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Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell also writes as: Carl Dreadstone and Jay Ramsay.

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Ramsey Campbell Stats: The highest rated book by Ramsey Campbell on Book Notification is The Hungry Moon, the 2nd novel in the Fiction Without Frontiers series.

The most read book by Ramsey Campbell on Book Notification is To Wake the Dead / The Parasite, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Scared Stiff, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of Ramsey Campbell books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of The Three Births of Daoloth Books in Publication Order

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1
The Searching Dead
2016
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2
Born to the Dark
2017
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3
The Way of the Worm
2018
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List of Universal Horror Library Books in Publication Order (as)

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1
The Werewolf Of London
1977
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2
Creature From The Black Lagoon
1977
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3
Complete 6 Book (With: Walter Harris, Curt Siodmak, Ben Chapman)
2000
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Doll Who Ate His Mother
1976
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2
The Wolfman
1977
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3
The Bride of Frankenstein ( As: Carl Dreadstone)
1977
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4
Dracula's Daughter ( As: Carl Dreadstone)
1977
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5
The Face That Must Die
1979
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6
To Wake the Dead / The Parasite
1980
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7
The Nameless
1981
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8
Incarnate
1983
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9
Claw
1983
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10
Night of the Claw ( As: Jay Ramsay)
1983
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11
Obsession
1985
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12
Ancient Images
1989
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13
Midnight Sun
1990
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14
Needing Ghosts
1990
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15
The Count of Eleven
1991
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16
The Long Lost
1993
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17
The One Safe Place
1995
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18
The House on Nazareth Hill
1996
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19
The Last Voice They Hear
1998
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20
Silent Children
2000
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21
Pact of the Fathers
2001
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22
The Darkest Part of the Woods
2002
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23
The Overnight
2004
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24
Secret Story / Secret Stories
2005
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25
The Grin of the Dark
2007
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26
Thieving Fear
2008
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27
Creatures of the Pool
2009
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28
Solomon Kane
2010
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29
The Seven Days of Cain
2011
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30
Ghosts Know
2011
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31
The Kind Folk
2012
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32
Somebody's Voice
2021
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33
Fellstones
2022
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34
The Incubations
2025
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Chimney
1976
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2
Loveman's Comeback
1977
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3
The Changer of Names
1977
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4
In the Bag
1977
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5
After the Queen
1977
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6
Mackintosh Willy
1979
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7
Watch the Birdie
1984
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8
The Other Side
1986
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9
The Word
1997
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10
The Entertainment
1999
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11
Never to Be Heard
1999
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12
No Story in It
2000
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13
Fear the Dead
2003
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14
Just Behind You
2005
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15
Digging Deep
2007
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16
With the Angels
2012
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17
The Last Revelation Of Gla'aki
2013
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18
The Pretence
2013
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19
Double Room - eBook Single
2013
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20
The Companion
2019
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Inhabitant Of The Lake And Less Welcome Tenants
1964
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2
Demons by Daylight
1973
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3
SUPERHORROR
1976
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4
The Height of the Scream
1976
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5
Dark Companions
1982
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6
Cold Print
1985
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7
Black Wine (With: Charles L. Grant)
1986
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8
Scared Stiff
1987
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9
Dark Feasts
1987
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10
