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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 — 1,028 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) 3.76 avg rating — 573 ratings — published 2019	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) 3.95 avg rating — 364 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 — 326 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) 4.61 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
	Hauntings and Hoarfrost by Rhonda Parrish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Van Goethem (Goodreads Author), Alex T. Singer 4.32 avg rating — 22 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) 3.89 avg rating — 18 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
	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
	Triangulation: Extinction by Isaac E. Payne (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Diane Turnshek (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Katherine Kireeva (Illustrator) 3.62 avg rating — 13 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 Heresy: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by Catherine Nixey	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
Enjoyed the first few chapters, which dealt with the many, many, 'sons of god' miracle workers kicking around at roughly the same time as Jesus, but the subsequent chapters were largely rehashes of material that has been covered in greater depth else ...more
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Sam Hicks rated a book it was amazing The Uncertainty of All Earthly Things by Mark Valentine	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
In the story 'Qx' a character thinks '...simply turning the pages of a book that had long been unopened might be a ritual act, releasing something.' And this happens to be the feeling one experiences reading Mark Valentine's fiction. ...more
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Sam Hicks rated a book it was ok A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros	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
Made it half way, when, having not come across one single insight or idea that hasn't occurred to just about everyone, I decided to throw in the towel. ...more
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Sam Hicks rated a book really liked it The Cathedral of Mist by Paul Willems	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
Four stars for 'In the Horse's Eye' and the penultimate sentence: 'Let us remain those wanderers of the marchlands for whom the world is not a semblance that conceals another reality, but the vast, cruel, and wondrous spectacle of the moment.' ...more
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Sam Hicks rated a book liked it Count Luna by Alexander Lernet-Holenia	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
Quite enjoyed the first two thirds-strangely Ealing comedy but tinged with Central European angst-but mind went dead for the catacombs travelogue and the wibbly ending.
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Sam Hicks rated a book really liked it Imitation: The Basics by Naomi Van Bergen	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
More evidence, if any were needed, that our minds our rarely our own.
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Sam Hicks rated a book liked it Throat Sprockets by Tim Lucas	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
This started off in an interesting groove - the occult power of cinema, the dark perviness - but the whole thing became a bit fragmented and quickly ran out of power. I was left wondering what changes are supposed to have been wrought upon society by ...more
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Sam Hicks rated a book liked it Burning Angel and Other Stories by Lawrence Osborne (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
Loved the title story, didn't care hugely for the others (although incredible writing, of course). ...more
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