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Doug Rinaldi

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Born

in Waterbury, CT, The United States

Website

https://darkartofdougrinaldi.wordpress.com

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Horror, Short Stories, Mystery & Thrillers

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Horror Movies, Metal Music, Dark Art, Dean Koontz, H.P. Lovecraft ...more

Member Since

August 2019

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Growing up in Connecticut, Doug Rinaldi was always a creative soul. From exploring the local library to the woods near his home, he was constantly envisioning otherworldly scenarios that sparked his imagination and led to the creation of terrifying tales about devious lunch ladies and monstrous creatures that threatened to devour the world.

As he grew older, Doug's love for creating never wavered. Whether it was through drawing, graphic design, or writing, art was always at the forefront of his life. In 1995, he received his degree in Computer Animation and Special Effects for stage and screen, but it was writing dark fiction that truly captured his heart.

At the turn of the millennium, Doug said goodbye to his home state and set out to hone ...more

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	Those Who Go Forth into the Empty Place of Gods: A Novella by Curtis M. Lawson (Goodreads Author), Doug Rinaldi (Goodreads Author), Duncan Bahr (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.52 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2020 — 4 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
	Fear of Free Standing Objects: A Collection 4.05 avg rating — 21 ratings — 4 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 Different Kind of Slumber: A Novelette 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Purgatory Behind These Eyes: The Dark Fiction of Doug Rinaldi 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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
	Manuscript Of Deviated Truths, Volume I 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Holy Device X: Resurrected 3.33 avg rating — 3 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
	Manuscript Of Deviated Truths, Volume II really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	With Great Vehemence: Two Tales of Vengeance 3.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Flash Wounds: Terror in Fifteen Hundred Words or Less by Doug Rinaldi (Goodreads Author), Rob Smales (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Forever, Cried the Abyss 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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