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	Haunted Legends by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author), Nick Mamatas, Lily Hoang 3.68 avg rating — 856 ratings — published 2010 — 13 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
	Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters by John Langan (Editor), Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher Golden (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	A Hawk in the Woods 3.62 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Bewere the Night by Ekaterina Sedia (Editor), A.C. Wise (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Holly Black (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.28 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Phantom by Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sean Wallace (editor), Steve Berman 2.99 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Zombies: Shambling Through the Ages by Steve Berman (Editor), Victoria Janssen (Goodreads Author), Alex Dally MacFarlane (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition by Rich Horton (Editor), Daryl Gregory (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Carrie Laben (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.69 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Stamps, Vamps & Tramps by Shannon Robinson (Editor), Rachel Caine, Sandra Kasturi 3.79 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2014 — 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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Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America

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The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins

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