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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 — 1,012 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 — 562 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) 3.95 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) 3.94 avg rating — 325 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
	Hauntings and Hoarfrost by Rhonda Parrish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Van Goethem (Goodreads Author), Alex T. Singer 4.33 avg rating — 21 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) 3.67 avg rating — 12 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 really liked it Hurtest Others by Sam Pink (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
IMO this doesn't reach the heights of 'Witch Piss' or 'No Hellos Diet' but, well, it's Sam Pink saying things and that's always a wonderful thing. ...more
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Sam Hicks rated a book it was ok The Watcher by the Threshold and Other Tales by John Buchan	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
Huntin', shootin', fishin' types (who also good at rugby and rowing) get freaked out by hill trolls and stuff. Hard to take seriously. ...more
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Sam Hicks rated a book it was ok Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh	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
I think Mosh ran out of steam after the first two thirds, and just wrapped it all up any old how.
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Sam Hicks rated a book it was amazing On Java Road 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
Osborne's Ballad of a Small Player is one of my all time favourite novels, and this one is another I will return to many times. No, there's no resolution, but that's sort of the point; it's his way of conveying a liminal place and time, the almost ha ...more
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Sam Hicks made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — This book is not mine, please move it (part 20) topic " Please remove this book from my author page. It's not mine. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... Thanks for your help. ...more "
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Sam Hicks rated a book it was ok Wivenhoe by Samuel Fisher	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 really liked it The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova	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
Not really what you'd call stories, more accounts from a tilted reality where hats are poisonous and huge aerial predators wear maroon sweaters and everyone has a pot of horse glue to hand and an obsession with custard powder and meat. Dirty absurdit ...more
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Sam Hicks rated a book liked it Wild Houses by Colin Barrett	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
Lovely writing laced with satisfying suspense/character study. But felt like I'd read it a few times before. Or something very like it. ...more
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Sam Hicks rated a book liked it Saltwash by Andrew Michael Hurley	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
Aickman's 'The Hospice' hangs heavy, but Hurley's writing is so evocative and skillful that that is not a criticism. Wonderful build up of tension, followed by rather a let down/head scratcher situation. I mean, what is the point of it all? Couldn't ...more
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Sam Hicks rated a book liked it Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories by qntm (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
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