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John Raptor

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John Raptor was born in Kagoshima, Japan, and grew up in Fargo, North Dakota.

He currently lives in Kokura, Japan as a writer and an English teacher.

Trigger Warning is FREE August 18 - 22!

"F***ed up, but in a brilliant way. John Raptor is hardcore rural horror, not for the beginner or the squeamish, but very creative and emotionally affecting nonetheless. For people into the dark stuff, but with a hell of a lot of talent and heart, he's your man." -- Amazon review

John Raptor (author of the controversial and provocative Hell High) presents: TRIGGER WARNING.

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Published on August 18, 2025 15:03 Tags: dark-fiction, extreme-horror, splatterpunk
Average rating: 3.41 · 434 ratings · 72 reviews · 19 distinct worksSimilar authors
Trigger Warning: Extreme Ho...

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Hell High

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Sinner

3.38 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2014
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Please: Extreme Horror - Sp...

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TRIGGERED: 6 Extreme Novellas

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Veritas: A Paranormal Thriller

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Fear Factory

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Ritzy: A Dark Satire

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Jenny Jingles Slays: Extrem...

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Hell High: The Complete Col...

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Holy sh*t that was a rush and a half! Little Red encapsulates internet addiction. The constant need for validation and attention, for shock, for provocation, for p*rnography, for pixels dancing in our eyes. But the constant stimulation is never enoug ...more
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Molka by Monika Kim
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So, for everyone leaving one star reviews on Molka...are you guys on fking bath salts?! This is NOT a one star book! For a book to receive ONE STAR it would have to be egregiously offensive to every fiber of your being, to every quark and lepton that ...more
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Much like the film Eraserhead, Kealan Patrick Burke's Sour Candy is a cosmic horror about the fears and anxieties of parenthood. Kids are cute; but when they're your responsibility, they can be terrifying. Especially when you have no recollection of ...more
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Goldielocks And The Three Men by Anne Snow
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Trigger warning! Anne Snow's newest Fairytales for Freaks is a dark tale that touches on current events.

Men in bear masks sell little girls (some babies) to elites wearing fox masks and it all takes place on a secret compound deep in the woods. When
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I was totally blown away by Emily Lynn's debut novel Cute Aggression! It's a gender-swapped story about objectification and sexualized violence. The nameless narrator is a schoolgirl in Thailand who likes to look at Teacher, but does not want to be l ...more
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ETERNAL FLOWER OF YOUR SOUL by Klaus Kinion
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I love the unique narrative style of Klaus Kinion's Eternal Flower of Your Soul! This book unfolds as if you are watching a cursed DVD about transcendent minimalism that quickly becomes a snuff film. It's nostalgic analog horror: reminiscent of one o ...more
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Lucy's parents suck. Abusive degenerates. Lucky for Lucy, her favorite cartoon character Lolligag is about to climb out of the TV and teach all the abusive asshats in Lucy's neighborhood a lesson.

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Quackers! This book is a combination of Marquis de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom and 13 Reasons Why if everyone was on bath salts. If you were abused in high school, check your triggers. The torment Dylan suffers from the jocks and his father is pretty br ...more
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“I alternate between feeling sympathetic toward humanity and being a misanthrope. When I'm sympathetic, it usually means I haven't been around people in awhile.”
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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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“When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, There's just something about you that pisses me off.”
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“Get busy living or get busy dying.”
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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
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Rosa Sophia Hi, John! You know, you can "claim" your author page by searching for yourself on here and clicking "is this you?" Then you can send in your application to become a Goodreads author. You are already on here, I am one of your fans. ;-) It's just a matter of marking your territory.... Welcome!!! This is a great site for networking.


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