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Nick Chianese

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Horror, Young Adult, Contemporary

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Nick Chianese was born and raised in New Jersey. He developed a passion for storytelling at an early age thanks to Goosebumps and has a special fondness for the horror genre. He graduated from Vassar College in 2014 with a major in film and a minor in creative writing. His published stories include “The Tragedy of Longmorn” (written under the pseudonym Ramsey Wallaus Heath), and “The Spooky Season”. Some of his favorite writers include Stephen King, T.E.D. Klein, and H.P. Lovecraft.

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Average rating: 4.8 · 15 ratings · 2 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Santa Claws is Coming to Deathlehem: An Anthology of Holiday Horrors for Charity by Michael J. Evans (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Harrison Graves (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J.M. Meyer 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Little Demon Digest: Volume 3 by Martin Fisher (Editor), J.L. Royce, B.M. Tolovsky it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	The Hangman's Calling (Little Terrors, #4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Little Terrors #4: The Hangman's Calling 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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Nick Chianese rated a book liked it The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager (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
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Nick Chianese rated a book it was ok The Descent (Descent, #1) by Jeff Long	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
Starts so strong as a horror novel, but quickly falls off a cliff when Long decides to turn this into an absurd, globe-trotting adventure and introduces approximately 37,485 characters, 90% of whom all act and sound the same.
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Nick Chianese rated a book liked it The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi (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
Disappointing. As a mystery, it's particularly ineffective. There are references to Agatha Christie and such, but there's precious little actual sleuthing going on. Within 400 pages, I count only one item that could be described as a "clue", and it's ...more
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