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Jan Miklaszewicz

Goodreads Author

Born

Plymouth, The United Kingdom

Website

https://hartmouthhorrors.blogspot.com

Twitter

Hart_Horrors

Genre

Fiction, Horror, Poetry

Member Since

January 2022

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Born and raised in Plymouth, England, Jan is a father, a husband, and a former poet. Readers enjoy his work for its directness and sense of humour, as well as its smooth, free-flowing prose.

Unsurprisingly, much of his back catalogue is poetry, with four collections, two narrative poems, two anthologies, and an instructional guide for children to his name.

More recently Jan has pivoted to fiction, starting with a collection of offbeat shorts before moving into darker territory, conceiving the Hartmouth Horrors series of standalone novellas, and it is on this twisted fare that he will be focusing for the foreseeable future.

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Average rating: 4.64 · 220 ratings · 157 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Eyes Wide Open 4.22 avg rating — 63 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
	The Devil in Mia 4.77 avg rating — 39 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
	Drudge 4.90 avg rating — 31 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
	The Promise: A narrative poem 4.94 avg rating — 18 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
	Throne Crone & Other Tawdry Tales 4.29 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
	Forty Four 4.73 avg rating — 11 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
	Mutton Dressed as Poetry 4.90 avg rating — 10 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
	The House: A narrative poem it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 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
	Monday to Sunday 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
	No Man's Land: An anthology of men's poetry by Jan Miklaszewicz (Goodreads Author), Dave Doran, J. K. Griffin it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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

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Jan Miklaszewicz's Blog: Hartmouth Horrors

Blood in the Water

This Monday morning, my mind is on my current work in progress. You’ll have to forgive the dramatic blog title, by the way, as the blood in question refers not to the story itself but a shark’s killer instinct, the same one I’m feeling right now as I sniff the end of this opening draft.

So yeah, sorry, not going to be writing much today as there’s a thrashing swimmer who needs gobbling up, but

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Jan Miklaszewicz rated a book it was amazing The Plastic Valley Monster by Uilleam Whitedale (Goodreads Author)	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
A dark, dense, excoriating takedown of the ultra-wealthy, privileged, false-pious evangelical set. If you’re wanting a quick, light read, you can give it a pass, but if you fancy a deep dive into the pathology of a certain breed of narcissistic psych ...more
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Jan Miklaszewicz and 4 other people liked Huw's review of Gary Got Goosed: "JR Montarbo's novel Gary Got Goosed uniquely renders its titular character with extraordinary depth. This pizza delivery worker is routinely put down by work colleagues and other people he interacts with, and what comes out of his mouth in response t" Read more of this review »
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Jan Miklaszewicz and 16 other people liked Eamonn Bradley's review of Gary Got Goosed: "What a funny every day tale, where what happens to Gary is just so tragic and typical when things don’t go our way. Heartfelt, it had me laughing and cringing in equal measure. What a well written book and amazing debut, I look forward to reading mor" Read more of this review »
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Jan Miklaszewicz and 6 other people liked Devin Murphy's review of Sledge vs. The Labyrinth: "Tons of fun. Suspend disbelief when you start this book because some of the action is outrageously unrealistic, but it’s a blast!"
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Jan Miklaszewicz is now following Adam L.G. Nevill Author of The Ritual
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Jan Miklaszewicz rated a book it was amazing Hibiscus Tea by Jared Leys	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
Heartfelt and poignant, tempered (strengthened, even) by moments of genuine tenderness, insight, and honesty. Stick that up your bums, confessional poets of social media fame. Very well done indeed.
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Jan Miklaszewicz rated a book it was amazing CATFOOD by Sarah R. New (Goodreads Author)	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 a solid take on IPV from an interesting perspective, namely the victim’s pets, that works best when leaning into the horror elements. I would have liked for the animals’ voices and perceptions to be a little less human, I guess, a little weir ...more
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Jan Miklaszewicz rated a book it was amazing The Shadow Over Psyche Station by Yuval Kordov (Goodreads Author)	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
Spec fiction meets cosmic horror isn’t usually my bag, but there are exceptions to every rule and The Shadow Over Psyche Station is one of them. Having read this author previously, I knew I’d be getting precise and economical prose. What I didn’t kno ...more
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Jan Miklaszewicz rated a book it was amazing Re-Visioning Psychology by James Hillman	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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Jan Miklaszewicz rated a book it was amazing Monumental by Adam L.G. Nevill (Goodreads Author)	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 one was always going to find a place in my heart, set as it is in my own neck of the woods (South West England). The characters are compelling, with at least one making my blood boil, and the author puts in a lot of groundwork in the early going ...more
May 30, 2026 08:26PM · 2 likes · like · see review