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Larry Hinkle

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Born

in Columbus, The United States

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https://www.thatscarylarry.com

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Horror, Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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January 2015

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Larry Hinkle is still probably the least famous writer you’ve never heard of. A copywriter living with his wife and two doggos somewhere in America, when he's not writing stories that scare people into peeing their pants, he writes ads that scare people into buying adult diapers, so they’re not caught peeing their pants.

His newest collection, An Hour Before Dark, comes out in February, 2026. His cosmic horror novella, The Eris Ridge Trail, was released to great reviews in March 2025, while his debut collection, The Space Between, was published in February 2024. His short stories made the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards (horror’s highest honor) in 2020 and 2022. His stories have also appeared in The Rack: Stories Inspired by V ...more

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	The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks by Tom Deady (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Will Errickson (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 707 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	October Screams: A Halloween Anthology by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ronald Malfi (Goodreads Author), Richard Chizmar (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 385 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
	100 Word Horrors 3 by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author), Eric J. Guignard (Goodreads Author), Andrew Lennon (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 106 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
	The Eris Ridge Trail 4.10 avg rating — 73 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
	The Space Between 4.50 avg rating — 36 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
	Deep Magic Spring 2020 by Jeff Wheeler (Goodreads Author), A.C. Cobble (Goodreads Author), Aimee Ogden (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2020	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
	Red Room Issue 1: Magazine of Extreme Horror and Hardcore Dark Crime by Jack Ketchum (Contributor), Meg Elison (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Tim Waggoner (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.96 avg rating — 28 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
	Shallow Waters: Special Halloween Edition by Joe Mynhardt (Editor), William Meikle (Goodreads Author), Richard Thomas 4.25 avg rating — 24 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
	Screams by Judith Sonnet (Goodreads Author), Carter Johnson, Leon Saul 4.30 avg rating — 20 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
	An Hour Before Dark by Larry Hinkle (Goodreads Author), Linda Hartley (Editor), François Vaillancourt (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 10 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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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen

by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author)

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Coffin Moon

by Keith Rosson (Goodreads Author)

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Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions

by John Langan

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Larry Hinkle liked Alison Faichney's review of An Hour Before Dark: "Larry Hinkle is an author where I can’t believe he’s not more well known. I know not every reader puts stock in author blurbs but I do so I was super excited for this one. Plus it’s a Francois Vaillancourt cover so I feel like I’m early to the Hink" Read more of this review »
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Larry Hinkle made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — New cover for my book topic " Hi, I have an updated cover for my book, An Hour Before Dark, with a new blurb. Could you please update the cover? • Title: An Hour Before Dark • Author ...more "
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Larry Hinkle and 1 other person liked Ian Gielen's review of An Hour Before Dark: "A short story collection that focuses in and around the Eris Ridge Trail, a mysterious place that mystifies and terrifies in equal measure and these stories only serve to heighten the intrigue around it. There are an impressive array of stories that " Read more of this review »
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Larry Hinkle liked Shane's review of An Hour Before Dark: "Interesting short stories that are all about Eris Ridge Trail. These stories are full of imagination and very visual. It was a lot of fun reading these as it unfolded more and more about Eris Trail, the mystery and wonder that created this weird plac" Read more of this review »
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Larry Hinkle liked Anne's review of An Hour Before Dark: "This book is pure gold. The way it’s written is something else. You start out knowing absolutely nothing about these "shimmering dimensions," and then suddenly you’re at a rest stop that somehow has everything you need. From there, it’s a gamble: do y" Read more of this review »
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Larry Hinkle made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please add this book to my profile topic " Could you please add my name as a contributing author to this book? also, can you add it to my author profile page? The Rack II: https://www.goodreads.c ...more "
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