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	Prepare to Meet Thy God 4.04 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Santa Claws is Coming to Deathlehem: An Anthology of Holiday Horrors for Charity by Michael J. Evans (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Harrison Graves (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Pi_Rational Writer 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Things That Don't Belong in the Light 4.40 avg rating — 10 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
	'Twas the Fright Before Christmas in Deathlehem by Michael J. Evans (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Harrison Graves (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Janet Alcorn 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Colour Out of Deathlehem by Michael J. Evans (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Harrison Graves (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Janet Alcorn 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Hell, or High Water 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	american bastard it was amazing 5.00 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

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