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P.T. Phronk

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P.T. Phronk writes about things that don't exist, things that might exist, and things that shouldn't exist. That’s a clever way of saying he writes fantasy, science fiction, and horror.

He received a PhD in psychology after writing a dissertation about what makes horror films frightening. So he literally wrote the book on horror, and continues to create horrific things by cover of night, while by day, he writes about science and technology, helping people out of modern digital nightmares.

P.T. Phronk sometimes just goes by "Phronk." He lives in London, Ontario. I'd say he's a solid 3.5 star author.

He also wrote Baboon Fart Story, an experiment in publishing. Here is some nice stuff that famous people sarcastically said about Baboon Fart Stor
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Average rating: 3.6 · 465 ratings · 109 reviews · 11 distinct worksSimilar authors
Three Incidents at Foster M...

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The Arborist

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Stars and Other Monsters

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Strangers at a Funeral

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Give Me Back My God Damn Arm

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The Best Stuff of 2025

As usual, here’s a wrap-up of the stuff I liked in 2025. This year, I’ve separated it from a more personal review of my year, which you can find here. The art that affected me in a given year is a good reminder of what the year felt like, so I look back on these posts once in a while to reminisce and/or cringe at the past. Maybe other people will find some new things to check out too, who knows.

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2025 in Review

It’s been a pleasant, mostly regular year. If there is a theme, I’d say it’s that I’ve entered an analogue phase. I’ve stepped back from the digital a Read more of this blog post »
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I’d almost died a few times the day I found this book. I was in Nova Scotia, and the day before, I’d gotten stuck on top of a mountain when the ski lift failed. We had to be shuttled down on an ATV driven way too fast considering it was going down a ...more
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Other Books I Enjoyed by This Author: BLOOD SUGAR, THE LIVING DEAD, THE AUTUMNAL
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I’d almost died a few times the day I found this book. I was in Nova Scotia, and the day before, I’d gotten stuck on top of a mountain when the ski lift failed. We had to be shuttled down on an ATV driven way too fast considering it was going down a ...more
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"I got really wrapped up in this one. Read it super fast. I just wanted to know what would happen next! Incorporating the pictures into the narrative was a great gimmick and it worked surprisingly well. And the main character was great, very relatable" Read more of this review »
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A fresh way of thinking about AI, linking the history of information networks to speculations about very intelligent machines. As someone who ignored history through most of my history, I always learn a lot about the past from Harari’s books, and als ...more
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Genre Specific Re...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Short Stories Group 2 26 31 Oct 23, 2014 07:32PM  
Making Connections: 3719. STARS AND OTHER MONSTERS by Phronk 1 10 Mar 22, 2015 07:45PM  
Genre Specific Re...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Horror Review Group 3 (done) 54 68 May 07, 2015 01:29AM  
Genre Specific Re...: Short Book Fantasy Review Group 3 (closed) 67 57 Mar 16, 2017 12:19AM  
2026 Reading Chal...: Linda M's 250 books-2018 27 82 May 05, 2018 05:06PM  
Genre Specific Re...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Novellas (17k > 40k words) (CLOSED) 126 62 Jul 13, 2018 03:06PM  
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Ernest Hemingway
“In the morning there was a big wind blowing and the waves were running high up on the beach and he was awake a long time before he remembered that his heart was broken.”
Ernest Hemingway, The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

Stephen  King
“The 3 types of terror: The Gross-out: the sight of a severed head tumbling down a flight of stairs, it's when the lights go out and something green and slimy splatters against your arm. The Horror: the unnatural, spiders the size of bears, the dead waking up and walking around, it's when the lights go out and something with claws grabs you by the arm. And the last and worse one: Terror, when you come home and notice everything you own had been taken away and replaced by an exact substitute. It's when the lights go out and you feel something behind you, you hear it, you feel its breath against your ear, but when you turn around, there's nothing there...”
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Leonard Delaney
“I want to know what love is. I want you to show me,” said Tyson, grateful that this planet was allowing a foreigner to share this experience with it.”
Leonard Delaney, Pounded by Pluto: The Crappiest Planet

“The horror equivalent of the Hero’s Journey: some Poor Bastard’s Descent into Hell.”
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