Waking Nightmares
1991
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11
Alone With the Horrors
1993
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12
Two Obscure Tales
1993
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13
Strange Things and Stranger Places
1993
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14
Far Away & Never
1996
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15
Ghosts and Grisly Things
1998
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16
Told by the Dead
2003
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17
The Book of Liverpool (With: Brian Patten, Eleanor Rees)
2007
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18
Inconsequential Tales
2008
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19
Just Behind You
2009
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20
The Inhabitant of The Lake & Other Unwelcome Tenants
2011
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21
Cut Corners Volume 1 (With: Ray Garton, Bentley Little)
2012
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22
Holes for Faces
2013
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23
10,000 Ghost Stories
2014
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24
Hornsea Hauntings (With: Peter Crowther)
2014
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25
Visions from Brichester
2015
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26
By the Light of My Skull
2018
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27
The Companion & Other Phantasmagorical Stories
2019
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28
The Retrospective & Other Phantasmagorical Stories Volume 2
2020
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29
The Village Killings & Other Novellas
2021
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30
Ramsey Campbell, Certainly
2022
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List of Chapbooks in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Through the Walls
1981
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List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Core Of Ramsey Campbell
1995
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2
Horror: Another 100 Best Books (With: Kim Newman, Stephen Jones)
2005
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3
Doors to Elsewhere (With: Mike Barrett)
2013
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4
Letters to Arkham
2014
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5
Ramsey Campbell, Probably
2020
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List of Black Labyrinth Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Walls of the Castle ( By: Tom Piccirilli)
2012
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2
Prisoner 489 (By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2014
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3
The Booking
2016
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List of Night Visions Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Night Visions: In the Blood
1984
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2
Night Visions
1985
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3
Night Visions 2
1985
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4
Night Visions 3
1986
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5
Night Visions: The Hellbound Heart
1986
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6
Night Visions 6
1988
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7
Night Visions 8
1990
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8
Night Visions 9
1991
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9
Night Visions 10
2001
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10
Night Visions 11
2004
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11
Night Visions 12
2006
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List of Refuge Collection Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Heaven to Some... (With: Paul Kane)
2016
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2
The PI's Tale: The Refuge Collection 2.5 (By: Steve Dillon, Paul Kane)
2016
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List of Shadows Over Innsmouth Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Shadows Over Innsmouth (By: Stephen Jones)
1994
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2
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth (By: Hugh B. Cave, Stephen Jones)
2005
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3
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth
2013
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List of Fiction Without Frontiers Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The City Among the Stars (By: Francis Carsac)
1962
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2
10
The Hungry Moon
1986
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3
The Influence
1988
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4
10
The Sorrows (By: Jonathan Janz)
2012
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5
Junction (By: Daniel M. Bensen)
2012
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6
House of Skin (By: Jonathan Janz)
2012
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7
The Darkest Lullaby (By: Jonathan Janz)
2013
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8
Savage Species (By: Jonathan Janz)
2013
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9
Think Yourself Lucky
2014
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10
Castle of Sorrows (By: Jonathan Janz)
2014
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11
The Nightmare Girl (By: Jonathan Janz)
2015
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12
We Are Monsters (By: Brian Kirk)
2015
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13
Thirteen Days by Sunset Beach
2015
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14
Wolf Land (By: Jonathan Janz)
2015
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15
The Toy Thief (By: D.W. Gillespie)
2018
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16
The Siren and the Specter (By: Jonathan Janz)
2018
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17
Creature (By: Hunter Shea)
2018
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18
The Mouth of the Dark (By: Tim Waggoner)
