Ryan C. Thomas

{{short description|American novelist}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

{{Notability|biography|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ryan C. Thomas

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|01|25|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Warwick, Rhode Island

}}

Ryan C. Thomas (born January 25, 1975) is an American writer and editor based in San Diego, California. He is the executive editor for the southern California luxury lifestyle magazine Ranch & Coast{{cite web |url=http://www.nanobison.com/story1_issue7.htm |title=nanobison - vol 3 - issue 7 |website=www.nanobison.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217035401/http://www.nanobison.com/story1_issue7.htm |archive-date=2007-02-17}} and a horror author.

Works

=Novels=

  • The Summer I Died (Coscom Entertainment, April 2006)
  • Ratings Game (Cohort Press, May 2008)
  • The Undead World of Oz (Coscom Entertainment, September 2009)
  • Born To Bleed (Coscom Entertainment, September 2011)
  • Hissers (Permuted Press, December 2011)
  • Origin of Pain (Thunderstorm Books, February 2012){{cite web |url=http://thunderstormbooks.com/origin.php |title=Thunderstorm Books |website=thunderstormbooks.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229163323/http://thunderstormbooks.com/origin.php |archive-date=2012-02-29}}
  • Salticidae (Thunderstorm Books, March 2013){{Cite web|title=Thunderstorm Books|url=https://thunderstormbooks.com/thunderstorm/tsb_book/salticidae/|access-date=2021-02-08}}
  • The Bugboy (Thunderstorm Books, February 2014){{Cite web|title=Thunderstorm Books|url=https://thunderstormbooks.com/thunderstorm/book/bugboy/|access-date=2022-01-09}}
  • Hissers 2: Death March (Grand Mal Press, March 2014){{cite web |url=http://grandmalpress.com/hissers2.php/ |title=Grand Mal Press: From Horror to Sci Fi and everything in between. |website=grandmalpress.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006193230/http://www.grandmalpress.com/hissers2.php |archive-date=2014-10-06}}
  • Hissers 3: Fortress of Flesh (Grand Mal Press, March 2021){{cite book |url=https://www.amazon.com/Hissers-Fortress-Ryan-C-Thomas/dp/B095GL6QBM/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=fortress+of+flesh&qid=1631906409&sr=8-4 |isbn=979-8503355215|title=Hissers 3: Fortress of Flesh |last1=Trevino |first1=Anthony |last2=Thomas |first2=Ryan C. |date=19 May 2021 }}
  • Hobbomock (Thunderstorm Books, May 2016){{Cite web|title=Thunderstorm Books|url=https://thunderstormbooks.com/thunderstorm/book/hobbomock/|access-date=2022-01-09}}
  • Scars of the Broken (Grand Mal Press, November 2017){{cite web |url=http://grandmalpress.com/scarsofthebroken.php |title=Grand Mal Press: From Horror to Sci Fi and everything in between. |website=grandmalpress.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018192420/http://grandmalpress.com/scarsofthebroken.php |archive-date=2016-10-18}}
  • Red Ice Run (Thunderstorm Books, Dec 2018){{Cite web|title=Thunderstorm Books|url=https://thunderstormbooks.com/thunderstorm/book/red-ice-run/|access-date=2022-01-09}}

=Novellas=

  • Enemy Unseen ("The Undead: Headshot Quartet" collection, Permuted Press, March 2008)
  • With a Face of Golden Pleasure ("Elements of the Apocalypse", Permuted Press, December 2011)
  • Choose ("MalContents" collection, Grand Mal Press, October 2011)
  • The Scent of Hope ("Salticidae" Limited Edition only, Thunderstorm Books, October 2013)

