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Rich Bottles Jr.

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Horror, Humor, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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After an unillustrious print journalism career in southwestern Pennsylvania, Rich Bottles Jr. moved to West Virginia at the age of 32 to pursue a career in technical writing. He spends his free time visiting and hiking at the many state parks in the Mountain State, which is also where he develops the concepts for his novels.
Rich recently completed a trilogy of WV-themed "humorrorotica," which includes the novels “Lumberjacked,” “Hellhole West Virginia” and “The Manacled.”
In addition to editing and contributing to the Burning Bulb Publishing anthologies “Westward Hoes” and “The Big Book of Bizarro,” he has also written stories for the StrangeHouse Books anthologies “Strange Sex,” "A Very StrangeHouse Christmas," "Strange Versus Lovecraft," " ...more

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	The Big Book of Bizarro by Rich Bottles Jr. (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gary Lee Vincent (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Christy Leigh Stewart (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.19 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Lumberjacked really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Hellhole West Virginia 3.29 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Manacled 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2012	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
	Westward Hoes by Rich Bottles Jr. (Goodreads Author), Gary Lee Vincent (Goodreads Author) (With), Nelson W. Pyles (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	By 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Big Book of Bizarro Horror Collection by Rich Bottles Jr. (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gary Lee Vincent (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013	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 Manacled 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	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 Big Book of Bizarro Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection by Rich Bottles Jr. (Goodreads Author), Gary Lee Vincent (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013	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 Big Book of Bizarro Erotica Collection by Rich Bottles Jr. (Goodreads Author) (editor), Gary Lee Vincent (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	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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The Manacled - Where Zombies, Ghosts, Mobsters and Porn collide

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Rich Jr. rated a book it was amazing Trauma Mines by Zakary McGaha	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
Once an avid reader (and sometimes writer), I hadn’t read a book since I developed cardio issues over a year ago, so it’s not surprising that when I finally picked up a new book, its themes just happened to blend “strangeness, humor, and hope.” I had ...more
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“How Many Lumberjacks Does it Take to Ravish, Maim and Kill Five Feisty Female Co-eds?

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Lumberjacked: A Supernatural Tale of Murder and Mayhem in the Mountain State.”
― Rich Bottles Jr., Lumberjacked

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“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.”
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“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
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This is a group devoted to lovers of bizarro fiction. Whether you write it or read it, you are welcome here. Come join us in our love of the weird and ...more

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If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more

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This group is dedicated to an appreciation of important works of literature, both classic and contemporary... that happen to fall into the category of ...more

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This is a group where you can share - whether you live the lifestyle, enjoy reading stories with BDSM elements, or both. We have Educational Topics, ...more

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Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

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This is the place to discuss fun, gory books! Have fun!!!

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Looking for authors who want to discuss writing horror/supernatural/paranormal books and novels. Trade ideas, share stories, questions and general ch ...more

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Book club/group based in Northern WV that can read a chosen horror/bizarro book each month; comment on chosen book through Goodreads; and get together ...more

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message 5: by Harry

Mar 04, 2015 03:18PM

Thanks for the friendship Rich. :)

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message 4: by Vicy

Aug 30, 2013 10:39AM

Thanks for the friend request! I can't wait to dig into your books! Wol is brilliant, and if you're a friend of his, then you must be just as twisted and strange as I am! :D

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message 3: by Teresa (last edited Oct 11, 2011 05:15PM)

Oct 11, 2011 05:12PM

Awesome....I can't wait! I just started chapter 4 about five minutes ago. I LOVED how chapter 3 was a spin on the Manson family murders....Maxine House instead of Abigail Folger really made me laugh. Wait...I shouldn't be laughing at parodies of murders, should I? Oh well, it's funny as fuck so I'm gonna keep laughing! I guess us sick-Os have to stick together!

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message 2: by Rich

Oct 11, 2011 04:54PM

Teresa wrote: "Hey Rich! I've never really used this feature of Goodreads before, so I'm kinda checking out what it does. But I WAS wondering...is Hellhole the second book of your "humorrotica" trilogy? 'Cause it..."

Teresa,
My intention was simply to write three similar humor/horror/erotic novels set in West Virginia. Consequently, the stories themselves stand alone and are not at all related to one another. Plus, my planned three books may go beyond that if I can develop some viable ideas beyond the third book of the so-called trilogy. That's why I was concerned when Amazon originally listed Hellhole West Virginia as "Volume 1." I certainly didn't want to give potential readers the impression that they would have to follow a series. (BTW, when you get to the fourth chapter in HHWV, you will see a cameo appearance by a Lumberjacked character, but that character has no impact on the plot of HHWV).

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message 1: by Teresa (last edited Oct 11, 2011 03:44PM)

Oct 11, 2011 03:43PM

Hey Rich! I've never really used this feature of Goodreads before, so I'm kinda checking out what it does. But I WAS wondering...is Hellhole the second book of your "humorrotica" trilogy? 'Cause it seems plenty good as a stand-alone to me, and so far, there are no characters from "Lumberjacked" (of course, there weren't many characters left lol). I made a post on Facebook about it being the second book in the trilogy, and I don't want to mislead people into thinking they must read "Lumberjacked" first (although, of course, EVERYONE should read it NOW!!!!). Some clarification would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!! Teresa

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