2018
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19
Ten Thousand Thunders (By: Brian Trent)
2018
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20
The House by the Cemetery (By: John Everson)
2018
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21
Night Shift (By: Robin Triggs)
2018
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22
Kosmos (By: Adrian Laing)
2018
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23
The Playing Card Killer (By: Russell James)
2019
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24
The Haunting of Henderson Close (By: Catherine Cavendish)
2019
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25
10
Black Wings (By: Megan Hart)
2019
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26
Will Haunt You (By: Brian Kirk)
2019
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27
Second Lives (By: P.D. Cacek)
2019
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28
The Dark Game (By: Jonathan Janz)
2019
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29
Ghost Mine (By: Hunter Shea)
2019
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30
The Gemini Experiment (By: Brian Pinkerton)
2019
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31
Chop Shop (By: Andrew Post)
2019
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32
Dust Devils ( By: Jonathan Janz)
2019
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33
The Devil's Equinox (By: John Everson)
2019
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34
They Kill ( By: Tim Waggoner)
2019
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35
American Dreams (By: Kenneth Bromberg)
2019
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36
Hellrider ( By: JG Faherty)
2019
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37
A Killing Fire (By: Faye Snowden)
2019
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38
A Savage Generation (By: David Tallerman)
2019
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39
One by One (By: D.W. Gillespie)
2019
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40
Slash (By: Hunter Shea)
2019
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41
Those Who Came Before (By: J.H. Moncrieff)
2019
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42
Hearthstone Cottage (By: Frazer Lee)
2019
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43
Snowball (By: Gregory Bastianelli)
2020
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44
The Garden of Bewitchment (By: Catherine Cavendish)
2020
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45
The Forever House (By: Tim Waggoner)
2020
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46
Two Lives (By: A Yi, Alex Woodend)
2020
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47
Vulcan's Forge (By: Robert Mitchell Evans)
2020
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48
The Heron Kings (By: Eric Lewis)
2020
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49
Boy in the Box (By: Marc E. Fitch)
2020
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50
The Wise Friend
2020
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51
Until Summer Comes Around ( By: Glenn Rolfe)
2020
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52
6
Tomb of Gods (By: Brian Moreland)
2020
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53
Sins of the Father (By: JG Faherty)
2020
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54
Vintage Crime (By: Martin Edwards)
2020
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55
The Apocalypse Strain (By: Jason Parent)
2020
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56
Misfits (By: Hunter Shea)
2020
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57
The Sentient (By: Nadia Afifi)
2020
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58
10
After Sundown (By: Mark Morris)
2020
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59
Voodoo Heart (By: John Everson)
2020
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60
Greyfriars Reformatory (By: Frazer Lee)
2020
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61
The Portal (By: Russell James)
2020
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62
Human Resources (By: Robin Triggs)
2020
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63
Mondo Crimson (By: Andrew Post)
2020
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64
City of Angels (By: Kenneth Bromberg)
2020
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List of Encyclopocalypse Classics Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Odd Job (By: Bernard McKenna, Colin Bostock-Smith)
1978
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2
Dracula in Love (By: John Shirley)
1979
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3
Killer Flies (By: Mark Kendall)
1983
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4
In Darkness Waiting (By: John Shirley)
1988
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5
The Rain Ghost (By: Garry Douglas Kilworth)
1990
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6
Courage Under Fire (By: Patrick Sheane Duncan)
1996
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7
A Private War (By: Patrick Sheane Duncan)
2002
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8
Criminal Macabre (By: Steve Niles)
2007
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9
The Visitor (By: Chauncey G. Parker III)
2019
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10
The Nightmare Blonde (By: Morton Wolson)
2024
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11
Spook City (With: Clive Barker, Peter Atkins, Doug Bradley, Angus MacKenzie)
2024
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List of Demonic Visions: 50 Horror Tales Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Demonic Visions: 50 Horror Tales
2013
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2
Demonic Visions: 50 Horror Tales # 2
2013
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3
Demonic Visions: 50 Horror Tales #3
2014
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4
Demonic Visions 50 Horror Tales #4
2014
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5
Demonic Visions 50 Horror Tales #5
2014
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6
Demonic Visions 50 Horror Tales #6
2016
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Anthology series.

