Michael Patrick Hicks

Michael Patrick Hicks is the author of the cyberpunk sci-fi novels CONVERGENCE and EMERGENCE (forthcoming), as well as the gourmet horror short story, CONSUMPTION. For more information on his work, visit http://michaelpatrickhicks.com

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BIG HUGE THANKS TO @hard_case_crime for this advance review copy of Stephen King’s LATER (my very first-ever King ARC! 😱). I am so damn excited to break into this one soon. . SOMETIMES GROWING UP MEANS FACING YOUR DEMONS . The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine - as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave. . LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King's classic novel It, LATER is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears. . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookaddict #bookworm #igreads #igbooks #stephenking #hardcasecrime #booklover #booknerd https://www.instagram.com/p/CLFmbQ1giCG/?igshid=1wmnaux37ch8j

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Lola Bear is gonna be the action heroine of the year, mark my words! Rio Youers (@rio_youers) writes the hell out of this violent crime story, and it’s an absolute blast to read. You can find my full 4⭐️ review on Goodreads (link in bio). This sucker hits bookstore shelves on Feb. 16! . Also, many thanks to @christopher_sorensen for the coffee mug — it’s a beauty and the liquor inside has helped me going! . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booksofig #igbooks #igreads #booklover #bookworm #bookaddict #bookreview #bookreviewer #thriller #thrillerbooks #booksandcoffee #coffeeandcurrentlyreading https://www.instagram.com/p/CKrNrcHgvix/?igshid=1bdvy7tw4dvrr

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Well, it only took 2 1/2 years from pre-order to final production and delivery, but Cemetery Dance has finally issued their limited edition of Stephen King’s NIGHT SHIFT! It’s beautiful and I cannot wait to see what they do with THE STAND and PET SEMATARY next. . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookworm #bibliophile #booksbooksbooks #booksofinstagram #igreads #igbooks #horrorbooks #horrorfiction #stephenking #funkopop https://www.instagram.com/p/CKPBD0yA5g4/?igshid=1xcochvreh4gw

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Releasing October 31 in print and Kindle ebook on Amazon! 🎃🎃🎃 . Evil has a network beneath Earth’s surface and its name is CENTRALIA. . On Halloween, six writers come together to explore supernatural mystery and horror in six towns that share the name Centralia. . The United States is home to twelve towns of varying sizes called Centralia, where thousands of people live, never realizing that supernatural forces are aligning against them. Strange events have occurred in one Centralia or another since the 1800’s, but these events are growing more intense with every passing day. A powerful, malevolent force prepares to unleash its evil upon the world through Centralia gateways located in New York, Missouri, West Virginia, Kansas, Texas, and Washington. . CENTRALIA: EPICENTER presents six prose stories, six unique supernatural mysteries, six fictionalized versions of Centralia towns, and six unlikely heroes standing against burgeoning darkness. In these tales, readers will meet a necromancer who carries a secret the Lords of the Dead will kill to protect, an ex-special forces combat magician, a clockwork robot detective, a professor of occult studies who refuses to stand idly by when evil rears its ugly head, a blind psychic who sees through her grandmother's eyes, and a martial artist with an affinity for cryptids. . CENTRALIA: EPICENTER is the first in a series of shared world anthologies. . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #horrorcommunity #horrorbooks #horrorfiction #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CGqn742ABpt/?igshid=1mnp8igasmcxf

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Working on the last stretch of edits for tomorrow’s Staring Into The Abyss episode, wherein @rudy53088, Matt Brandenburg, and I discuss THE CIPHER! I’ll be uploading this soon. 👍 #internationalpodcastday #horrorbooks #horrorbookstagram #horrorbookslove #horrorstories #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #fucktrump https://www.instagram.com/p/CFxAOPQgyf4/?igshid=1s7pesqn3agud

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How could I possibly resist two signed copies of one of the best horror books I’ve read this year? On the left we have the signed limited Thunderstorm Books hardcover with cover art by @francois.vaillancourt, and on the right the @silvershamrockpublishing paperback, both signed by author @toddkeisling. Oh, and a collectible statue created by @candycornapocalypse to help celebrate the launch of this fantastic book! Have you read DEVIL’S CREEK yet? If not, make it a priority, because you are really missing out! . About fifteen miles west of Stauford, Kentucky lies Devil’s Creek. According to local legend, there used to be a church out there, home to the Lord’s Church of Holy Voices—a death cult where Jacob Masters preached the gospel of a nameless god. And like most legends, there’s truth buried among the roots and bones. In 1983, the church burned to the ground following a mass suicide. Among the survivors were Jacob’s six children and their grandparents, who banded together to defy their former minister. Dubbed the “Stauford Six,” these children grew up amid scrutiny and ridicule, but their infamy has faded over the last thirty years. Now their ordeal is all but forgotten, and Jacob Masters is nothing more than a scary story told around campfires. For Jack Tremly, one of the Six, memories of that fateful night have fueled a successful art career—and a lifetime of nightmares. When his grandmother Imogene dies, Jack returns to Stauford to settle her estate. What he finds waiting for him are secrets Imogene kept in his youth, secrets about his father and the church. Secrets that can no longer stay buried. The roots of Jacob’s buried god run deep, and within the heart of Devil’s Creek, something is beginning to stir… . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booksofig #booknerd #bookaddict #bookworm #bookaholic #bookporn #bookphotography #bibliophile #horrorfiction #horrorbookslove #horrorbooks #horrorbookstagram #thunderstormbooks #silvershamrock #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CDXMmPsgk1r/?igshid=8pu0q5yjmhgo

