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Michael Schutz

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Born

in Madison, WI, The United States

September 20

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Horror, Thriller, Gay and Lesbian

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Michael Schutz was born and raised in the frozen tundra of Wisconsin, where the macabre tales of Ray Bradbury and Stephen King kept him warm at night. He’s seen way too many horror movies to be healthy. His short fiction has been featured in Crossroads in the Dark II, III, and IV, Ravenwood Quarterly, Dark Moon Digest, and Sanitarium. He is the author of the novels PLANK CHILDREN, EDGING, and BLOOD VENGEANCE. He lives with his naughty cat-children in northern California. You can keep tabs on him at http://michaelschutzfiction.com
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	Plank Children 3.64 avg rating — 58 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
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	Ugly Babies by James Ward Kirk (Editor), Dona Fox (Goodreads Author), Stephanie M. Wytovich (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 27 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
	Crossroads in the Dark II: Urban Legends by Donna Marie West (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Ashlee Morgan (Editor), Edd Sowder (Editor) 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Infernal Ink Magazine (vol. 3 issue 1 for January 2014) by Hydra M. Star (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dave Lipscomb (Illustrator), Saranna DeWylde (Goodreads Author) (Interview Subject) 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Lovely, Dark, and Deep by Michael Jay (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Barbara Geiger (Contributor), C.J. Munoz (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Blood Vengeance by Michael Schutz-Ryan, Michael Schutz (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2015	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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