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Kevin A. Ranson

Goodreads Author

Born

in Wheeling, West Virginia, The United States

Website

http://thinkingskull.com

Twitter

kevinaranson

Genre

Horror, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Member Since

June 2011

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Content Creator, Horror Writer, Film Critic.

Heeding a macabre calling listening to "Mother Ghost Nursery Rhymes" in kindergarten, Kevin started writing in grade school and filled countless notebooks with story ideas while touring the Mediterranean in the US Navy. He is the author of The Spooky Chronicles and the vampire thriller series The Matriarch at CedarcrestSanctum.com, creator/critic for MovieCrypt.com and "ghost writer" for horror host Grim D. Reaper. His author blog is at ThinkingSkull.com. ...more

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Kevin A. Ranson's Blog

It’s Not the Scythe That Matters…

It’s How I Use It.

First, a small re-introduction for those unfamiliar with my visage.

I am Grim D. Reaper — Death is my middle name — reaping what Hollywood sows for MovieCrypt.com.

My friends call me Grim D. You do want to be my friend, don’t you? Don’t answer all at once…

As you’re probably aware (or are just finding out), I review films in my precious free time… and I prefer to stay busy. A media

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Kevin A. Ranson’s books

Average rating: 4.02 · 48 ratings · 13 reviews · 10 distinct works

	The Matriarch 3.65 avg rating — 17 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 Best of the Horror Society 2013 by Carson Buckingham (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scott M. Goriscak (Contributor), William F. Nolan (Contributor) 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013	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 Spooky Chronicles: The Crooked Man 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	The Matriarch: Changeling (The Matriarch Vampires #3) it was amazing 5.00 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
	The Matriarch: Guardians 3.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Twisted Tales by Alethea Kontis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alethea Kontis (Goodreads Author), Kevin A. Ranson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011	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 Spooky Chronicles: Schoolhouse Number Five by Kevin A. Ranson (Goodreads Author), Brett Link (Editor), Linda Cowden (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 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 Spooky Chronicles: The Terminal People by Kevin A. Ranson (Goodreads Author), Brett Link, Linda Cowden really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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 Spooky Chronicles: Forget Me Nots 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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 Spooky Chronicles: Greene Square Middle 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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The Matriarch (2 books)
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Kevin A. Ranson (Goodreads Author)

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The Spooky Chronicles (5 books)
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message 1: by C. Michael

Apr 26, 2016 08:31AM

Kevin, I'm excited to let you know that my collection of news satire, Bizarre News, was just published. I'd appreciate it if you checked it out and recommended it to your Goodreads friends.Bizarre News

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