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Michael Wehunt

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Born

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October 25

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Fiction, Horror, Contemporary

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Mary Oliver, David Mitchell, Stephen King, Laird Barron, Toni Morrison ...more

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MICHAEL WEHUNT has been a finalist for multiple Shirley Jackson Awards and was shortlisted for the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts' Crawford Award. In Spain, his stories have garnered nominations for the Premio Ignotus and Premio Amaltea, winning the latter. He haunts the woods outside Atlanta with his partner and their dog. Together, they hold the horrors at bay. Find him in the digital trees at www.michaelwehunt.com. ...more

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	The October Film Haunt 3.16 avg rating — 2,164 ratings — published 2025 — 6 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
	Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt (Goodreads Author), Michael Bukowski (Introduction) 3.97 avg rating — 1,610 ratings — published 2016 — 11 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 Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eleven by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Introduction), Anne Billson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ralph Robert Moore (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.76 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 2019 — 9 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
	Miscreations: Gods, Monstrosities & Other Horrors by Doug Murano (Goodreads Author) (Editor ), Michael Bailey (Goodreads Author) (Editor ), Josh Malerman (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The Inconsolables by Michael Wehunt (Goodreads Author), Trevor Henderson (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 2023 — 6 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
	Aickman's Heirs by Simon Strantzas (Goodreads Author) ( Editor), Nina Allan (Contributor), Daniel Mills (Contributor) 3.85 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Nightjars 3.98 avg rating — 206 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 5 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
	Everything Is Beautiful and Nothing Bad Can Ever Happen Here 4.46 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2019	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 Tired Sounds, A Wake by Michael Wehunt (Goodreads Author), Justine Jones (Illustrator) 4.47 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	A Thousand Hundred Years (Electric Literature's Recommended Reading Book 239) by Michael Wehunt (Goodreads Author), Brian Evenson (Foreword) 4.33 avg rating — 3 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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Michael Wehunt and 1 other person liked Cait's review of Nightjars: "An amazing Appalachian horror and twist on vampire folklore. Recently divorced and struggling addict Luke Oshel decides he's ready to hit the dating scene again. During a blind date at a bar, his date heads to the bathroom and doesn't return, but lea" Read more of this review »
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Michael Wehunt and 45 other people liked Nilufer Ozmekik's review of Nightjars: "Some books creep under your skin. This one practically moved in, unpacked its bags, and refused to leave. When I saw the words "Memento meets Dracula," I immediately thought, "Well, that's either going to be absolutely brilliant or a complete disaster" Read more of this review »
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Michael Wehunt and 4 other people liked Kristi's review of Nightjars: "I blurbed this one! I don’t frequently label things “among the best,” but in the case of Michael Wehunt’s stunning sophomore novel NIGHTJARS, I must make an enthusiastic exception. A terrifying, heartbreaking vampire novel that is as close to perfecti" Read more of this review »
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“There’s something about the lonely places. Something about us folks who go to them. Like”
― Michael Wehunt, Greener Pastures

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“Time rippling out. It’s like a lake that won’t ever calm after a stone skips across it. I”
― Michael Wehunt, Greener Pastures

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“The way we get there is through the honeyed tunnels. Into eyes that yawn open into mouths. After, I think the mouths might go on to the stars and the black they hold between them, until all we know about our world and very world and all our thoughts are just a blood clot in something's veins.”
― Michael Wehunt, Greener Pastures

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4th Quarter 2025 - Horror #2

You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White (336 pp)

4 votes, 44.4%

Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher (271 pp)

2 votes, 22.2%

The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt (336 pp)

2 votes, 22.2%

Spread Me by Sarah Gailey (208 pp)

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Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson (320 pp)

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The Last Witch by C.J. Cooke (352 pp)

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Bad Things Happened in This Room by Marie Still (304 pp)

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“An author, whether good or bad, or between both, is an animal whom every body is privileged to attack: for though all are not able to write books, all conceive themselves able to judge them.”
― Matthew Gregory Lewis, The Monk

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“Time rippling out. It’s like a lake that won’t ever calm after a stone skips across it. I”
― Michael Wehunt, Greener Pastures

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“In all marriages there is struggle and ours was no different in that regard. But we always came to the other shore, dusted off, and said, There you are, my love.”
― Elizabeth Alexander

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