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Tobin Elliott

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in Oshawa, Canada
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Member Since
October 2021


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
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The Fantastic Island by Kenneth Robeson
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A middle of the road adventure, not horrible, not *ahem* fantastic.

The big strength here is, for the first time in a long time, the whole band is back together, all five of the aides are here, as well as the, as usual, completely underutilized Pat Sa
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Exiles by Mason Coile
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Well, damn.

Andrew Pyper was a lovely man and brilliant writer. I was lucky enough to take courses from him and chat with him on occasion. I loved the guy, and it still guts me that he's gone.

And what makes me sadder is, this book. I truly did not enj
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Exiles by Mason Coile
"Thanks so much to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Exiles promised intrigue and mystery in the novel setting of Mars with its limited cast of humans and robots, but only deliv" Read more of this review »
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Exiles by Mason Coile
"Wanted to like this but as soon as the robots entered the story it went way downhill. Sci-fi doesn't need to be hard SFF for me to like it, but I do have to feel like I'm in a world where there is some logic, some way for me to understand this place " Read more of this review »
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And just like that, we're done. This is the end of the series.

I honestly could have read twenty-five volumes in this series. McGregor, throughout the entire series, was endlessly inventive, and truly brought the horror, while absolutely keeping the s
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And just like that, we're done. This is the end of the series.

I honestly could have read twenty-five volumes in this series. McGregor, throughout the entire series, was endlessly inventive, and truly brought the horror, while absolutely keeping the s
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Banish the Dead by L.C. Marino
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This was wild.

Marino has written a series-wrapping book that serves both as prequel and sequel, series starter and ender, all in one slim book.

And on top of that, it's a freaking fever-dream nightmare.

I will admit to getting a bit tossed up between t
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This was wild.

Marino has written a series-wrapping book that serves both as prequel and sequel, series starter and ender, all in one slim book.

And on top of that, it's a freaking fever-dream nightmare.

I will admit to getting a bit tossed up between t
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George Watertower and Other Childhood Terrors by Joshua Loyd Fox
"George Watertower and Other Childhood Terrors is a wonderfully engrossing anthology of urban legends, local lore, and persistent ghost stories. It includes 15 dark and intriguing stories, a map of where those stories originate, fun internal artwork, " Read more of this review »
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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

“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

“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

“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!

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