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David Busboom

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David Busboom was raised in a castle his father built in the woods of Champaign County, Illinois. He began writing at age nine, and hasn't stopped yet. He lives in Central Illinois. ...more

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	Shock Totem 4: Curious Tales of the Macabre and Twisted by K. Allen Wood (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.C. Wise (Goodreads Author), Michael Penkas (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 75 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
	Nightbird 4.30 avg rating — 37 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
	Heroic Fantasy Short Stories by Philippa Semper (Foreword), M. Elizabeth Ticknor (Contributor), Kate O'Connor (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.57 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Walk Hand in Hand into Extinction: Stories Inspired by True Detective by Christoph Paul (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Leza Cantoral (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David W. Barbee (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Swords Against Cthulhu by Gavin Chappell (Editor), Damir Salkovic (Goodreads Author), Matt Sullivan (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Haunted are These Houses by Eddie Generous (Editor), Gemma Files (Goodreads Author), Catherine Cavendish (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2018	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
	Let the Weirdness In: a Tribute to Kate Bush by Evan St. Jones (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Maria Abrams (Goodreads Author), Patrick Barb (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 16 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
	Unnerving Magazine #5 by Eddie Generous (Editor, Contributor), John C. Foster, Christa Carmen (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Every Crawling Putrid Thing 3.87 avg rating — 15 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
	A Bloody Pulp (Planet Scumm, #9) by Planet Scumm (Goodreads Author) (Curator), Hailey Piper (Goodreads Author), David Busboom (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 7 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

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Weird Fiction: Swords Against Cthulhu	13	19	Feb 02, 2025 04:42PM

“Sunsets are loved because they vanish.

Flowers are loved because they go.

The dogs of the field and the cats of the kitchen are loved because soon they must depart.

These are not the sole reasons, but at the heart of morning welcomes and afternoon laughters is the promise of farewell. In the gray muzzle of an old dog we see goodbye. In the tired face of an old friend we read long journeys beyond returns.”
― Ray Bradbury, From the Dust Returned

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