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Tobin Elliott

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Born

in Oshawa, Canada

Website

https://linktr.ee/TobinElliott

Genre

Horror, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction

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Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Clive Barker, Joe Hill, ...more

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Tobin was destined for horror. This became obvious when, in the span of two weeks, he built a working model of a guillotine out of popsicle sticks and a razor blade — which his Grade Five teacher didn't seem to appreciate as much as he did — and he also learned to tie a noose and proudly hung one from their apartment balcony — which his mother and the superintendent didn't seem to appreciate as much as he did.

Eventually, he learned to focus the horror into stories. His friends and neighbours likely appreciated the lesser PDH (Public Displays of Horror).

Besides writing ugly stories about bad people doing horrible things, Tobin also

- taught Creative Writing at both Durham College and Trent University (Oshawa Campus) for two decades
- was a fou ...more

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Average rating: 4.31 · 466 ratings · 252 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bad Blood: The First Book of the Aphotic 4.28 avg rating — 121 ratings — 5 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
	Out For Blood: The Second Book of the Aphotic 4.33 avg rating — 36 ratings — 5 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
	Blood Loss: The Third Book of the Aphotic 4.50 avg rating — 24 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
	Blood Pact: The Fourth Book of the Aphotic 4.61 avg rating — 23 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
	Ugly Stories About Terrible People Doing Horrible Things, Volume One 4.76 avg rating — 17 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
	Flesh and Blood: The Sixth and Final Book of the Aphotic 4.71 avg rating — 17 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
	Vanishing Hope 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011	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
	Blood Relations: The Fifth Book of the Aphotic 4.53 avg rating — 17 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
	Soft Kiss, Hard Death 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012	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
	Ugly Stories About Terrible People Doing Horrible Things, Volume Two 4.58 avg rating — 12 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

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...But You Can See It From Here

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About a week ago, now, I went to an art exhibit, and came away with a thought that doesn’t seem to want to leave my head.

Paul McCartney has a traveling exhibit of his photographs taken mostly during the Beatles first trip to the United States, shot during 1963 and 1964. Being a ridiculous Beatles freak—I was born one day after their very first single, “Love Me Do” was released—I had to go see it.

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Series by Tobin Elliott

Aphotic (6 books)
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Tobin Elliott (Goodreads Author)

4.39 avg rating — 238 ratings

Ugly Stories About Terrible People Doing Horrible Things (2 books)
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4.69 avg rating — 29 ratings

Tobin is Currently Reading

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Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent’s Search for Hope and Justice

by John Edward

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The Savage Sword Of Conan Vol.4

by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author)

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The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories: The Great Short Works of Franz Kafka

by Franz Kafka

bookshelves: currently-reading, audio, general-fiction, fantasy, historical, horror, short-story-collection

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“She would never understand how these creatures could find any sort of solace or contentment with the meaningless existence they had been shackled to.”
― Tobin Elliott, Blood Pact: The Fourth Book of the Aphotic

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“If something burns your soul with purpose and desire, it’s your duty to be reduced to ashes by it. Any other form of existence will be yet another dull book in the library of life.”
― Charles Bukowski

tags: existence, inspiration, passion

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“Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.”
― Terry Pratchett

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“If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.”
― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

tags: cynicism, humor, life

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