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Gretchen Felker-Martin

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in Concord, New Hampshire, The United States

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https://www.patreon.com/scumbelievable

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Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

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GRETCHEN FELKER-MARTIN is a Massachusetts-based horror author and film critic. Her debut novel, Manhunt, was named the #1 Best Book of 2022 by Vulture, and one of the Best Horror Novels of 2022 by Esquire, Library Journal, and Paste. You can follow her work on Twitter and read her fiction and film criticism on Patreon and in TIME, The Outline, Nylon, Polygon, and more.

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	Manhunt 3.48 avg rating — 17,673 ratings — published 2022 — 9 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
	Cuckoo 3.41 avg rating — 7,558 ratings — published 2024 — 9 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
	Black Flame 3.53 avg rating — 3,985 ratings — published 2025 — 9 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
	RED X by David Demchuk (Goodreads Author), Gretchen Felker-Martin (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.73 avg rating — 2,410 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Poison Ivy Vol. 5: Human Botany by G. Willow Wilson (Goodreads Author), Marcio Takara (Artist), Arif Prianto (Colorist) 4.15 avg rating — 494 ratings — 7 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
	Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror by Sofia Ajram (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cassandra Khaw (Goodreads Author), Joe Koch (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Ego Homini Lupus 3.75 avg rating — 163 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
	Dreadnought 3.52 avg rating — 132 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
	No End Will be Found 3.52 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2017	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
	Chimera 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — expected publication 2027 — 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

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Disclaimer: I am personal friends with Sara Hinkley, though I am simply not nice enough to spend time writing reviews I don't believe in. The best vampire novel of the 21st century so far. What a heavyweight, man. Its clear inspiration by Interview wi ...more
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Full disclosure: I'm friends with the author. That said, anyone who knows me knows I'm not nice enough to say things I don't believe about a book I didn't love. Coup de Grâce almost lost me at the start with its chirpy, acerbic narrative voice. Thank ...more
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“Community is when you never let go of each other. Not even after you’re gone.”
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“It was actually good that the world had ended, because now no one could make her play Settlers of Catan.”
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“Even here, at the gates of hell … dyke drama reigns supreme.”
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