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Michael Hodges

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Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy

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McCarthy, King, Steinbeck.

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Michael Hodges is an American speculative fiction writer. His debut novel, The Puller, was released on April 24, 2015. Film rights for The Puller were purchased by Sonny Mallhi, producer of the film classic "The Strangers". The Puller was acquired by award winning publisher PYR in 2021. Tentative release date is November 2021. Michael's latest release is a short story collection called "The Gloaming". Michael's short stories have been published in over twenty magazines and anthologies, and he's a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

He's also taught writing with Game of Thrones editor Anne Groell. His novel, "Black Friday" was called a "Glorious work of literature" by Horror Novel R ...more

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	The Invasive 3.67 avg rating — 272 ratings — 8 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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	The Puller 3.60 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2015 — 10 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 Last Colossus 3.69 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2017 — 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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	The Invasive: Pulse 4.29 avg rating — 24 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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My interview with the media about the Glacier Park bear incident

Hey friends, I was interviewed by Cowboy State Daily in regards to the tragic grizzly bear attack on May 6th in Glacier National Park. I was in the park that day, and the new absolutely threw me. I’ve been filming grizzlies in the park for 20 years and it easily could’ve (or could) happen to me. You can read the interview here.

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“be here. The Apex Valley was his home, even though he lived in Chicago. This was where he wanted to be, and for three days, he and Angela hadn’t”
― Michael Hodges, The Invasive

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“a long time ago. His father often met him on trips out here, but not this year. Cancer made sure of that. The last thing he ever told Bishop was that Bishop was”
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“as he held the candlelit cake out in front of him. With each step, the candles hissed and the flames shifted. Far off in the woods, something popped”
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