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John Crinan

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John Crinan is a writer of weird horror and sci-fi. He co-authored The Nest which was published by Hawk & Cleaver, and his short stories have previously appeared in both audio and print. He is one of the writers of The Halloween Horrors of Old Mill Lane, a feature-length audio production starring cult horror icon Emily Booth. He lives in Scotland.

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	The Nest by Ben Errington (Goodreads Author), John Crinan (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 34 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 Other Stories: Volume 1: Collecting the best stories from the first five years of the hit podcast by Luke Kondor (Goodreads Author), Daniel Willcocks (Goodreads Author), Ben Errington (Goodreads Author) 4.70 avg rating — 10 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
	Collector's Item by John Crinan (Goodreads Author), Justin Fife (Narrator), Karl Hughes (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Check Out by John Crinan (Goodreads Author), Ian McEuen (Narrator), Karl Hughes (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Iron Duchess by John Crinan (Goodreads Author), Persephone Rose (Narrator), Karl Hughes (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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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