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Born and bred in the badlands of Norfolk. Now haunts North Lancashire.

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	The Fiends in the Furrows: An Anthology of Folk Horror by David T. Neal (Editor), Christine M. Scott (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephanie Ellis (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 985 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eleven by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Introduction), Anne Billson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ralph Robert Moore (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.77 avg rating — 551 ratings — published 2019 — 9 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 Best Horror of the Year, Volume Thirteen by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sam Hicks (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 3.96 avg rating — 353 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 Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Introduction), Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kristi DeMeester (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.93 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Vastarien: Vol. 3, Issue 2 by Jon Padgett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Harry O. Morris (Illustrator), Romana Lockwood (Contributor) 4.47 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2020	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 Half That You See by Rebecca Rowland (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael W. Clark (Goodreads Author), Holley Cornetto (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 28 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
	Nightscript Volume 5 by C.M. Muller (Editor), Patricia Lillie (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), David McGroarty (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Hauntings and Hoarfrost by Rhonda Parrish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Van Goethem (Goodreads Author), Alex T. Singer 4.40 avg rating — 15 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
	Supernatural Tales 49: Spring 2022 by David Longhorn (Editor), Steve Duffy (Goodreads Author), Sam Dawson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 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
	Triangulation: Extinction by Isaac E. Payne (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Diane Turnshek (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Katherine Kireeva (Illustrator) 3.64 avg rating — 11 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

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Sam Hicks rated a book liked it The Course of the Heart by M. John Harrison	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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Sam Hicks made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Adding an anthology to author page topic " Hi, I have a story in this anthology. Please can you add it to my author page. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... Here is a link to the TOC from th ...more "
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Sam Hicks rated a book really liked it Lancaster Moor Hospital: Lancashire's first County Lunatic Asylum by Gary Bradshaw	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
Fascinating read. The patient case notes from 1901 were studies in sadness, and the insights into the 'experimental' treatments of the 1960s, such as the evocatively named Silence Room, gave glimpses of a nightmare world. ...more
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Sam Hicks rated a book it was ok Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan (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
Everything laid on with a trowel, including the anachronisms.
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Sam Hicks rated a book it was ok Beast by Paul Kingsnorth	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
DNF. Failed to involve me in any way.
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Sam Hicks and 1 other person liked Bobbi's review of The Last House on Needless Street: "It was between 1 and 2 stars for me because the story was actually pretty good, but the writing was simile after simile after simile. It hurt me, but also reminded me of my middle school short stories when I was 10. I’m also kind of jealous of author" Read more of this review »
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Sam Hicks rated a book it was ok Future Crimes: Mysteries and Detection through Time and Space by Mike Ashley	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 P.D. James one lent some much needed depth to an otherwise lightweight experience.
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Sam Hicks rated a book liked it The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills	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
Wonderfully funny and beautifully written, but the allegorical/metaphorical/whatever turn it took annoyed me.
Sep 18, 2025 01:13AM · like · see review

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