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Clint Smith

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Clint Smith is the author of the collection GHOULJAW AND OTHER STORIES (Hippocampus Press, 2014), and the novella, WHEN IT'S TIME FOR DEAD THINGS TO DIE (Unnerving, 2019). His sophomore collection, THE SKELETON MELODIES, is is now available from Hippocampus Press.

Of late, his story, “Behemoth,” can be found in the Scott Dwyer anthology, PLUTO IN FURS.

A former freelance writer, Clint’s non-fiction stories and columns have previously appeared in FARM Indiana Magazine, SOUTH Magazine, the Southside Times, and the Indianapolis Star. Readers can follow him on Twitter @clintsmithtales; or read more at clintsmithfiction.com.

In 2018’s 21st-CENTURY HORROR: Weird Fiction at the Turn of the Millenium, literary scholar and critic, S.T. Joshi, include ...more

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(Catch and) Release Day: THE SACRAMENTS OF BLACKGUM LAKE Now Available

Abundant thanks Steve Berman for his enduring support, Inkspiral Design, and for all those (both literary allies and strangers) who read ARCs and blurbed Blackgum ahead of this weekend’s release—not to mention the cover sentiments from Ramsey Campbell: “A pervasive sense of disquieting wrongness coalesces into hauntingly weird images that lead to a chilling conclusion you won't soon forget.”

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	American Cannibal by Rebecca Rowland (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeff Strand (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Holly Rae Garcia (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.22 avg rating — 175 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 — 28 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 4.61 avg rating — 18 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	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 Smith wrote a new blog post (Catch and) Release Day: THE SACRAMENTS OF BLACKGUM LAKE Now Available Abundant thanks Steve Berman for his enduring support, Inkspiral Design, and for all those (both literary allies and strangers) who read ARCs and blur Read more of this blog post »
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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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Clint liked Erin Cataldi's review of The Sacraments of Blackgum Lake: "Clint Smith's newest novella is eerie, forbidding, and deliciously dark. Cecil Mears has questions and it's past time for his father to come clean about that long ago summer back at Blackgum Lake. For most of Cecil's youth, the cozy little lakefront " Read more of this review »
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