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Dakota J. Miller

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Fiction, Horror

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Edgar Allan Poe

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Dakota J. Miller is an emerging voice in horror fiction with the upcoming release of his debut, The Curses We Keep.

A U.S. Army veteran with a PhD in Health Sciences, Dakota brings a distinctive perspective to his writing. When he’s not working, he’s preoccupied with unraveling the human condition—a fixation that seeps into every page he writes.

Raised in the Carolinas and shaped by military moves across the country, he now pours his Southern roots into dark, psychologically charged tales.

The Curses We Keep is a haunting Southern Gothic horror story about a family who fled the Salem Witch Trials, only to settle in 17th-century Charleston—where the past refuses to stay buried. Told with such authenticity and timeless dread, it feels like a los ...more

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Average rating: 4.38 · 16 ratings · 14 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Curses We Keep 4.29 avg rating — 14 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
	Moon Goddess: The Last Life of Hilar Siwar, Validaxiar (Merely Mortal Books Book 3) by Faye Hollidaye (Goodreads Author), Dakota J. Miller (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 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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Gary Got Goosed is hands-down one of the most refreshingly different stories I’ve read in a long time. It follows Gary, an ordinary guy living a humble life, and the book splits neatly into two halves that somehow complement each other perfectly. The ...more
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Dakota J. Miller and 3 other people liked The Geeky Viking's review of The Devil in Mia (Hartmouth Horrors): "'The Devil in Mia' by author Jan Miklaszewicz is the second in his Hartmouth Horrors novella series, but the third I read, having started with 'Eyes Wide Open' and then jumped straight to 'Drudge'. Having just finished 'Devil', I'm happy to report th" Read more of this review »
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Dakota J. Miller made a comment on J.R. Montarbo’s status in SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome " Read this when I went to Rome last year. Fascinating info! "
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As a collaborator on Moon Goddess, I contributed roughly one-third of the story ideas, but even those sections were thoughtfully expanded and refined by the incredibly talented Faye Hollidaye. She reached out to me last year after reading some of my ...more
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