List of The Dark Descent Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Dark Descent: Volume I: The Color of Evil (By: Stephen King, Robert Bloch, Shirley Jackson, Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury, David G. Hartwell, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, E. Nesbit, Charles L. Grant, H.P. Lovecraft, Fritz Leiber, Nathaniel Hawthorne, M.R. James, Karl Edward Wagner, Manly Wade Wellman, Russell Kirk, John Collier, Robert Aickman, Lucy Clifford, Michael Shea)
1987
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2
The Dark Descent: Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield (With: Stephen King, Flannery O'Connor, William Faulkner, Theodore Sturgeon, David G. Hartwell, Tanith Lee, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Michael Bishop, Henry James, H.P. Lovecraft, Joanna Russ, Richard Matheson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, D.H. Lawrence, Dennis Etchison, Thomas M. Disch, Clive Barker, Robert Aickman, Robert Hichens, Edgar Allen Poe)
1990
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3
The Dark Descent: Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness (By: Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, David G. Hartwell, Algernon Blackwood, Edith Wharton, Thomas M. Disch, Robert Aickman)
1991
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List of Ramsey Campbell Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series II
1972
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2
The Year's Best Horror Stories No. 3
1973
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3
Great Black Magic Stories
1974
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4
The Satyr's Head: Tales of Terror
1975
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5
Jack the Knife: Tales of Jack the Ripper
1975
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6
Star Book of Horror No. 1
1975
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7
Nameless Places
1975
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8
Beyond Midnight
1976
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9
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series IV
1976
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10
Disciples of Cthulhu
1976
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11
Cold Fear
1977
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12
Whispers
1977
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13
Rivals Of Dracula
1977
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14
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 4
1978
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15
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series VI
1978
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16
New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
1980
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17
New Terrors
1980
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18
New Terrors Vol. 1
1980
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19
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror
1980
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20
New Terrors II
1980
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21
Scaremongers
1981
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22
65 Great Spine Chillers
1982
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23
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XI
1983
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24
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XII
1984
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25
Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King
1986
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26
Halloween Horrors
1986
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27
Cutting Edge
1986
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28
The Dark Descent: Volume I: The Color of Evil
1987
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29
Tales From the Forbidden Planet
1987
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30
Gaslight & Ghosts
1988
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31
First Annual Collection
1988
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32
Barbarians 2
1988
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33
Hunger for Horror
1988
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34
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1
1988
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35
Hot Blood Tales of Erotic Horror
1989
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36
Book of the Dead
1989
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37
Second Annual Collection
1989
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38
Third Annual Collection
1989
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39
Dark Fantasies
1989
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40
The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams
1990
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41
Dark Voices 2
1990
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42
Best New Horror
1990
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43
The Dark Descent: Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990
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44
Now We Are Sick
1991
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45
The Dark Descent: Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
1991
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46
Dark Voices 3
1991
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47
Best New Horror 2
1991
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48
Darklands No 1
1991
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49
Cold Blood
1991
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50
Taboo #5
1991
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51
The Architecture of Fear
1991
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52
Borderlands 4
1991
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53
Best New Horror 3
1992
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54
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
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55
Fifth Annual Collection
1992
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56
The Giant Book of Zombies
1993
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57
Deathport
1993
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58
The Giant Book of Best New Horror
1993
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59
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories
1993
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60
Best New Horror 4
1993
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61
The Mammoth Book of Zombies
1993
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62
The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein
1994
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63
The Anthology of Fantasy and the Supernatural
1994
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64
Cthulhu's Heirs
1994
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65
The Giant Book of Terror
1994
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66
The Starry Wisdom: A Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft
1994
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67
Sea-Cursed
1994
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68
10
Shadows Over Innsmouth
1994
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69
The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men / The Mammoth Book of Werewolves
1994
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70
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories
1995
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71
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories
1995
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72
Best New Horror 6
1995
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73
Cthulhu 2000
1995
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74
Tales from Tartarus
1995
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75
4
Dark Terrors
1995
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76
Dark Terrors 2
1996
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77
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales
1996
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78
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7
1996
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79
Dark of the Night
1997
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80
Dark Terrors 3
1997
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81
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares
1997
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82
Millenium
1997
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83
The Mammoth Book of Dracula
1997
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84
Crimes of Passion
1997
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85
Hot Blood X
1998
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86
Dark Terrors 4
1998
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87
The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings
1998
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88
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9
1998
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89
4
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10
1999
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90
