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Michelle von Eschen

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Michelle von Eschen (early works written as Michelle Kilmer) is an American author of quiet, literary horror.

She is a lover of the macabre who prefers Earl Grey tea, October, people who say goodbye on the phone, and her dreams are so real she can’t figure out what has really happened to her. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys weightlifting, dark beer, web design, singing and playing guitar, camping and hiking, and watching horror movies. She lives in England with her husband, horror author Jonathan Butcher. ...more

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	Motel Styx by Michelle von Eschen (Goodreads Author), Jonathan Butcher (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 3,539 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
	Does the Dog Die? An Anthology of Canine Horror by Duncan Ralston (Goodreads Author), Judith Sonnet (Goodreads Author), Megan Stockton (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 193 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
	Old Farmhouses of the North by Michelle von Eschen (Goodreads Author), Michelle Kilmer (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2021 — 7 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
	When You Become a Body by Michelle von Eschen (Goodreads Author), Michelle Kilmer (Goodreads Author) 4.73 avg rating — 49 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
	Accursed: A Horror Anthology by Jonathan Lambert, Angelique Fawns (Goodreads Author), Michelle von Eschen (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 47 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
	Dead Girls and Dead Things by R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author), Ruthann Jagge (Goodreads Author), Natasha Sinclair (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	This is How We Burn 4.61 avg rating — 23 ratings	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
	When You Find Out What You're Made Of: and Other Stories by Michelle Kilmer (Goodreads Author), Michelle von Eschen (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 17 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
	Screams of Sisterhood by Angel N. Van Atta (Goodreads Author), Bobbie010 Murphy, Ayralea Lander (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Once Upon a Time...When Things Turned Out Okay by Michelle von Eschen (Goodreads Author), Michelle Kilmer (Goodreads Author), Jonathan Lambert (Editor) 4.67 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

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VOTING NOW! Books of Horror Indie Brawl

Hello and thank you for all the support for my writing! Jonathan and I are excited that the voting for the current bout of the Books of Horror Indie Brawl featuring Motel Styx is live! If you’re a member of the Books of Horror group on Facebook, be sure to head over today and cast your vote in the round as well as the rounds happening every day.

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There Is No Antimemetics Division

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“The food at Café Charon was pretty good. Felt weird ordering the steak. Had to double check it was from a cow. Then the wife reminded me that it’s cannibals that eat people, not necrophiles...at least not like that. ;)”
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“A duo have even written a book about the motel itself, titled Motel Styx which, judging by its synopsis, is little more than exploitative trash.”
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