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Paul D. Coombs

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Born

Cardiff, The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.pauldcoombs.com

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Genre

Thriller, Horror, Paranormal

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Paul D Coombs is an author of stories mired in either one or all of the strange, the Gothic, the dark, and the beautifully tragic. He lives on a rock, floating in space where he inhabits a small clutch of islands known as the United Kingdom. Born in Cardiff, Wales, he now lives in the splendid and sepulchral North West of England.

His stories have appeared in anthologies and magazines, many of which can be found in his collection of short stories - For Strangers Only.
His novel, The Great Orme - is his dark, gothic psychological thriller - a tale of betrayal and paranoia as a group of friends confront violent secrets from their past, was released in October 2024 by Northodox Press.

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Average rating: 4.19 · 48 ratings · 22 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Great Orme: A Locked Room Mystery really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 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
	Love Letters to Poe, Volume II: Houses of Usher by Sara Crocoll Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jared Baker, Laura Barker 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — 6 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
	WTF by Matt Martinek, Josh Strnad (Goodreads Author), Franklin Phillip 4.07 avg rating — 14 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
	For Strangers Only by Paul D. Coombs (Goodreads Author), Alien Buddha (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 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
	The Dark Sire: issue 10 (Winter 2021) by Clive Owen Barry (Goodreads Author) (contributor), Paul D. Coombs (Goodreads Author) (contributor), Natalie Harris-Spencer (Goodreads Author) (contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	WTF (Anthologies of Horror Series) by TroyAnthony Schermer, Ken Goldman, Matthew Weber (Goodreads Author) 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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It's good to be scared, so says Neil on his impeccable Talking Scared Podcast, and I looked forward to reading Good Boy to see if it was equally as good to scare. And boy, does Neil succeed... Not in a blatant scare-fest way, but in the best creeping ...more
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This coming-of-age werewolf horror is a rare gem, equal parts tender and terrifying. With an aching sense of youth lost too soon for teenage orphan, Lucy Hiller, the story sinks its claws into the bittersweet struggle of growing up in a Yorkshire tha ...more
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