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Janelle Schiecke

Goodreads Author

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Website

https://www.janelleschiecke.com/

Twitter

J_Schiecke

Genre

Young Adult, Paranormal, Horror

Member Since

April 2023

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

She's published three horror novellas:

The Clatter Man
Death Cult
Ghost Room

Her fourth horror novella, titled Spider, releases March 10th, 2026. She is also writing a sequel to The Clatter Man.

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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Average rating: 4.09 · 479 ratings · 221 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

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	Ghost Room really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 93 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
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Happy New Year!

Dear Readers -

I wish you all a very Happy and Healthy 2026 full of growth, happiness, and mindfulness. ❤️

I read so many wonderful books last year, and am very excited to read many more this year.

Spider goes on preorder February 10th and will release March 10th. I'll be revealing the cover art on preorder day, and it's wicked!

Best Wishes and Happy Reading!
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Black Horn Vengeful

by Uilleam Whitedale (Goodreads Author)

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In the Wrath of Legends (The Winterhawk Saga Book 2)

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Janelle Schiecke and 6 other people liked Peter Topside's review of On Time Delivery: "3.5 stars. A very good, creepy, unnerving, and, somehow, appetizing, little affair, this was. Poor Tom, our lead, was just trying to get a consistent and well-paying run for his trucking company. But, as all things too good to be true usually are, th" 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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