it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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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	Isolation is Safety by Jon Steffens (Goodreads Author), Joe Koch (Goodreads Author), Justin Lutz (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Jon Steffens liked quesorat's review of Psycho Nightmare Freakout: "I love Filthy Loot and Weird Punk books so much. These are books that I enjoy very much and make me want to write very much. What more could I ask for? "
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Jon Steffens and 1 other person liked Mac Spears's review of Psycho Nightmare Freak-Out: "These four very human stories of teenage angst and all-too familiar music tastes smash cut into horror at a head snapping pace. Solid writing throughout; four short reads that put you in the JNKOs of these kids _right_ before it all goes horribly wro" Read more of this review »
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Jon Steffens and 1 other person liked Carina Stopenski's review of A Beginner's Guide to Extreme Horror: "excellent primer for folks looking to dip more into the extreme/transgressive genre. there were even one or two on here that i wasn't aware of before as a heavy-duty extreme horror consumer."
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