Michael Knost

• Sep-2007
• / Thriller
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This ghostly anthology includes thirteen accounts of Mountain State ghostly manifestations, myths and mountain mythology, based on known legends from the state West Virginia. Themes included in this work are Mothman, the Ethel coalmine spector, the C...

• Nov-2009
• / Fantasy
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Appalachian Winter Hauntings includes eleven bone-chilling accounts-penned by many of the preeminent storytellers in the business-that are appropriate to the Appalachian region and relative to the heart of the holiday season. This anthology, edited b...

• Mar-2010
• / Horror
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Experience sixteen short stories by Appalachian writers with strong appetites for the macabre. Within these pages lie terrifying ghost tales sure to cause more than a few sleepless nights. Dark Tales of Terror is a gripping anthology-full of Southern...

• Jun-2010
• / Horror
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The depth and darkness of the coalmine has been described as the blackest of black, the loneliest of lonely, and the coldest of cold. American miners have tunneled the earth s bowels for the black diamond since the early 1700s, and unexplained tales ...

• Sep-2010
• / General Fiction
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The fourth installment of an extremely popular series, Legends of the Mountain State 4 is here. Again, Appalachian myths, ghost tales, and folklore provide an eerie backdrop for powerful, dark, and gritty storytelling. Concerning the series, Shroud M...

• Sep-2011
• / Fantasy
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Strange occurrences and alarming sightings in and around Point Pleasant, West Virginia-including the shocking appearance of a bizarre winged apparition that became known as the Mothman-troubled the once tranquil community from November 1966 to Decemb...

• May-2013
• / Science Fiction
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Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a collection of essays and interviews by and with many of the movers-and-shakers in the industry. Each contributor covers the specific element of craft he or she excels in. Expect to find varying per...

• Jan-2014
• / Action Adventure
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2014 Bram Stoker Award® Nominee for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Ted Browning moves back to his rural hometown of Logan, West Virginia, after learning his grandmother is dying of cancer. When he hears talk of Mo...

• Sep-2016
• / Action Adventure
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Bram Stoker Award-winning editor and author Michael Knost gave his online writing students an opening sentence and a closing sentence and asked them to write a story Between the Lines.

Every story opens with: "Kelvin pressed against the wou...

• Oct-2021
• / Horror
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Bram Stoker Award-winning editor Michael Knost brings you an exciting collection of short stories from an extraordinary group of writers who were challenged to write speculative fiction tales from their hearts within a specific set of guidelines. No ...