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Patrick Tumblety

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Born

in Hamilton Square, NJ, The United States

January 05, 1984

Website

http://speakerpatrick.wix.com/patricktumblety

Twitter

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Genre

Paranormal, Psychology, Thriller

Influences

Mark Z. Danielewski, Ray Bradbury, Greg Egan ...more

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Patrick Tumblety is an author of horror, science-fiction, and poetry. He has been featured in numerous anthologies, including Tales of Jack the Ripper from Word Horde Press, The Dead Inside, from Dark Dispatch, Gothic Fantasy: Science Fiction, from Flame Tree Publishing, and Dark Moon Digest from Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing. He has also been published by and is an active member of the Horror Writers Association. His work has been described as being able to deliver both "genuine fear and genuine hope." (Amy H. Sturgis - Award-Winning Author and Professor of Narrative Studies) ...more

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	Tales of Jack the Ripper by Ross E. Lockhart (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ann K. Schwader (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Alan M. Clark (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.84 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Science Fiction Short Stories by Andy Sawyer (Foreword), Edward Ahern (Goodreads Author), Stewart C. Baker (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 145 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
	Miseria's Chorale by David Nell (Editor), Christopher Nadeau, Patrick Lacey (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Dead Inside by Laurel Hightower (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sandra Ruttan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Donyae Coles (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.12 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Come Out & Play by Patrick Tumblety (Goodreads Author), Candace Nola (Goodreads Author) (editor) 4.29 avg rating — 28 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
	Fossil Lake, An Anthology of the Aberrant by Christine Morgan (Editor), Ramsey Campbell, Michael Shimek (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Dark Light Four by Sarah Jayne Carr (Goodreads Author) (Editor ), Mariana Thorn (Goodreads Author), Shannon Eckrich (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 23 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
	One Fright Only by Patrick Tumblety (Goodreads Author), Candace Nola (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.69 avg rating — 16 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
	Dark Passages it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 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 October Children by Patrick Tumblety (Goodreads Author), Drew Raush (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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October 1st will be the premier of my new audio series, The October Children. Scary stories, seasonal poetry, and macabre memories will release every Thursday in October leading up to All Hallows Eve! If you're a child of October, check out the preview and sign up for the newsletter to keep up with the mischief! Come play in the leaves! TheOctoberChildren.squarespace.co Read more of this blog post »

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Patrick Tumblety made a comment on AgoraphoBook Reviews’s review of Come Out & Play " "It read like a fun horror movie from the early nineties" is one of the best compliments I've received. THANK YOU! ...more "
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