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James G. Carlson

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in Philadelphia, The United States

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Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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James G. Carlson is an award-winning author of horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy. His short stories have appeared in various anthologies. He has released three collections of dark fiction: Seven Exhumations, The Ever-Descending Staircase, and Underwater Typewriter and Other Tales. He has also released three novellas: The Legion Machine, Midnight in the City of the Carrion Kid, and Red Falls (in the book Hacked in Two, with Daemon Manx, and then in Underwater Typewriter and Other Tales). In 2023, Carlson teamed up with fellow author Michael R. Collins for Miracles for Masochists, a collection featuring one collaborative tale and three shorts by each author. And in 2024, his novel The Eleventh Door hit bookstore shelves and digital ma ...more

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	We're Here: An Anthology of LGBTQ+ Horror by James G. Carlson (Goodreads Author), Judith Sonnet (Goodreads Author), Hailey Piper (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Hacked in Two by James G. Carlson (Goodreads Author), Daemon Manx (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Ever-Descending Staircase 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2021 — 4 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
	Midnight in the City of the Carrion Kid 3.84 avg rating — 32 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
	The Eleventh Door 4.56 avg rating — 25 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
	Seven Exhumations by James G. Carlson (Goodreads Author), Jack Rollins (Editor) 4.52 avg rating — 23 ratings — 4 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
	Miracles for Masochists by James G. Carlson (Goodreads Author), Michael R. Collins (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 20 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 Clubhouse, Volume One by James G. Carlson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brian Asman (Goodreads Author), Ryan C. Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 19 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
	Underwater Typewriter & Other Tales 4.54 avg rating — 13 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 Legion Machine 3.77 avg rating — 13 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

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James Carlson rated a book really liked it Being Followed by Derek Muk	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 timely thriller that focuses on a very real issue in today's world: scary extreme stances and the menacing behaviors that accompany them. Derek knew exactly what he wanted to express with this story and with these characters, and he succeeded. A re ...more
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James Carlson rated a book it was amazing Cabin 187 by Dan B Fierce	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
I first came across Dan and his writing when I read one of his short stories in the We're Here charity anthology (2023). More recently, I had the opportunity to read Cabin 187, and I was very impressed by the writing quality, the imaginative stories, ...more
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James Carlson rated a book really liked it Compulsions by D.A. Latham (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
Artful confessions of a poetess. When I met Latham at an author event a couple of years ago, I jumped at the chance to get a copy of her poetry book, Compulsions. The short works contained within are electric, soul-bearing, heart-quickening exploratio ...more
Apr 21, 2025 05:54AM · like · see review
James Carlson rated a book it was amazing Where Dreams Are Entombed: Creator by Chase Will	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
Having read the other two Entombed books in the series, I was excited when Chase Will announced an origin story for one of its central characters. Creator follows the personal evolution of a young woman with wild ideas about art and how to inspire th ...more
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