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Donald Gorman

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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

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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Published on December 26, 2010 09:37
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

4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007
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A Grave in Autumn

4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005
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Driving While Dead Four Chi...

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Driving While Dead

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Wrongful Secrets

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Deliciously Evil: A Cookboo...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006
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The Brick Mirror

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994
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Those Without Life

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The Waters of Satan's Creek

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002 — 2 editions
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“More often than not, if a person is wearing a smile, there is a victim attached somewhere.”
Donald Gorman, Paradox

“Where's the fun in playing with knives if you can't draw a little blood?”
Donald Gorman, Paradox

“Where's the fun in playing with knives if you can't draw a little blood?”
Donald Gorman, Paradox

“Photography is all about secrets. The secrets we all have and will never tell.”
Kim Edwards, The Memory Keeper's Daughter

“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

“More often than not, if a person is wearing a smile, there is a victim attached somewhere.”
Donald Gorman, Paradox

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