=Publications to which Thomas has contributed short stories =

  • The Vault of Punk Horror{{Cite web |url=http://punkhorrorpodcasts.libsyn.com/rss |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-11-09 |archive-date=2008-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704072428/http://punkhorrorpodcasts.libsyn.com/rss |url-status=dead }}
  • The Undead: Flesh Feast
  • The Undead: Skin and Bones
  • Strange Stories of Sand and Sea{{cite web |url=http://www.keenzo.com/showproduct.asp?ID=2515223 |title=Strange Stories Sand Sea Esther Schrader Paperback english 9780979477058 LIGHTNING SOURCE FICTION BOOKS |website=www.keenzo.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713142155/http://www.keenzo.com/showproduct.asp?ID=2515223 |archive-date=2011-07-13}}
  • Twisted Cat Tales{{cite web |url=http://shocklines.stores.yahoo.net/twcattaedbye.html |title=Twisted Cat Tales edited by Esther Schrader
    (Trade Paperback) |website=shocklines.stores.yahoo.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804144442/http://shocklines.stores.yahoo.net/twcattaedbye.html |archive-date=2009-08-04}}
  • Space Squid{{cite web |url=http://www.revolutionsf.com/bb/weblog_entry.php?e=1677 |title=Zombie Lapdance :: Space Squid collector's guide |website=www.revolutionsf.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928024420/http://www.revolutionsf.com/bb/weblog_entry.php?e=1677 |archive-date=2011-09-28}}
  • Dead Science: A Zombie Anthology
  • Alien Aberrations
  • Zombie Zoology
  • Splatterpunk Zine #3
  • Splatterpunk Zine #8
  • Beasts: Genesis{{Cite book|isbn = 978-1326603809|title = Beast: Genesis - a Dark Ethology Volume One|date = 23 March 2012}}
  • San Diego Horror Professionals, VOl 1{{cite web |url=http://grandmalpress.com/SDHPv1.php |title=Grand Mal Press: From Horror to Sci Fi and everything in between. |website=grandmalpress.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223141004/http://grandmalpress.com/SDHPv1.php |archive-date=2016-12-23}}
  • San Diego Horror Professionals, VOl 2{{cite web |url=http://grandmalpress.com/SDHPv2.php |title=Grand Mal Press: From Horror to Sci Fi and everything in between. |website=grandmalpress.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315092031/http://grandmalpress.com/SDHPv2.php |archive-date=2017-03-15}}
  • San Diego Horror Professionals, VOl 3{{cite web |url=http://grandmalpress.com/SDHPv3.php |title=Grand Mal Press: From Horror to Sci Fi and everything in between. |website=grandmalpress.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825004753/http://grandmalpress.com/SDHPv3.php |archive-date=2018-08-25}}
  • C.H.U.D. Lives{{cite web |url=https://www.crystallakepub.com/chudlives/ |title=C.H.U.D. LIVES! tribute anthology – Crystal Lake Publishing |website=www.crystallakepub.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727065016/http://www.crystallakepub.com/chudlives/ |archive-date=2018-07-27}}
  • Splatterpunk Forever{{Cite book|last1=Bantry|first1=Jack|url=https://www.amazon.com/Splatterpunk-Forever-Jack-Bantry-ebook/dp/B07KV5PJ1W|title=Splatterpunk Forever|last2=Power|first2=Kit|last3=Thomas|first3=Ryan|last4=Garza|first4=Michelle|last5=Lason|first5=Melissa|last6=Lutzke|first6=Chad|last7=Harding|first7=Ryan|last8=Robinson|first8=Nathan|last9=Manzetti|first9=Alessandro|date=2018-11-23|publisher=Splatterpunk Zine|language=English}}
  • In Darkness, Delight: Masters of Midnight{{Cite book|last1=Malerman|first1=Josh|url=https://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Delight-Masters-Midnight-ebook/dp/B07NV1L55G/ref=sr_1_17?dchild=1&keywords=ryan+c+thomas&qid=1631906556&sr=8-17|title=In Darkness, Delight: Masters of Midnight|last2=Light|first2=Evans|last3=Lennon|first3=Andrew|last4=Meikle|first4=William|last5=Thomas|first5=Ryan C.|last6=Matthews|first6=Mark|last7=Lacey|first7=Patrick|last8=McNee|first8=John|last9=Lepovetsky|first9=Lisa|date=2019-05-06|publisher=Corpus Press|language=English}}
  • Next Door: A Horror Anthology{{Cite book|last1=Shaw|first1=Matt|url=https://www.amazon.com/Next-Door-Anthology-Matt-Shaw-ebook/dp/B07WD96ZK8/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=next+door+anthology&qid=1631906935&sr=8-6|title=Next Door: A Horror Anthology|last2=Lebbon|first2=Tim|last3=Hutson|first3=Shaun|last4=Bates|first4=Jeremy|last5=Woodward|first5=Justin M.|last6=Stokoe|first6=Matthew|last7=Smith|first7=Guy N.|last8=Thomas|first8=Ryan C.|last9=Moody|first9=David|language=English}}
  • Tales of Horrorgasm, Vol 1 Comic Book{{Cite web|title=Tales of Horrorgasm Vol. 1: Tales of Horrorgasm: Fall 2019 - Comics by comiXology|url=https://www.comixology.com/Tales-of-Horrorgasm-Vol-1-Tales-of-Horrorgasm-Fall-2019/digital-comic/825387?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917193042/https://www.comixology.com/Tales-of-Horrorgasm-Vol-1-Tales-of-Horrorgasm-Fall-2019/digital-comic/825387?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2021|access-date=2022-01-09|website=www.comixology.com}}

=Collections=

  • Scraps & Chum (Grand Mal Press, February 2016){{cite web |url=http://grandmalpress.com/scraps.php |title=Grand Mal Press: From Horror to Sci Fi and everything in between. |website=grandmalpress.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822105937/http://www.grandmalpress.com/scraps.php |archive-date=2013-08-22}}

=Anthologies Edited=

  • Monstrous: 20 Tales of Giant Creature Terror (Permuted Press, January 2009)

References