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Tony Gangi

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in Philadelphia, PA

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http:///www.greatamericanstreetorgan.com

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Fiction, Graphic Novels, Horror

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Tony Gangi is the author of Carny Sideshows: Weird Wonders of the Midway (Citadel Press, 2010). He is a writing teacher and sculptor in both the real-world and the digital realms, with a love of horror, thrillers and graphic novels.

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KOKO by Peter Straub

Koko by Peter Straub

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There are certain books that cry to be re-read and then read once again. They stand the test of time and hold up strongly to multiple readings. So it is with Peter Straub's BLUE ROSE TRILOGY (KOKO, MYSTERY & THE THROAT), three books that can be read as stand alone tales but work exceedingly well to document, through the interconnect stories, a series Read more of this blog post »

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Beat the Reaper (Peter Brown #1)

by Josh Bazell

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The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand

by Christopher Golden (Goodreads Author)

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The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3)

by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author)

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