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Anthony Taylor

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in Canton, The United States

December 05, 1989

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Horror, Suspense, Thriller

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Stephen King, Dean Koontz

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Anthony Carl Taylor (1989- ) was born and raised in Canton, Ohio, Donald Ray Taylor's third child and Carla Jo Taylor's second child. He is the grandson of Navy veteran William Workman and MaryAnn Workman. As a child, Anthony always enjoyed writing, which started in the 3rd grade and prografter. Throughout his childhood and adolescence, Anthony carried a notebook wherever he went just in case inspiration occurred.

Anthony attended Perry High School in Massillon, graduating in 2andre; he was active in Theatre and Choir.

He has three siblings: Josh, Billy, and Jenna.

His debut novel, She Wants To Play, was published on September 18th, 2019. ...more

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	HorrorScope: A Zodiac Anthology by H. Everend (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lylith Nyx (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Scott McGregor (Contributor) 4.15 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2023 — 7 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
	She Wants To Play 4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings — 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
	HorrorScope: A Zodiac Anthology: Volume 4 by H. Everend (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alex Tilley (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Alexander Michael (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	She Wants To Play Again (She Wants To Play Trilogy Book 2) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
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