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Michael J. Stiehl

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Fiction, Fantasy, Horror

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Michael J. Stiehl has had a lifelong passion for fiction, in particular horror, comics, adventure and science fiction, and is thrilled to finally be writing some of his own. Michael lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife, two kids and his very silly poodle Jack. When not writing fiction, Michael spends his time riding bikes, camping, reading books, obsessively listening to music and playing D&D with his friends. In short, he hasn’t changed a bit since junior high.

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Average rating: 4.29 · 213 ratings · 179 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Maiden's Sleep 4.21 avg rating — 80 ratings — 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
	Twist of Cain: A Coming-of-Age Horror Novel 4.24 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	The Bauer Ranch (Hell Hare House Short Reads #33) by Michael J. Stiehl (Goodreads Author), Jodi Christensen (editor) 4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — 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
	Sanctuary (Hell Hare House Short Reads #7) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings — 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
	Nom Nom: Hallowe'en Dark Drabbles (Dark Drabbles, #12) by Ben Thomas (Editor), D. Kershaw (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kailey Alessi (Goodreads Author) 4.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Reach for the Sky by Jason M. Waltz (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael J. Stiehl (Goodreads Author), Charles Gramlich (Foreword) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
	No Ordinary Mortals: A Heroic Anthology of Supers (Rogue Blades Presents #7) by Jason M. Waltz (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher R. Muscato, Elad Haber 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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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Starting a Newsletter!

Pretty much what the title says. I'm starting a newsletter. I'm hoping it will be a fun new way to communicate with people.

I only have the bandwidth to put it out four times a year, but that's because in addition to information about me and what I'm up to it will also contain book reviews and a themed music playlist!

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Shanghai Incident

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Complete Ghost Stories

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Michael made a comment on Caleb O'Connell’s review of Twist of Cain: A Coming-of-Age Horror Novel " Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. ...more "
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Michael liked Caleb O'Connell's review of Twist of Cain: A Coming-of-Age Horror Novel: "Twist of Cain is a compelling blend of coming-of-age drama and occult horror that delivers both emotional depth and supernatural suspense. Michael J. Stiehl crafts a story where grief, friendship, guilt, and buried secrets intertwine with a chilling " Read more of this review »
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Need a hero? Call Captain Future. Calling Captain Future by Edmond Hamilton is fun with a capital “F.” I’d never read Hamilton before and had no idea about his huge impact on pulp fiction and comics. He contributed more stories to the legendary Weird ...more
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Listen to your gut, especially when its full of sentient parasites! Every once in a great while I start a story that makes me giddy from the very first page. Nick Kolakowski’s Absolute Unit is one of those stories. I first came across Kolakowski when ...more
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