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Michael West is a member of the Horror Writers Association and Indiana Horror Writers, where he serves as President. A graduate of Indiana University, West earned a degree in Telecommunications and Film Theory, and since that time, he has written a multitude of short stories, articles, and reviews for various on-line and print publications. He lives and works in the Indianapolis area with his wife, their two children, their bird, Rodan, their turtle, Gamera, and their dog, King Seesar.

His children are convinced that spirits move through the woods near their home.

West's short story "Goodnight," originally published in WICKED KARNIVAL #6, was named "Best Horror Short Story of 2005" in the P&E Readers Poll.


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“This isn’t your daughter’s vampire novel. Vampires Don’t Sparkle! is an amazing collection of fiction that features vampires at their most evil. While I’m a huge fan of Twilight, I loved this col...

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Average rating: 4.24 · 355 ratings · 122 reviews · 22 distinct works · Similar authors
Poseidon’s Children (The Le...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
Cinema of Shadows (Harmony,...
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
Spook House (Harmony, India...
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
The Wide Game (Harmony, Ind...
4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
Skull Full of Kisses
4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
Good Night
4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012
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4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013
For the River Is Wide and t...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012
Hades' Disciples (The Legac...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013
American Pie
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 371 ratings4 editions
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Poseidon's Children (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
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Description: Man no longer worships the old gods; forgotten and forsaken, they have become nothing more than myth and legend. But all that is about to change. After the ruins of a vast, ancient civilization are discovered on the ocean floor, Coast Guard officers find a series of derelict ships drifting in the current—high-priced yachts and leaking fishing boats, all ransacked, splattered in blood, their crews missing and presumed dead. And that’s just the beginning. Vacationing artist Larry Neuhaus has just witnessed a gruesome shark attack, a young couple torn apart right before his eyes….at least, he thinks it was a shark. And when one of these victims turns out to be the only son of Roger Hays, the most powerful man in the country, things go from bad to worse. Now, to stop the carnage, Larry and his new-found friends must work together to unravel a mystery as old as time, and face an enemy as dark as the ocean depths.
Cinema of Shadows (Horror)
1 chapters   —   updated Aug 09, 2012 09:14am
Description: Welcome to the Woodfield Movie Palace. The night the Titanic sank, it opened for business…and its builder died in his chair. In the 1950s, there was a fire; a balcony full of people burned to death. And years later, when it became the scene of one of Harmony, Indiana’s most notorious murders, it closed for good. Abandoned, sealed, locked up tight…until now. Tonight, Professor Geoffrey Burke and his Parapsychology students have come to the Woodfield in search of evidence, hoping to find irrefutable proof of a haunting. Instead, they will discover that, in this theater, the terrors are not confined to the screen.
Skull Full of Kisses (Horror)
1 chapters   —   updated Aug 09, 2012 08:59am
Description: Turn the page and enter a world of shadow, as Michael West brings together his most disturbing short stories–twisted tales of forbidden desires and ghoulish deeds, where nightmares manifest in the most mundane and unlikely of places… The basement of a Japanese restaurant, where a seductive creature promises comfort to a lonely hitman, if only he will set her free… A ruined city, where survivors of a natural disaster have become prey to something unnatural… An Indiana farmhouse, where a frightened child attempts to fool the Angel of Death… And the darkest regions of space, where a man fights to protect the woman he loves from invaders only he can see… Ten reasons to lock your doors. Ten reasons to keep the lights on. Ten reasons why you may never sleep again.

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A Girl and Her Kindle just posted a wonderful new review of my first anthology as editor, Vampires Don’t Sparkle! Here is an excerpt, one that shou... read more »
Cinema of Shadows by Michael  West
" I liked the book. It was nicely paced, but I agree with Jason about the characters. Not just Kim and Tyler but also Joss and Tashima. The characters makeup reminded me of some made for TV movie on the SciFy channel. I think this approach was inten... "
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Dreaded Pall by David Maurice Garrett
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Spook House by Michael  West
" I loved the book. It only took me a day to read it! Cant wait to see whats next from Michael West. "
Spook House by Michael  West
" Such a great and horrific tale. It kept me on the edge of my seat all the way till the last page. Not many books could top this, it's fluid in it's writing and every character is fleshed out and even more believable then the last. Defiantly recomm... "
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"Right now, I am working on The Legacy of the Gods Book Two: Hades' Disciples as well as a short story called Inner Goddess. "
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“Well, at least we know they can be killed. It always pisses me off when the monster won't die.”
Michael West, Poseidon’s Children

“The flesh is the clay of the gods. Only the chosen can be sculptors.”
Michael West, Poseidon’s Children

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