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		<title>Bad Apple</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/05/15/2013/bad-apple/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 09:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J. Duperre</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women are fascinating, and for a man, they’re also quite confusing. Because of this, one of the things I love in literature is when you’re handed insight into the mind of the opposite sex. It’s like being given a silver &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/05/15/2013/bad-apple/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shades of Lovecraft</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/05/05/2013/shades-of-lovecraft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 17:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shades of Lovecraft collects eight tales that are competent and thoughtful tributes to one of the genres founding fathers, heavy on influence and tentacles. We begin with “Dead City.” After a flood, a town resident refuses to evacuate with most &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/05/05/2013/shades-of-lovecraft/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sign Up for the The Bram Stoker Weekend and WHC Pitch Session</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/05/03/2013/sign-up-for-the-the-bram-stoker-weekend-and-whc-pitch-session/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 09:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mercedes M. Yardley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why? Because you want to pitch your stuff. And you won&#8217;t be able to sign up at the convention. You have to do so now. The Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend and World Horror Convention are combined this year in New &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/05/03/2013/sign-up-for-the-the-bram-stoker-weekend-and-whc-pitch-session/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>From the Murky Depth</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/05/02/2013/from-the-murky-depth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Boden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the Mississippi river floods leaves a majority of southern Missouri underwater, good ol’ boy David Miller sets out by boat to see if he can “be of any help” to the neighboring communities. After making his way through flooded &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/05/02/2013/from-the-murky-depth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Smell of Cherries</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/29/2013/the-smell-of-cherries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Boden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Smell of Cherries, by Jeffrey Goddin, is a short collection of horror tales. The ideas within are great, but they all seem to suffer from the same malady: They could have used some extra fleshing out. Starting off with &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/29/2013/the-smell-of-cherries/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>May 2013 Flash Fiction Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/29/2013/may-2013-flash-fiction-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every other month we host a flash fiction contest on our forum. The next contest begins on Friday, March 1, 2013. Participants have one week to write a story based on a prompt that we provide. The prompt must be &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/29/2013/may-2013-flash-fiction-contest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fangoria Reviews Shock Totem #6</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/27/2013/fangoria-reviews-shock-totem-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Skipp has reviewed Shock Totem #6 on Fangoria&#8217;s website. Shhh&#8230;listen! &#8220;[Jack] Ketchum and I are in firm agreement that Shock Totem is living proof that we’re in a golden age when it comes to the short horror story. Some &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/27/2013/fangoria-reviews-shock-totem-6/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Muerte Con Carne</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/27/2013/muerte-con-carne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheri White</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marta is a bitchy ball-buster who knows Felix will do anything for her. Although unsure of Marta’s plan to cross into Mexico to film a documentary about illegal immigrants, he agrees to help her, as Marta knew he would. She &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/27/2013/muerte-con-carne/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hacks</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/25/2013/hacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Boden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Serial Killer trope is a hard one to crack. I mean, we’ve all seen hundreds of movies that have had hundreds of imitators…it’s like a Xerox of a Xerox of a Xerox. With Hacks, Brian Knight delivers a gore-drenched &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/25/2013/hacks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bleeding the Vein</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/23/2013/bleeding-the-vein/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Boden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had no idea what to expect with Bleeding the Vein. The back cover synopsis was cryptic and the artwork strange. I was also unfamiliar with author T.G. Arsenault. So I shrugged and dove in. Eddie Townsend used to be &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/23/2013/bleeding-the-vein/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Progeny</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/21/2013/progeny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Boden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading Erik Williams&#8217; chapbook, The Reverend’s Powder, I was sold. His lean prose and vicious brutality made me smile and wince at the same time. So when Gallows Press sent me a box of books to review, and I &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/21/2013/progeny/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/19/2013/the-beast-of-boggy-creek-the-true-story-of-the-fouke-monster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have long been a fan of all things cryptozoological—along with UFOs, treasure hunting, archeology, and just about every other “nerdist” pursuit one could think of in the realm of mystery. But cryptozoology, the study of “hidden animals,” is the &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/19/2013/the-beast-of-boggy-creek-the-true-story-of-the-fouke-monster/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>American Gomorrah: The Money Run Omnibus</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/17/2013/american-gomorrah-the-money-run-omnibus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Boden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had never heard of Sam W. Anderson or his Money Run series of stories prior to the box of Gallows Press books turning up on my stoop. Remorsefully ashamed is how I feel now upon completion, for these stories &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/17/2013/american-gomorrah-the-money-run-omnibus/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/15/2013/ill-never-get-out-of-this-world-alive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Boden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while I read a book so good, so haunting, that I take it from the shelf and read portions over and over again. I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive is one of those books. &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/15/2013/ill-never-get-out-of-this-world-alive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Wicked—99 Cents!