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Diavolo Ray

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October 22

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http://www.diavoloray.com/

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@DiavoloRay

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Horror, Fantasy, Thriller

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May 2024

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Diavolo was raised on a religious commune in Humboldt County where the redwoods filtered sunlight in dusty slants. At night, his eyes drifted to spiderwebs in the rafters, where all the terrible secrets lived.

He is the author of the award-winning cosmic horror novel Many Arms Enfold Us, and his work has appeared in Skytown, Perceptions, and The Poet Heroic. His new novel Hypersound is now available in paperback and ebook.

A member of SAG-AFTRA and the Horror Writers Association, he currently resides in Portland, OR.

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Average rating: 4.38 · 13 ratings · 7 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Many Arms Enfold Us 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2024 — 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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The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

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I never realized how faithful the film adhered to the novel. Blatty had a great ear for dialogue, and much of the conversations are intact in the movie. I can see why he won an Oscar for the screenplay. The bonus was a few anecdotal paragraphs of authenticated possessions from history--which made for fun Wikipedia asides. What the book Read more of this blog post »

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Diavolo is Currently Reading

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

by Stephen Graham Jones (Goodreads Author)

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The Black Arts: A Concise History of Witchcraft, Demonology, Astrology, and Other Mystical Practices Throughout the Ages

by Richard Cavendish

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Diavolo Ray rated a book really liked it The Darkest Night: 22 Winter Horror Stories by Lindy Ryan (Goodreads Author)	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
Some decent chillers for winter reading. Good pedigree of popular horror writers. As with all anthologies, not every story is a winner, but the frosty vibe is present.
Nov 03, 2025 10:05AM · like · see review
Diavolo Ray entered a giveaway Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson (Goodreads Author)	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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Diavolo Ray rated a book really liked it Boxcutters by John Chrostek (Goodreads Author)	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
Not explicitly horror, but often macabre, these short stories are intriguing, bizarre, and widely varied. Odd juxtapositions in language are, by turns, surreal and sublime. Certain passages read ambiguously, but an eeriness pervades, which springs fr ...more
Aug 21, 2025 12:35AM · 1 like · like · see review
Diavolo Ray answered Goodreads's question: Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story? He followed the orphaned girl into the abandoned house, up the creaky stairs, and into a windowless room, where the door immediately shut behind them with a telltale click. "Dear God, you've locked us in!" he said, and watched in horror as her feet li See Full Answer
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Diavolo Ray liked Renai Nelson's review of Hypersound: "Hands down the best book I’ve read this year. It had me crying with sadness and howling with laughter. If you grew up anywhere in the sticks you will relate. If you grew up in Northern California the Easter Eggs sprinkled throughout will delight you " Read more of this review »
Aug 19, 2025 10:51AM · see review
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Diavolo Ray is currently reading The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Horror	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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Diavolo Ray rated a book really liked it Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman (Goodreads Author)	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
Books from the point of view of a childlike or compromised narrator are sometimes tedious, but this creepy thriller avoids most of the pitfalls by allowing adult characters to fill in the blanks and provide emotional context. The scares are good, and ...more
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Diavolo Ray is currently reading Boxcutters by John Chrostek (Goodreads Author)	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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Diavolo Ray rated a book really liked it Penpal by Dathan Auerbach (Goodreads Author)	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
An eloquent novel about childhood nostalgia dominated by creepy evidence of stalking. There are decent goosebump moments when frightening details are revealed within hazy kid memories. My only issue with the story was the unlikely possibility of six- ...more
Jun 14, 2025 09:34AM · like · see review

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“They say if you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back. Whatever. Sometimes it's just nice to be looked at.”
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“They say if you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back. Whatever. Sometimes it's just nice to be looked at.”
― Diavolo Ray

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“There are few things wholly evil, or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of governmental policy, is an inseparable compound of the two; so that our best judgement of the preponderance between them is continually demanded.’ —Abraham Lincoln”
― Bonnie MacBird, The Devil’s Due

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