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C.J. DOTSON possesses the statistically average number of body parts for a human being to have. She and her husband, stepson, and children (all of whom also appear human) share a cabin in the woods with more bugs than she would ever like to see. In her limited spare time she enjoys reading, video games, painting, baking and decorating cakes (with…questionable success), and petting her dog and five cats. Visit her at cjdotsonauthor.com or cjdotsonsdreadfuldispatch.substack.com

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Average rating: 3.41 · 1,367 ratings · 554 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Cut liked it 3.00 avg rating — 806 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Found 2: More Stories of Found Footage Horror by Andrew Cull (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabino Iglesias (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Laura Keating (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 203 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
	These Familiar Walls 3.85 avg rating — 181 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 Deep by A.R. Ward (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Abi Marie Palmer (Goodreads Author), Adrian David 4.02 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Upon a Once Time by N.A. Sulway, Mike Morgan, Rebecca E. Treasure (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2020	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
	Cosmos: An Anthology of Dark Microfiction by A.R. Ward (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Helen M. Merrick (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jameson Grey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	99 Tiny Terrors by Jennifer Brozek (Goodreads Author) (Editor), K.G. Anderson, Flossie Arend 3.76 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Shadows Redefined: A Write of Passion Literary Journal Anthology by Allorianna Matsourani, Ben Ray, Brad Short (Goodreads Author) 4.82 avg rating — 11 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 Princess: A Collection of Royal Tales by C.J. Dotson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), D.C. Dubs, Gillian Pegg (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 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
	The Cut: A Novel 3.50 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

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C.J. Dotson liked Shannon's review of These Familiar Walls: "Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s press for the ARC! These Familiar Walls took me a minute to get into. The creepy stuff starts pretty early, but the story is slower to unfold. The last 30% was the best part of the book, so I’m glad I stuck with" Read more of this review »
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C.J. Dotson and 1 other person liked Gabby Hurley's review of These Familiar Walls: "5/5 Thank you to NetGalley, St.Martin’s Press, and the author C.J. Dotson for gifting me with this ARC to review. I absolutely loved this from start to finish! Liked: -childhood house that holds dark secrets (yes please). I for one would never decide to" Read more of this review »
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C.J. Dotson and 3 other people liked Erin Dunn's review of These Familiar Walls: "4.5 Stars ✨✨✨TENSION & GOOD TWIST!✨✨✨ Well damn, the prologue started this off book off SO WELL and visceral! It definitely grabbed my attention instantly and made feel uneasy. These Familiar Walls is FULL of tension! This book has a really stellar un" Read more of this review »
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C.J. Dotson liked bookmom0708's review of These Familiar Walls: "I absolutely loved These Familiar Walls! It was creepy and haunting and it kept me awake at night, but in the best way! Amber moves into her childhood home after her parents are murdered in it by the troubled boy - now man - from her adolescent years" Read more of this review »
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C.J. Dotson wants to read Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Horror	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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C.J. Dotson rated a book it was amazing You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White (Goodreads Author)	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 common theme that I always enjoy in media is the monster that invites its victims to become one with it. "Join us," the monster says, "and all your problems will go away. Join us and everything will be good forever. Join us and belong." The protago ...more
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C.J. Dotson rated a book it was amazing Good Boy by Neil McRobert	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
You can tell, when you encounter art made not just with skill but with genuine heart. You can tell when a piece of media has a soul. Good Boy has genuine heart, it has a soul. Few books have made me weep like this one did. The writing is great, the p ...more
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