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Marc Ruvolo

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in Chicago, The United States

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https://vonvorgrikbookconsortium.bigcartel.com/

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Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Marc Ruvolo (he/him) is a queer writer and musician living in Portland, Oregon who once considered himself a punk. He founded the seminal Bucket O’ Blood book store in Chicago, and his poetry and fiction have appeared in Baffling Magazine (Neon Hemlock), Slay and Slay Again: A Queer Horror Anthology, and Cynthia Pelayo’s “Gothic Blue Book” series. He’s published three horror novellas, “SLOE,” in 2023 by Unnerving Books, “WASTE GROUND” by Slashic Horror Press in 2025, and “PIETIES: EXPANDED EDITION,” by Slashic Horror in April 26. Find him on Bluesky at @marcruvolo.bsky.social.

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	Gothic Blue Book: The Haunted Edition by Cynthia Pelayo (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ben McElroy (Contributor), Greg Mollin (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.17 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Pieties 4.17 avg rating — 64 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
	Sloe 4.20 avg rating — 50 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
	Waste Ground 4.28 avg rating — 43 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
	Pieties: Expanded Edition 4.21 avg rating — 24 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
	Primeval: A Journal of the Uncanny (#1) by Laird Barron (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Mikita Brottman (Contributor), Harlan Ellison (Contributor) 3.84 avg rating — 19 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
	Creep & Crow by Marc Ruvolo (Goodreads Author), Alien Buddha 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Frost Zone Stories book 1 by M.M. MacLeod (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth Guilt, Katie Marie (Goodreads Author) 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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A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)

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Good Night, Sleep Tight

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Marc Ruvolo liked Linda's review of Pieties: Expanded Edition: "3.5** The story is about Andrew, a gay young man in the '80s, who, discovers he's carrying an illness, one that's appearing more and more among gay men, returns home to his parents to recover. This is the first book I've read by this author, and it l" Read more of this review »
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Marc Ruvolo liked Ian Gielen's review of Pieties: Expanded Edition: "Set in 1981, Pieties tells the story of a young gay man, Andrew who has contracted a disease and returns to his family home for support only to find out that things have changed drastically since he had left it years ago. Both parents are sick and no" Read more of this review »
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Marc Ruvolo liked Robin's review of Pieties: Expanded Edition: "I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Enjoyable creepy read. I t makes you think and come to your own conclusions."
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