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Ashley Dioses

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Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

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Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Clark Ashton Smith, George ...more

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Ashley began writing at the age of 12. Upon discovering the macabre work of Edgar Allan Poe, she took a borderline obsessive interest in writing horror and dark fantasy poetry and even a few fantasy novels. Her favorite authors of horror and fantasy at that time were Stephen King, Dean Koontz, J.R.R. Tolkien, Piers Anthony, and Brian Jacques who also influenced her work.

She wrote up until her senior year of high school and then took a break before starting up again after college in 2011. With a nudge from a new friend, she discovered a new kind of horror, dark fantasy, and weird work from authors such as Clark Ashton Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, George Sterling, Donald Sidney-Fryer, and David Park Barnitz.

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	Midnight Under the Big Top by Brian James Freeman (Goodreads Author) (Editor ), Stephen King (Goodreads Author), Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 482 ratings — published 2020 — 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. 1, Issue 2 by Jon Padgett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jill Hand (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Yves Tourigny (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Black Wings VI: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror (Black Wings, #6) by S.T. Joshi (Editor), Ann K. Schwader (Goodreads Author), Darrell Schweitzer 3.79 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2017 — 6 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
	Weirdbook Annual #2: The Third Cthulhu Mythos MEGAPACK® by Douglas Draa (Editor), Robert M. Price (Contributor), Lucy A. Snyder (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.70 avg rating — 113 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
	A Walk in a Darker Wood by Duane Pesice (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Walker, A.P. Sessler (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 94 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
	Diary of a Sorceress by Ashley Dioses (Goodreads Author), Donald Sidney-Fryer (Introduction) 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2017 — 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 Withering: Poems of Supernatural Horror 4.20 avg rating — 10 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
	Darkest Days and Haunted Ways 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
	The Celebration of Dreams 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Sanitarium #039: Volume 39 by Barry Skelhorn (2015-12-09) by Ashley Dioses (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Ghosts 2025 by Weird Fiction Quarterly

Another recent favorite poem of mine, The Fields of Asphodel, appears in the Ghosts Issue of Weird Fiction Quarterly. This poem is a retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus' trek to the Underworld to retrieve his beloved.

The Fields of Asphodel will also appear this year in my forthcoming collection, Diary of a Vampyress.

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Entering Hekate's Cave: The Journey Through Darkness to Wholeness

by Cyndi Brannen (Goodreads Author)

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Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons: 125 Unofficial Recipes Inspired By The Witcher, Game of Thrones, The Broken Earth and Other Fantasy Favorites

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Vampires, Wine, and Roses

by John Richard Stephens

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Ashley Dioses wrote a new blog post Masquerade 2024 by Weird Fiction Quarterly This is a little late in being posted (this semester has been brutal), but my poem, Hallowed Dream, has been accepted by the Masquerade Issue of Weir Read more of this blog post »
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“A vast unkindness of haematic ravens
Arose to feast as spirits reached their havens.”
― Ashley Dioses, Diary of a Sorceress

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“I woke up thinking a very pleasant thought. There is lots left in the world to read.”
― Nicholson Baker, The Anthologist

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“Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.”
― Henry Adams

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“Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.”
― Rob Reiner

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“You want to know about anybody? See what books they read, and how they've been read...”
― Keri Hulme, The Bone People

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“One would go mad if one took the Bible seriously; but to take it seriously one must be already mad.”
― Aleister Crowley, Magick: Liber ABA: Book 4

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Literary Horror — 2025 members — last activity Dec 30, 2025 07:19PM
A group for fans of literary horror. We will be discussing all things horrible and literary but especially those horrible volumes that either aspire t ...more

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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Authors Helping Authors — 1146 members — last activity Nov 10, 2025 09:03AM
Being an indie author means you are part of an ever-growing family of like-minded individuals all working toward the same ultimate goal-writing and pu ...more

The Horror Guild | The Place Where All Horror Fans Convene — 36 members — last activity Oct 29, 2019 01:32PM
This group is for avid horror readers who need a safe and fun place to unite.

Classic Horror Lovers — 1507 members — last activity Sep 12, 2025 07:27AM
Do you like your horror on the aged side? This group is for readers who love older/classic horror stories and books. Generally, horror published befor ...more

Author's Corner — 339 members — last activity Nov 30, 2025 01:35PM
Writers, list your works here, by genre and title. Maybe some readers will peruse without being offended by spam. Please use the appropriate genre fol ...more

The Goodreads Dark and Fantastic Readers Group — 91 members — last activity Dec 19, 2020 07:17PM
A friendly, laid back group discussing all genres in dark literature including dark fantasy, YA, horror, dark fiction, paranormal romance, dark/horrif ...more

THE Group for Authors! — 12952 members — last activity Dec 28, 2025 03:06PM
This is a group for authors to discuss their craft, as well as publishing and book marketing.

Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy" — 1115 members — last activity 9 hours, 8 min ago
Readers, authors, illustrators, and editors aggregate here to discuss Sword & Sorcery books and related media (movies, comics, blogposts, etc.). ...more

Weird Poetry — 13 members — last activity Jan 13, 2018 02:34PM
Weird poetry is a genre of horror poetry. It is focused on poems that unsettle the reader, poems that are serious and macabre in their tone, but that ...more

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