Dark Terrors 5
2000
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91
Swords Against the Millennium
2000
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92
October Dreams
2000
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93
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #11
2000
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94
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #12
2001
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95
10
Fourteenth Annual Collection
2001
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96
Keep Out The Night
2002
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97
Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13
2002
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98
Dark Terrors 6
2002
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99
Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores
2002
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100
Beneath The Ground
2002
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101
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14
2003
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102
Gathering the Bones
2003
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103
Vivisections
2003
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104
The Dark: New Ghost Stories
2003
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105
The Fear Within
2003
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106
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
2003
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107
The Mammoth Book of New Terror
2004
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108
Great Ghost Stories
2004
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109
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15
2004
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110
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth
2005
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111
Poe's Progeny
2005
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112
Dark Delicacies
2005
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113
Lost on the Darkside: Voices From The Edge of Horror
2005
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114
Best New Horror 16
2005
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115
Corpse Blossoms
2005
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116
Night Visions 12
2006
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117
Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror
2006
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118
Read by Dawn, Vol. 1
2006
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119
Best New Horror 17
2006
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120
Best New Horror 18
2007
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121
Summer Chills
2007
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122
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
2007
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123
Bound for Evil: Curious Tales of Books Gone Bad
2008
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124
10
The New Uncanny
2008
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125
Best New Horror 19
2008
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126
The Best of Cemetery Dance II
2008
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127
Dancing with the Dark
2009
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128
Best New Horror 20
2009
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129
Dead Souls
2009
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130
The Dead That Walk
2009
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131
Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology
2010
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132
Haunted Legends
2010
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133
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
2010
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134
Never Again
2010
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135
Best New Horror 21
2010
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136
9
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010
2010
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137
The End of the Line
2010
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138
Visitants
2010
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139
Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead
2011
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140
A Book of Horrors
2011
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141
Full Fathom Forty
2011
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142
6
Stranger by Night
2011
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143
Dead Bait 2
2011
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144
8
The Book of Cthulhu
2011
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145
Best New Horror 22
2011
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146
Horror for the Holidays
2011
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147
Rage Against the Night
2011
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148
Cut Corners Volume 1
2012
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149
The Devil's Coattails
2012
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150
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror
2012
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151
Horror for Good
2012
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152
A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine
2012
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153
Four For Fear
2012
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154
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
2012
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155
Mammoth Books Presents The Unexpected
2012
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156
Mammoth Books presents A Ghostly Gathering
2012
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157
Best New Horror 23
2012
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158
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
2013
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159
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth
2013
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160
Zombies!: Tales of the Walking Dead
2013
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161
Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny
2013
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162
Memoryville Blues: A Postscripts Anthology 30/31
2013
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163
Tales of Jack the Ripper
2013
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164
Demonic Visions: 50 Horror Tales
2013
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165
Fearie Tales
2013
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166
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
2013
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167
Best New Horror 24
2013
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168
Beware the Dark #1
2013
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169
Demonic Visions: 50 Horror Tales # 2
2013
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170
Chiral Mad 2
2013
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171
Best New Horror 25
2014
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172
Fossil Lake
2014
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173
Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
2014
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174
Demonic Visions: 50 Horror Tales #3
2014
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175
Horror 101: The Way Forward
2014
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176
Cursed Curiosities
2014
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177
Suspended In Dusk
2014
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178
The Starry Wisdom Library
2014
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179
Shadows Over Main Street
2015
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180
Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 1
2015
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181
Best New Horror #26
2015
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182
Horrorology
2015
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183
Horror 201: The Silver Scream Vol. 1
2015
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184
Gutted
2016
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185
Darker Terrors 7
2016
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186
Chiral Mad 3
2016
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187
In the Shadow of Frankenstein
2016
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188
The Beauty of Death
2016
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189
Grave Predictions
2016
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190
Ten Tall Tales: And Twisted Limericks
2016
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191
The Madness of Dr. Caligari
2016
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192
Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders
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Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell (John Ramsey Campbell) was born on January 4th, 1946 and is currently 79 years old. Ramsey Campbell was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

