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Michael David Matula

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in Chicago, IL, The United States

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Thriller, Horror, Paranormal

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Michael David Matula is a novelist and short story writer from the Chicago area. He is the author of the TRY NOT TO BURN series, released by Post Mortem Press. His short fiction has been published in magazines, anthologies and online by DarkFuse, Sci-Fi Short Story Magazine, Sekhmet Press, and Hermit Studio.

You can always get in touch with him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MichaelDMatula or find him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MichaelDavidM... ...more

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99 Cent Sale on Horror Novels This October! News At Eleven!

I've been woefully out of the loop lately. We're already halfway through the month, and I only just found out my first novel is on sale for 99 cents on Amazon this October. Turns out, it helps to check your email once in a while. Who knew? Sometimes email isn't just spam and soul-crushing rejection letters. There can actually be some useful info every once in a while.

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Average rating: 4.3 · 105 ratings · 38 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Wrapped in Red: Thirteen Tales of Vampiric Horror by Jennifer L. Greene (Editor), Patrick C. Greene (Goodreads Author), Billie Sue Mosiman (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Try Not to Burn (Try Not to Burn #1) 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2012	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
	NovoPulp 2013/2014 Anthology by H. David Blalock (Goodreads Author), Niamh Brown (Goodreads Author), Michael David Matula (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Wrapped In White: Thirteen Tales of Spectres, Ghosts, and Spirits (Wrapped, #2) by Jennifer L. Greene (Editor), Allison M. Dickson (Goodreads Author), Patrick C. Greene (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Second Chance (Try Not to Burn #2) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015	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
	Cheating Hearts & Cigarettes really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Try Not to Burn by Michael David Matula (2012-09-13) by Michael David Matula (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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