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Donald Gorman

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Born
in Albany, NY, The United States
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Genre
Horror

Member Since
December 2010


I love how this bio-site asks for the date of my death. I haven't chosen a date to die yet. Quite honestly, I've been hoping to put it off for a while...still, I have lived in upstate NY all my life. I was raised in a small town called East Greenbush. I graduated high school in '79 and attended a few local colleges. My love of the horror genre began early with ghost stories and movies about haunted houses. Cheesy '80s slasher flicks fueled my passion for violent content. and I love the psychology and ancient lore that led to our belief systems in the subjects of ghosts, violence and the paranormal. I still reside in upstate NY and work for The State in Albany. ...more

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THE ULTIMATE HORROR

To me, a great horror novel consists of certain standard elements:
of course, there must be the negative protagonist. and in horror, a supernatural villain is expected...be they demons, vampires, evil spirits or what have you....i prefer ghosts. they are harder to pin down to specific traits. nobody really knows what ghosts are, why they exist or what they are going to do (as opposed to say zombies Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.33 · 45 ratings · 19 reviews · 15 distinct works
Paradox
4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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The Red Veil
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A Grave in Autumn
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Driving While Dead Four Chi...
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Driving While Dead
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Wrongful Secrets
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The Brick Mirror
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Those Without Life
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The Waters of Satan's Creek
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May 14, 2012 06:38PM
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“More often than not, if a person is wearing a smile, there is a victim attached somewhere.”
― Donald Gorman, Paradox
tags: humor, humor-inspirational, paranoia, parnoia-humor
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“Where's the fun in playing with knives if you can't draw a little blood?”
― Donald Gorman, Paradox
tags: humor, humor-inspirational, risk-management
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“Where's the fun in playing with knives if you can't draw a little blood?”
― Donald Gorman, Paradox
tags: humor, humor-inspirational, risk-management
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“Photography is all about secrets. The secrets we all have and will never tell.”
― Kim Edwards, The Memory Keeper's Daughter
tags: photography, secrets
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“People say there are no atheists in foxholes. A lot of people think this is a good argument against atheism. Personally, I think it's a much better argument against foxholes.”
― Kurt Vonnegut
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“More often than not, if a person is wearing a smile, there is a victim attached somewhere.”
― Donald Gorman, Paradox
tags: humor, humor-inspirational, paranoia, parnoia-humor
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“I have always wanted to write a book that ended with the word 'mayonnaise.”
― Richard Brautigan
tags: on-writing
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