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S.J. Shank is a lover of dead languages and collapsed empires. His writing inhabits the grim borderlands between fantasy, horror and historical fiction. He is the author of Our Lady of Holy Slaughter, The Knave of Graves and Mountain Fast.

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Average rating: 4.17 · 311 ratings · 169 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror 3.97 avg rating — 104 ratings — 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
	Our Lady of Holy Slaughter 4.05 avg rating — 77 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
	The Knave of Graves: A Dark Fantasy 4.42 avg rating — 60 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
	This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution by Coy Hall (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J.M. Thor, Josh Reynolds 4.57 avg rating — 46 ratings — 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
	Rare Specimen and Other Stories 4.08 avg rating — 24 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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S.J. Shank liked David Short's review of Our Lady of Holy Slaughter: " I have a hard time resisting medieval horror and this one didn't disappoint. I really don't want to expose to many details in this review, so I'll be general with my comments. It's a claustrophobic tale about a group of defeated knights and a servan" Read more of this review »
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S.J. Shank and 1 other person liked Joanne Kirkham's review of Our Lady of Holy Slaughter: "This book is not something I would usually read and gravitate towards but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s a short read (approx 110 pages) but deeply thought provoking on religion, displacement, the horrors of war and the lengths humans will go to for fa" Read more of this review »
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S.J. Shank liked groofay's review of Our Lady of Holy Slaughter: "This is a novella about many things: holy war, colonialism, othering, the nature of faith, and more. It is also about the dangers of wandering into a swamp with not enough potable water. I really enjoyed reading this one. The atmosphere is richly draw" Read more of this review »
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The Doll & the Crow is the perfect gothic fable to read in one setting. With their lush prose, A.W. Saint recombines gothic iconography to tell an original fairy tale of dark yearning. Tragic, hopeful and uncanny. Recommended!
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“People are afraid of the forest but chiefly it is other people one must fear between the trees.”
― S.J. Shank, Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror

tags: gothic-novel, horror, people, trees

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“Maybe Kuszkol is situated in a wild, wild place. High in the mountains. They say that when the snow piles thick and the air grows still, even the birds loathe to fly lest their flapping disturb the mountain's peace. Imagine the vastness of that place, way up high in the sky. Totally silent. And cold.”
― S.J. Shank, Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror

tags: gothic-novel, horror, poetic

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“Roots that run so deep have no trouble piercing stone.”
― S.J. Shank, Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror