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James Colton

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Shirley Jackson, M. R. James, Adam Nevill, J.R.R. Tolkein, Stephen Kin ...more

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James Colton loves supernatural horror in the traditions of M. R. James and Shirley Jackson. He also writes epic fantasy, draws pictures of ghosts, practices Renaissance swordsmanship, and studies Christian theology. You can read his work at JamesColton.com. ...more

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Average rating: 4.39 · 98 ratings · 16 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Art of Fear: How to Write Scary Ghost Stories that Terrify Your Readers 4.17 avg rating — 52 ratings — 7 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
	Pages of Dust: Volume 1 (Pages of Dust, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 11 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
	Pages of Dust: Volume 2 (Pages of Dust, #2) 4.71 avg rating — 7 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
	Pages of Dust: Volume 3 (Pages of Dust, #3) 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Hallowdale 4.40 avg rating — 5 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
	The Legend of Istavia 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Thibault Rapier: A Systematic Guide to Thibault’s Academy of the Sword 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	The Scarecrow 4.67 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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	The Morgan House 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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Who Draws the Fabric of the Dark?

Who draws the fabric of the dark
From naught and folds it to become
Invisible cathedrals strung
With galaxies in vaulted arcs?

Who orchestrates the silent dance
Of planets spun ��round alien stars
And plots dark paths for meteors
To plunge the fathomless expanse?

Who forges ghosts to roam the void
In cloaks of dust and turns tow��rd night
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Tolkien On Fairy-Stories

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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[Institutes of the Christian Religion] [By: John Calvin] [December, 2007]

by John Calvin

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