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Clint Smith

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"Smith is a real find, an elegant stylist with an imagination that’s unsettling, paranoid, gruesomely funny at times, and startlingly original." — T.E.D. Klein

Clint Smith is the author of the collection GHOULJAW AND OTHER STORIES (Hippocampus Press), and the novella, WHEN IT'S TIME FOR DEAD THINGS TO DIE (Unnerving). His sophomore collection, THE SKELETON MELODIES, was released by Hippocampus Press. “THE SKELETON MELODIES…is an excellent second collection,” wrote Ellen Datlow in THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR, Volume Thirteen. “While Smith sometimes uses pulp tropes, his writing is so good that the stories aren’t pulpy at all. A real achievement.” In 2026, Lethe Press released his novella, THE SACRAMENTS OF BLACKGUM LAKE.

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“Beneath the Surface” of BLACKGUM LAKE: a Conversation with Ryan Trares of the Daily Journal

“Smith has channeled his imagination into a new novel. THE SACRAMENTS OF BLACKGUM LAKE weaves together dark and foreboding waters, personal struggles and the legend of John Dillinger into a compelling page-turner.”

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	American Cannibal by Rebecca Rowland (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeff Strand (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Holly Rae Garcia (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.24 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Nightscript Volume 1 by C.M. Muller (Editor), Kristi DeMeester (Goodreads Author), Gregory L. Norris 4.03 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Ghouljaw and Other Stories by Clint Smith (Goodreads Author), S.T. Joshi (Introduction) 4.02 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Best New Horror #26 by Stephen Jones (Editor, Introduction), Clint Smith (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Helen Marshall (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.93 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Vastarien: Vol. 4, Issue 2 by Jon Padgett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Paul L. Bates (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Christa Carmen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.19 avg rating — 26 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
	Something Wicked Anthology, Vol Two by Joe Vaz (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Vianne Venter (Editor), Faith Bicknell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	When It's Time For Dead Things To Die 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Pluto In Furs: Tales Of Diseased Desires And Seductive Horrors by Scott Dwyer (Editor), Clint Smith (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), David Peak (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Skeleton Melodies 4.58 avg rating — 19 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
	The Sacraments of Blackgum Lake 4.50 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

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Clint liked Douglas Ford's review of The Sacraments of Blackgum Lake: "Clint Smith name does not come up enough in the horror community, despite the fact that he has written two excellent story collections. This novella, hopefully, will start the renaissance that Smith deserves. The story here is lean and compact, but t" Read more of this review »
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