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Michelle Kilmer

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Michelle Kilmer (now writing as Michelle von Eschen) is an American author of quiet, literary horror.

Her work includes the novel When the Dead and the novella Mistakes I Made During the Zombie Apocalypse, four short story collections: Last Night While You Were Sleeping, When You Find Out What You’re Made Of, Once Upon a Time, When Things Turned Out Okay, and Old Farmhouses of the North. She is a co-author of The Spread which she wrote with her twin sister, and a co-editor of GIVE: An Anthology of Anatomical Entries. Michelle has also written The Murk of Us, a nonfiction prose and poetry collection documenting the horrors of the toxic empath/narcissist relationship.

Her short stories are featured in several anthologies including Roms, Bombs
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Michelle Kilmer I'm working on a novella about a teen barely surviving the apocalypse. I am also writing a short story about a planet with a unique regeneration proce…moreI'm working on a novella about a teen barely surviving the apocalypse. I am also writing a short story about a planet with a unique regeneration process and the people who live on it. Projects on the backburner include a follow up to my novel When the Dead and a new zombie novel with my younger sister. Thanks for the question!(less)
Michelle Kilmer I work on something else. I usually have at least five stories in progress at any given time. One of them is bound to inspire me and get me unstuck.
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Top Trumps Indie Horror Fan Edition

Created by the wonderful Louis Du Toit, an indie filmmaker, to honor some of the many creatives he’s worked with over the years, this Top Trumps deck pits indie horror icons against one another in several categories.

Included in the set are creatives Matt Shaw, JR Park, Rod Glenn, Mick Strawn, Anthony DP Mann, Michelle Butcher, CL Raven, Louis du Toit, Jamie Walker, Maria Metheringham, Jonathan Bu

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Good, sad, and weird, but repetitive at times which was the very same issue I had with Convenience Store Woman.
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Dead Girls and Dead Things by R.J. Roles
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"A delightful collection of horror stories written by female authors with blood, guts, glory, and female vengeance.

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Arthur Ward would be the guy trying to reason with a zombie as it bit into the flesh of his arm.
Michelle Kilmer, Mistakes I Made During the Zombie Apocalypse

“Congratulations on choosing the CremaBag, the at-home cremation solution for busy people on the go!”
Michelle Kilmer, When You Become a Body

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