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Dan Shrader

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in Towers Valley

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Genre

Horror

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Dan Shrader is a horror author hailing from Southern Indiana with a penchant for the macabre. He delves into the realms of Splatterpunk and Extreme, leaving no stone unturned in his twisted tales. His passion for writing ignited when he stumbled upon a treasure trove of VHS tapes at his grandparents. Within the confines of that box, he discovered a diverse collection of horror movie titles, including classics like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, C.H.U.D, Black Christmas, and Night of the Demons.

Since publishing in February of 2024, he has gained a following and received three horror award nominations for his novella “The Devil’s Rite” and debut collection “Those Who Live in Darkness.” Shrader is also known for his popular “Full Nasty” series and b ...more

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	Full Nasty: The Beginning (Satanic Bill Series Book 1) by Dan Shrader (Goodreads Author), Stuart Bray (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.04 avg rating — 132 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
	Craven's Freaks 3.15 avg rating — 111 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
	Those Who Live in Darkness: Volume One 4.26 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2024 — 6 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
	Full Nasty 2 (Satanic Bill Series) by Dan Shrader (Goodreads Author), Jason Nickey (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.15 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Full Nasty III (Satanic Bill Series Book 3) 4.53 avg rating — 36 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
	Satanic Candy (Satanic Bill Series) 4.18 avg rating — 34 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 Devil's Rite 3.81 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
	Corpsebound 4.32 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
	Banshee Graveyard 4.54 avg rating — 24 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
	Cabin Black 4.32 avg rating — 25 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

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Rotting Pinata Questions

A lot of people have been asking where to find Rotting Pinata from the GOTHIC ROT book (which is an exclusive for book mails and cons).

As a standalone: Its only available on Godless in digital, but not in print.

I do have some more copies of Gothic Rot on website for signed book mail.

Gothic Rot also includes:
Rotting Pinata
Craven's Freaks
Second Skin (which is also only on Godless) Read more of this blog post »

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Dan Shrader and 2 other people liked DA's review of Cabin Black: "Wow! First things first, I want to say I never want to read this book again. That's how visceral my reaction was to this story. I can see why people say this is Shrader's best work yet. If he continues writing stories like this he'll be a force to rec" Read more of this review »
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Dan Shrader and 1 other person liked Jessie Raven's review of Shocking Sojourns Volume 3: Anthology of Halloween Splatterpunk & Extreme Horror: "20 different short stories all wildly different! Deboning Bonners boner to bone Bonnie the bone witch Chisto Healy - well that was a strong start! Main man is looking to get his end away and finds his girl in the graveyard, pleasing herself with a hu" Read more of this review »
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