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John Skipp


Born
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The United States
May 20, 1957

Genre
Horror


John Skipp is a splatterpunk horror and fantasy author and anthology editor, as well as a songwriter, screenwriter, film director, and film producer. He collaborated with Craig Spector on multiple novels, and has also collaborated with Marc Levinthal and Cody Goodfellow.

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Average rating: 3.87 · 18,840 ratings · 1,976 reviews · 103 distinct works • Similar authors
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“There is no escape from the horror of horror.”
― John Skipp, Psychos: Serial Killers, Depraved Madmen, and the Criminally Insane
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“And that’s the great thing about Ye Olde Peruvian Marching Powder, he went on. It’s like psychic Saran Wrap: it locks in freshness so well that you can’t even feel your own soul ticking, much less anyone else’s.”
― John Skipp, The Scream
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“player hummed for a second, then sweet sad acoustic guitar filled the air, arpeggiated cascades that transformed the cramped space of the room. The voice that followed was smoky and haunting, filled with loss:”
― John Skipp, Animals
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