Ramsey Campbell is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 34 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1976 with the novel The Doll Who Ate His Mother. The most recently released novel was Fellstones which was released in 2022.

Ramsey Campbell has also written the Short Story Collections series which has 30 books including The Inhabitant Of The Lake And Less Welcome Tenants and Demons by Daylight.

In 1992, Ramsey Campbell was nominated for the "Professional" award, a World Fantasy Special Award for his work in writing and editing.

Ramsey Campbell: Awards & Accolades

Ramsey Campbell has won multiple awards including: The Bram Stoker Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, in 1998 and the World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 2015.

Ramsey Campbell has won many awards including:

  • The Chimney won the World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction, in 1978.
  • In the Bag won the British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story, in 1978.
  • Mackintosh Willy won the World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction, in 1980.
  • The Stains won the British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story, in 1981.
  • To Wake the Dead / The Parasite won the British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 1981.
  • Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror won the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 1981.
  • Incarnate won the British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 1985.
  • The Hungry Moon won the British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 1988.
  • The Architecture of Fear won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1988.
  • First Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1989.
  • The Influence won the British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 1989.
  • Second Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1990.
  • Midnight Sun won the British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 1991.
  • Best New Horror won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 1991 as well as the World Fantasy Award - Anthology in 1991.
  • Darklands No 1 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 1992.
  • Alone With the Horrors won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, in 1993 as well as the World Fantasy Award - Collection in 1994.
  • The Long Lost won the British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 1994.
  • Best New Horror 6 won the International Horror Guild Award, Best Anthology, in 1996.
  • Ghosts and Grisly Things won the British Fantasy Award, Best Collection, in 1999.
  • The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2000.
  • Ramsey Campbell, Probably won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, in 2002 as well as the British Fantasy Award - Best Collection in 2003.
  • Told by the Dead won the British Fantasy Award, Best Collection, in 2004.
  • Dark Delicacies won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2005.
  • Horror: Another 100 Best Books won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, in 2005.
  • The Grin of the Dark won the British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 2008.
  • The New Uncanny won the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology, in 2008.
  • Best New Horror 20 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2010.
  • Haunted Legends won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2010.
  • Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2012.
  • Letters to Arkham won the British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction, in 2015.
  • Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2017.

The following novels by Ramsey Campbell were also nominated for these awards:

  • The Satyr's Head: Tales of Terror: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1976).
  • SUPERHORROR: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1977).
  • The Doll Who Ate His Mother: World Fantasy Award, Novel (1977).
  • The Height of the Scream: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1977).
  • The Companion: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (1977).
  • Whispers: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1978).
  • Loveman's Comeback: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (1978).
  • The Changer of Names: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1979).
  • The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series VI: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1979).
  • New Terrors: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1981).
  • Crouch End: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1981).
  • Through the Walls: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1982).
  • The Nameless: World Fantasy Award, Novel (1982). British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1982).
  • The Other Side: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1987).
  • Black Wine: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1987).
  • Scared Stiff: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (1987). World Fantasy Award, Collection (1988).
  • Night Visions 3: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1987).
  • Third Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1991).
  • Dark Voices 2: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1991). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1991). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1991). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1991).
  • Waking Nightmares: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (1991).
  • Dark Voices 3: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1992).
  • The Count of Eleven: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1992).
  • The Word: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (1997). British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1998).
  • Scaremongers: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1998).
  • The House on Nazareth Hill: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1998).
  • The Entertainment: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (1999). British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (2000).
  • The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (1999).
  • Never to Be Heard: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1999).
  • Silent Children: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel (2000). British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (2001).
  • No Story in It: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (2001).
  • Swords Against the Millennium: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2001).
  • Fourteenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2001). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2002). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2002).
  • The Darkest Part of the Woods: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (2003).
  • Gathering the Bones: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2003). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2004).
  • Told by the Dead: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (2003).
  • Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2003).
  • Beneath The Ground: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2004).
  • Fear the Dead: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (2004).
  • Secret Story / Secret Stories: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (2005).
  • Corpse Blossoms: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2005).
  • Just Behind You: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (2006).
  • Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2007).
  • Digging Deep: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (2008).
  • Bound for Evil: Curious Tales of Books Gone Bad: Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology (2008).
  • Thieving Fear: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (2009).
  • Just Behind You: British Fantasy Award, Best Collection (2010).
  • Haunted Legends: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2011).
  • Never Again: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2011).
  • Best New Horror 21: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2011).
  • The End of the Line: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2011).
  • A Book of Horrors: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2012).
  • Horror for Good: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2012).
  • The Kind Folk: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (2013).
  • Holes for Faces: British Fantasy Award, Best Collection (2014).
  • Doors to Elsewhere: British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction (2014).
  • Fearie Tales: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2014).
  • Chiral Mad 3: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2016).
  • Chiral Mad 3: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2016).
  • Gutted: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2016).
  • The Beauty of Death: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2016).
  • The Searching Dead: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (2017).
  • The Beauty of Death, Vol. 2: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2017).
  • The Way of the Worm: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (2019).
  • This Dreaming Isle: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2019).
  • Miscreations: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2020).
  • Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2021). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2022).
  • Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2023).

