Carlos E. Rivera


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Carlos E. Rivera

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As an anxious, introverted kid growing up in Costa Rica during the 80s and 90s, I always felt like something of an outsider. My refuge was escaping into and devouring sci-fi, fantasy, drama, crime thrillers, and above all things, HORROR. For years, these books, movies, comics, and even video games became my life.
I dove into the horror-next-door of Stephen King, the ineffable cosmic abominations of H.P. Lovecraft, the disturbing atmosphere of Silent Hill, the dreamlike imagery of David Lynch, the sheer unnerving strangeness of Junji Ito, and many more; they got mixed in with my country’s folk stories and my own experiences, resulting in what I think is a peculiar blend that you, the reader, might feel is familiar but unknown. And isn’t that
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A Hole in the World by Carlos E. Rivera
"I should probably sleep on this one for a night before reviewing, but my god, all the thoughts swirling in my head... There's so much I want to say, I do expect to miss some thing and have to come back and edit this later on.

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When it Rains by Mark Allan Gunnells
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An excellent post-pandemic "The Mist"

Gunnells deftly mixes the supernatural with human paranoia, human lack of empathy, and events of our current world to craft a very engaging rug-pull from under our feet.
Very recommended.
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Unpredictable creepy horror

I think what I enjoyed most about this novel was it's unpredictability, how it goes in directions I wouldn't have expected from the start of it.
It goes from 0 to 11 so suddenly that you understand why everything seems so g
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A beautiful story with a twist

This was a very unusual, but it truly heartwarming story, especially because of the way the author structures it, which provides revelations in ways that you don't normally expect. I truly truly loved this book.
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F**k You, Mary Sue - The Extended Edition by Elton Skelter
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A tense and harrowing syory

Absolutely loved both books on this story so far. Tightly plotted, keeps you guessing, definitely feels like a slasher I would love to watch as a movie or series.
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“stories in any town were living entities that fed and grew. A story could start off as: “Teenager shot when trying to break up an argument”, but that story would feed off the trough of public opinion. Each person who told it would add something to it, a supposition, a question, an angle, a suggestion, an unrelated fact that seemed relevant when viewed through a specific lens.”
Carlos E. Rivera, I am the Door: A White Harbor Story

“There exists in this world a spider the size of a dinner plate, a foot wide if you include the legs. It's called the Goliath Bird-Eating spider, or the "Goliath Fucking Bird-Eating Spider" by those who have actually seen one. It dosen't eat only birds--it mostly eats rats and insects--but they still call it the "Bird-Eating Spider" because the fact that it can eat a bird is probably the most important thing to know about it. If you run across one of these things, like in your closet or crawling out of your bowl of soup, the first thing somebody will say is, "Watch it, man, that thing can eat a fucking bird." I don't know how they catch the birds. I know the Goliath Fucking Bird-Eating Spider can't fly because if it could, it would have a different name entirely. We would call it "Sir" because it would be the dominant species on the planet.”
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