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Larry Hinkle

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in Columbus, The United States

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https://www.thatscarylarry.com

Genre

Horror, Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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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) 4.05 avg rating — 755 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 — 394 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: Book 3: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles (100 Word Horror Collection, #3) by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ryan Colley (Goodreads Author), Eric J. Guignard (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 110 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 4.12 avg rating — 85 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
	An Hour Before Dark by Larry Hinkle (Goodreads Author), Linda Hartley (Editor), François Vaillancourt (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 81 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 4.46 avg rating — 41 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) 4.21 avg rating — 33 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 4.28 avg rating — 25 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
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Greener Pastures

by Michael Wehunt (Goodreads Author)

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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen

by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author)

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Coffin Moon

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