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Janelle Schiecke

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https://www.janelleschiecke.com/

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Young Adult, Paranormal, Horror

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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. You can subscribe to her newsletter here: https://janelleschiecke.substack.com.

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.

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Janelle Schiecke’s books

Average rating: 4.07 · 656 ratings · 284 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death Cult 4.05 avg rating — 233 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) 3.97 avg rating — 236 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 3.99 avg rating — 109 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 4.55 avg rating — 78 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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Series by Janelle Schiecke

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Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives

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Janelle Schiecke and 9 other people liked Horror Sickness 's review of Lyla, in the Flesh: "“Everything you ever wanted lies on the other side of fear. Someone said that somewhere, and it’s always stuck with me.” Lyla is trying to find a space for her as a horror writer with the stigma that it carries. She is rejected by her dream schools bu" 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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“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

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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

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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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