</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/06/2013/the-wicked-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attention Kindle owners: Through Sunday, the Kindle edition of The Wicked, by James Newman, is on sale for 99 cents! It&#8217;s currently enjoying a spell in the #1 slot under Horror/Occult on Amazon. It&#8217;s #2 under Horror, in the shadow &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/06/2013/the-wicked-free/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Goodreads Giveaway—Issue #6</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/01/2013/goodreads-giveaway-issue-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goodreads Book Giveaway Shock Totem 6 by K. Allen Wood Giveaway ends April 06, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win]]></description>
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		<title>Kindle Users: Free Shock Totem</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/04/01/2013/kindle-users-free-shock-totem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week only we&#8217;re running promos on the first five issues of Shock Totem (not including the special holiday issue). Starting today, Kindle users will be able to download issue #1 for free. Tomorrow, issue #2 will be free, Wednesday, &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/04/01/2013/kindle-users-free-shock-totem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tales from the Metalnomicon: James Newman</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/03/31/2013/tales-from-the-metalnomicon-james-newman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We here at Shock Totem HQ are big fans of Decibel Magazine, and we&#8217;ve been very privileged to have a fan in one of their writers. Shawn Macomber has featured Shock Totem on the Deciblog in the past, and just &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/03/31/2013/tales-from-the-metalnomicon-james-newman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>And the March Flash Fiction Contest Winner is…</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/03/29/2013/and-the-march-flash-fiction-contest-winner-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Wehunt Michael Wehunt won with his story &#8220;Everything That Can&#8217;t Heal Itself.&#8221; This is his second First Place finish and fifth time in the top three—in six contests! Impressive. About this month&#8217;s prompt: I often look through our site &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/03/29/2013/and-the-march-flash-fiction-contest-winner-is/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The One-Hour Flash Fiction Challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/03/29/2013/the-one-hour-flash-fiction-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, March 30, at 8 PM EST, we will once again be hosting our bi-weekly flash fiction challenge. The challenge: You have just one hour to write, edit, and post your story. This is a &#8220;prompted&#8221; challenge, meaning your &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/03/29/2013/the-one-hour-flash-fiction-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shock Totem #6—Now Available!</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/03/16/2013/shock-totem-6-now-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shock Totem Publications is very happy to announce that our sixth issue is available for purchase! Don&#8217;t listen to this guy. Tell everyone! Shock Totem returns with its sixth issue, featuring stories that range from troubling tales of loss to &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/03/16/2013/shock-totem-6-now-available/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One of Our Own Journeys North</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/03/07/2013/one-of-our-own-journeys-north/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re very proud to share that our great friend Robert J. Duperre, who also occasionally writes for Shock Totem, has just signed a three-book deal 47North, Amazon&#8217;s publishing imprint. The deal is for three books, all to be co-written with &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/03/07/2013/one-of-our-own-journeys-north/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Northwoods Deep</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/03/03/2013/northwoods-deep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 08:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheri White</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carol Gunderson’s ex-husband stalks her almost every day. If he’s not harassing her, then he’s got one of his creepy friends doing it. Finally reaching her breaking point, Carol convinces her sister Brenda to get out of town for a &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/03/03/2013/northwoods-deep/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shock Totem Welcomes&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/02/20/2013/shock-totem-welcomes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Allen Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Bordonaro! &#8220;Sweet Baby Jesus. Is that the slush pile?&#8221; If you don&#8217;t recognize the face, you may recognize the name from our fourth issue and the full-on funny-bone assault that is &#8220;Full Dental.&#8221; We&#8217;ve become good friends with Tom &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/02/20/2013/shock-totem-welcomes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Case of the Vapors</title>
		<link>http://www.shocktotem.com/02/20/2013/a-case-of-the-vapors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Bordonaro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking about this. If I were a female, I would spend a lot of my time swooning. Not fainting, mind you. I&#8217;d be doing that dramatic Southern Antebellum thing with the back of my hand pressed to my &#8230; <a href="http://www.shocktotem.com/02/20/2013/a-case-of-the-vapors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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