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Janelle Schiecke

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

https://www.janelleschiecke.com/

Twitter

J_Schiecke

Genre

Young Adult, Paranormal, Horror

Member Since

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Janelle Schiecke is an indie horror author based in New Jersey.

She's published four horror novellas:

Spider
The Clatter Man
Death Cult
Ghost Room

She is currently writing a sequel to The Clatter Man, and also has another horror novella in the works.

Despite the dark nature of her stories, Janelle lives a very happy and cozy life. When not writing, she loves spending time with her family and friends, traveling with her family, reading with her cats snuggled up close, and watching horror movies.

Yes, she loves Shudder.

You can follow Janelle on her social media accounts below:

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Janelle Schiecke’s books

Average rating: 4.11 · 556 ratings · 256 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death Cult 4.08 avg rating — 220 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
	The Clatter Man (The Clatter Man, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 195 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
	Ghost Room 4.01 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Spider 4.68 avg rating — 41 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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Spider Is Out Now!

Dear Readers,

Spider, my psychological/body horror novella, released today!

Spider

It is available in paperback, hardcover, ebook, and Kindle Unlimited.

Happy Reading!
Janelle

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Janelle Schiecke (Goodreads Author)

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Janelle Schiecke and 82 other people liked Peter Topside's review of Collected Easter Horror Shorts (Collected Horror Shorts #2): "Ok, before anyone states the obvious, let me address it. I rarely read short stories and/or collections like this. And when I do, I am extremely critical of them, mostly because I find it hard to connect with a plot and characters that only exist for" Read more of this review »
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“she realized now that it was an iron maiden. Spikes that were several inches long lined the inside, their sharp points gleaming in the soft candlelight.”
― Janelle Schiecke, Death Cult

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Janelle’s Quotes

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: books, magic, reading

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“Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don't abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book."

(Acceptance speech, National Book Award 2010 (Nonfiction), November 17, 2010)”
― Patti Smith

tags: books, materialism, musicians, pure-awesome, technology

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“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
― Marcel Proust

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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

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