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Phil Sloman is a writer of dark psychological fiction. Phil is a three-time finalist at the British Fantasy Awards in the categories of Best Newcomer for his novella Becoming David (2017), Best Anthology for The Woods in 2020 as editor, and for Best Collection for his second collection No Happily Ever After in 2024. Phil was also part of Impostor Syndrome from Dark Minds Press shortlisted for British Fantasy Award Best Anthology in 2018. Phil regularly appears on several reviewers' Best of Year lists. ...more

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	In Darkness, Delight: Fear the Future (Volume 3) by Evans Light (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andrew Lennon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Penn Jillette 4.19 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	No Happily Ever After 4.51 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	This Twisted Earth by Dion Winton-Polak (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author), Mike Chinn (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Broken on the Inside 4.41 avg rating — 32 ratings — 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
	Les Vacances 4.26 avg rating — 23 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
	Becoming David 4.32 avg rating — 19 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
	Bones III by James Ward Kirk (Editor), Jerry Langdon (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Mike Jansen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Grimorium Verum by Dean M. Drinkel (Editor), Tim Dry (Goodreads Author), Raven Dane (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 14 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
	The Woods by Phil Sloman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cate Gardner (Goodreads Author), James Everington (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 12 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
	Into The Night Eternal: Tales Of French Folk Horror by Phil Sloman (Goodreads Author), Dean M. Drinkel, Jan Edwards 3.75 avg rating — 4 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

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Phil Sloman and 8 other people liked Elford Alley's review of When the World Stopped: "Wayne Fenlon assembles an absolute murderers' row of talent. The best voices in indie horror take on a single theme, the end of the world, and all create vastly differing and unique tales. When I was invited to take part, I couldn't believe I would a" Read more of this review »
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Phil Sloman and 7 other people liked Kev Harrison's review of When the World Stopped: "I have a story, 'Husk and Hearth,' in this anthology, so this review excludes that story, of course. When I saw the line-up for this anthology, I was delighted to have been asked to be involved but, even then, I didn't anticipate a book so completely " Read more of this review »
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Phil Sloman and 4 other people liked Milt Theo's review of When the World Stopped: "Themewise, this thick volume of 31 horror tales has a unique concept: stories that aim to convey the experience of ending - whether a specific someone's or the entire world's; namely, not only apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic takes on a global catast" Read more of this review »
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Phil Sloman and 3 other people liked David Swisher's review of No Happily Ever After: "I enjoyed this one thoroughly. Sloman does a great job of taking some relatively normal situations and making them very discomforting. With just 7 stories in this collection, and all of them being short, this is a quick read, but nonetheless impactful" Read more of this review »
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