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Kristy Tallman

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in Richmond, The United States

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Horror, Mystery & Thrillers, Poetry

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June 2007

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Psychological Thriller/Horror Fiction Author, Kristy Tallman, is a Chester, Virginia based writer whose work is not your usual run of the mill horror. Tallman is determined to bring you the truest most horrific monsters who walk this earth born of your very own loins – humans both male and female.
Psychologically you will not only be enthralled by the train crash you watch unfold, but worse you will be left scarred from the deepest wounds a human can endure – truths. Wicked, devious, haunting deeds will keep you turning the pages in spite of your desires to walk away. You can’t because the horror is that horrifying.

Her family origins are steeped in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. She has spent most of he Psychological Thriller/Horror Fiction Author, Kristy Tallman, is a Chester, Virginia based writer whose work is not your usual run of the mill horror. Tallman is determined to bring you the truest most horrific monsters who walk this earth born of your very own loins – humans both male and female.
Psychologically you will not only be enthralled by the train crash you watch unfold, but worse you will be left scarred from the deepest wounds a human can endure – truths. Wicked, devious, haunting deeds will keep you turning the pages in spite of your desires to walk away. You can’t because the horror is that horrifying.

Her family origins are steeped in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. She has spent most of her life visiting the tales and learning the wisdom these great mountains and it’s inhabitants possess as she visited family and lived a portion of her life there within the shadow of their mystifying allure. It is from this she brings to you the art of storytelling – passed down through the generations of her family with each member adding to her talents to keep you captivated as she weaves her tales of terror.

Tallman has mesmerized awards and audiences throughout her life for her writing, her photography and her artistry. She has received recognition as a songwriter by VH1's sponsored Save the Music Foundation for two years running. Not only has she authored two published books of poetry under the pen name Rainey Moon, but she also has written professionally as a staff reporter for local newspapers. She has been the Associate Editor of a tri-city newspaper and has also been Editor in Chief of an online e-zine, which encompassed the arts, music, and literature. She has held national publication as an equine photographer and has carried this through professionally in the publishing industry as well.

Tallman's debut novel, The All-Soul's Faire, has received international acclaim, been nominated for prestigious awards and the reviews prove her work is a storm brewing on the horizon of great authors. Her writing has been compared to some of the top players in her league including Clive Barker, Dean Koontz, Thomas Harris, Clive Cussler, H.P. Lovecraft and Alfred Hitchcock at his best. Praised by her peers, critics, and her readers, Tallman continues to climb on the best sellers lists locally and nationally being in the top 100 New Releases by Barnes & Nobles and the top 50 Best Sellers locally even after a year of old Cecil’s Hicks first appearance. Tallman intends to extend her notoriety even further this coming year through her attendance at the World Horror Convention, DragonCon 2008 and several other well-known events, conventions, and signings as she continues The All-Soul's Faire Tour until Cecil returns befittingly enough in October 2008 and begins her Hell’s Highway Tour to promote her newest release Crows on the Cross - coming January 2008.

Upcoming in 2008, Tallman will also release a co-authored project with horror author Andrea Van Scoyoc – Haints in the Hollar – A Collection of Short Ghostly Tales based on Southern Mountain Folklore and will release a new collection of her poetry.

Tallman’s endeavors go further than just writing, she is also a regional representative of the International Order of Horror Professionals and a portion of her proceeds of sales of The All-Soul’s Faire are donated to the Blue Knights – a motorcycle club made up of retired and active police officers who are true unsung heroes in the lives of the people who they assist in times of need. Tallman was also a part of the Nox Anthology which is a collection of dark poets against abuse – for each book sold it’s entire proceeds go directly to a safe haven for battered women.

Tallman the mother of three has chosen to dedicate herself full time as an author intent on scaring the hell out of her readers. “You’ll either love ...more

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Average rating: 3.07 · 30 ratings · 12 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The All-Soul's Faire 3.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Crows On The Cross by Kristy Tallman (Goodreads Author), James M. Lee 3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2008 — 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
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message 11: by Mike

May 27, 2008 11:26PM

Thanks for adding me, Kristy. You have some great reads...

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message 10: by Daniel

Apr 16, 2008 11:09AM

Hi Kristy, I've added The All-Soul's Faire and your other book Crows on the Cross to my to-read list.

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message 9: by Hertzan

Mar 13, 2008 07:48AM

welcome to the world of PKD - plunge into the debate (and if you can think of anyone else who might enjoy such, let them know)

Mike

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message 8: by Skip

Feb 22, 2008 04:55PM

Hello Kristy,

Thanks for the friend invitation.

Have a great day!

Norman

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message 7: by Anjeanette

Feb 21, 2008 09:41PM

Thanks for the friend request here on goodreads. I really hope I can make some new friends on here. If you'd like you can go check out my website out at : http://www.freewebs.com/rmncwrtr27 and if you have a myspace add me as a friend on there too at: http://www.myspace.com/angiermncwrtr26

Thanks and good luck with all your writing. Have a wonderful rest of the week.

Sincerely,
Anjeanette L. Porter

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message 6: by Kelly

Feb 11, 2008 10:29AM

Thanks for the add! Pleasure to meet you!
Kelly Moran
http://home.wi.rr.com/kellymoran
XXXOOO

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message 5: by Jeremy

Jan 24, 2008 01:05AM

I want to apologize for the all the recommendations from me yesterday. I wanted to share the Stoker Award news, and I only pressed the send button once--I'm not sure what happened to create so many messages. Some weird glitch.

Argh...this is terrible...

Again, I'm very sorry.

-Jeremy

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message 4: by Jeremy

Jan 01, 2008 02:13PM

Here’s wishing you a nifty New Year filled with noiseless noses, neato nicknames, noble Nebraskans, gnarly narcoleptic nebulas, and novel novels about nut-eating narwhals and novercaphobic gnats.

-Jeremy :)

P.S.—I’m currently offering autographed/personally-inscribed copies of my novel, Vacation, with free shipping for those in the US. If there’s anything you could do to help me spread the word about this, I’d really appreciate it. Feel free to click here for details:
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message 3: by Jeremy

Dec 24, 2007 12:17AM

Hi Kristy!

Here’s wishing you a yippee-filled Yuletime overflowing with yard-long yams, yapping yoyo-yanking yetis, yak-milk yeast-cakes, and yellow yarn-yielding year-end yard-gnomes.

-Jeremy :)

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message 2: by Jeremy (last edited Aug 25, 2016 01:55PM)

Nov 23, 2007 04:55PM

Hi Kristy!

If you don't mind sharing--I was wondering, what's your favorite book of all time?

Here’s wishing you a weekend filled with wacky whims, wonderful weirdness, and well-disposed werecats.

-Jeremy :)

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