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Ramsey Campbell: F.A.Q

When was Ramsey Campbell Born? How old is Ramsey Campbell?

Ramsey Campbell was born on January 4th, 1946. Ramsey Campbell is currently 79 years old.

Where was Ramsey Campbell Born?

Ramsey Campbell was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England and is English.

What awards has Ramsey Campbell won?

Ramsey Campbell has won the following awards: Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bram Stoker Awards (1998) and the Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (2015).

What book awards has Ramsey Campbell won?

The Chimney: World Fantasy Award Short Fiction (1978).
In the Bag: British Fantasy Award Best Short Story (1978).
Mackintosh Willy: World Fantasy Award Short Fiction (1980).
The Stains: British Fantasy Award Best Short Story (1981).
To Wake the Dead / The Parasite: British Fantasy Award Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1981).
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror: World Fantasy Award Collection (1981).
Incarnate: British Fantasy Award Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1985).
The Hungry Moon: British Fantasy Award Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1988).
The Architecture of Fear: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1988).
First Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1989).
The Influence: British Fantasy Award Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1989).
Second Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1990).
Midnight Sun: British Fantasy Award Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1991).
Best New Horror: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (1991), World Fantasy Award Anthology (1991).
Darklands No 1: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (1992).
Alone With the Horrors: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (1993), World Fantasy Award Collection (1994).
The Long Lost: British Fantasy Award Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1994).
Best New Horror 6: International Horror Guild Award Best Anthology (1996).
Ghosts and Grisly Things: British Fantasy Award Best Collection (1999).
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (2000).
Ramsey Campbell, Probably: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction (2002), British Fantasy Award Best Collection (2003).
Told by the Dead: British Fantasy Award Best Collection (2004).
Dark Delicacies: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2005).
Horror: Another 100 Best Books: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction (2005).
The Grin of the Dark: British Fantasy Award Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (2008).
The New Uncanny: Shirley Jackson Award Best Anthology (2008).
Best New Horror 20: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (2010).
Haunted Legends: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2010).
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2012).
Letters to Arkham: British Fantasy Award Best Non-Fiction (2015).
Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2017).

What was the first book Ramsey Campbell wrote?

The first book written by Ramsey Campbell was The Inhabitant Of The Lake And Less Welcome Tenants, published in 1964.

What was the most recent book Ramsey Campbell wrote?

His most recently released work was Fellstones on September 13th, 2022.

Will there be any more books by Ramsey Campbell?

Ramsey Campbell has a new book coming out on October 14th, 2025 called The Incubations.

How many books has Ramsey Campbell written?

Ramsey Campbell has written 104 books across 15 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in The Three Births of Daoloth Series
  • 3 books in the Universal Horror Library Series
  • 34 Standalone Novels
  • 20 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 29 Short Story Collections
  • 1 Chapbooks
  • 5 Non-Fiction
  • 1 book in the Black Labyrinth Series
  • 1 book in the Night Visions Series
  • 1 book in the Refuge Collection Series
  • 5 books in the Fiction Without Frontiers Series
  • 1 book in the Demonic Visions: 50 Horror Tales Series

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