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That feeling when you order a handful of books in a series, but apparently the author went to a different publisher and now the trim size is different... 😭 . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #mysterybooks #noir #noirbooks #floridanoir #bookaholic #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #randywaynewhite #docford #bookporn #bookphotography #bookstacks https://www.instagram.com/p/CCcCMWvAmLG/?igshid=1th4u307bmnmf

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Huge thanks to @catmscully for the advance copy of her book, JENNIFER STRANGE! I’m going to be digging into this one soon, and after reading the advance blurbs from @christopher_golden, @jamesamoorebooks, and @brackenmacleod, I am seriously excited for this one! 😱 . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookphotography #bookporn #bookaholic #bookaddict #horrorfiction #promotehorror #yalit #yahorror #yahorrorbooks #booksofinstagram #igreads #igbooks #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #horrorbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CCYk6ZTpeXn/?igshid=194bmcd1pt68o

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A couple new (to me) additions to my library. I’m loving the new covers Deadite Press put together for these @wrath_james_white PREY books! 💀 . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookworm #bibliophile #bookphotography #bookphoto #bookporn #igreads #ighorror #promotehorror #promotehorrorliterature #igbooks #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #blackauthors https://www.instagram.com/p/CBd4o4BAMZj/?igshid=1nt4fg9uqxz93

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Some recent (and a couple not-so-recent) physical ARCs in my review pile, pictured with my new favorite mug and @originalfunko’s Creep! . . . #fucktrump #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booksofig #bookaholic #bookphotography #bookporn #bookpile #bookstack #igreads #igbooks #ighorror #promotehorror #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJKXY0gw-1/?igshid=gg2y9sg2yxpd

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IF IT BLEEDS wasn’t my favorite collection of stories, but it was a pretty OK read overall. The titular story featuring Holly Gibney was an easy standout and the best of the bunch, IMO. One of these days I’ll get around to reading the Bill Hodges trilogy, but there’s some great character development for her in this piece and I’m hopeful King will return to her again in the near-future. If you’re interested, you can find my full three-star review on HighFeverBooks.com (and check out the reviews from the rest of the HFB team while you’re there!). . . . #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookporn #bookphotography #bookaddict #bibliophile #igreads #igbooks #bookstack #bookstagrammer #bookreview #bookreviews #bookreviewer #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #stephenking #stephenkingbooks #funkopop https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnnz1RAo2O/?igshid=1v8gipy3i2y8m

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Big huge thanks to Paul at Thunderstorm Books for sending me this comp paperback copy of @brian_keene’s out of print APOCRYPHA! Looks like this is going to be an awesome read, collecting alternate scenes from past books, previously unpublished stories, and excerpts from works in progress like LOVE AND WORMS, and all kinds of other ephemera produced over the course of this author’s career. Very, very cool! 🧟‍♂️ 🧟‍♂️ 🧟‍♂️ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booksofig #igreads #igbooks #bookaholic #booklover #bookaddict #bibliophile #bookporn #bookphotography #briankeene #horrorbooks #horrorfiction #horrorstories #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #thunderstormbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B_tBla1An1F/?igshid=1989liii2cgan

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I am beyond thrilled, and more than a little bit amazed!, that my story, “Brujeria,” will be appearing in the MIDNIGHT IN THE PENTAGRAM anthology from Silver Shamrock Publishing. Getting to share page space with so many of my favorite and must-read authors is an incredible dream come true! I can’t wait to light some candles and read these stories! #Repost @silvershamrockpublishing with @get_repost ・・・ Torches blaze and sacred chants are praised. The ritual is almost ready to begin... Michael Patrick Hicks becomes the latest to join our unholy cult of authors in MIDNIGHT IN THE PENTAGRAM, with his nefarious tale, “Brujeria.” Michael joins our All-Star lineup from hell, that include: Brian Keene Graham Masterton Catherine Cavendish James Newman Tim Curran Laurel Hightower-Wells Todd Keisling Chad Lutzke Shannon Felton Tony Tremblay Matt Hayward Stephanie Ellis Willie Meikle Jason Parent Charlotte Platt Mark Steensland JG Faherty Cameron Ulam and... Michael Patrick Hicks! Who will be next to join our band of demons? Stay tuned! #MichaelPatrickHicks #MidnightinthePentagram #PromoteHorror #NumberoftheBeast https://www.instagram.com/p/B_h2gnXgk4O/?igshid=6awifadr2442

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Recently got my signed copy of @jscalzi’s THE LAST EMPEROX, the final book in his Collapsing Empire trilogy from @torbooks @tordotcompub, from @subpress this weekend. These books are a lot of fun, and I also used my Audible credit to get the @itswilwheaton narrated audiobook. I’m trying to hold out for self-isolation to end so I can listen to the audio during my commute, since I don’t think my wife will approve of me listening to something this sweary around the toddlers... 🤣 . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookporn #bookphotography #bookaddict #bookworm #johnscalzi #wilwheaton #torbooks #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #bibliophile #igreads #igbooks #scifi #sciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/B_KuJG8g1yr/?igshid=wpnshbvjgyet

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My latest book and the second installment in the Salem Hawley series, BORNE OF THE DEEP, is now available in paperback and Kindle ebook! If you pick up a copy, be sure to share you #bookstagram with me! . . . #newrelease #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #horrorbooks #horrorfiction #horrorstories #horrorbookstagram #bookphotography #bookporn #kindleunlimited #kindle https://www.instagram.com/p/B-vLRyjAQu5/?igshid=1oafid8kz077c

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Despite my mail carrier’s attempts to maul and destroy my signed/numbered limited edition of @toddkeisling’s latest novella, SCANLINES, it is finally mine! All it took was roughly five minutes of fighting with the mailbox because the carrier FUCKING FOLDED the cardboard mailer to get it to fit inside our tiny mailbox in our sub’s cluster. So goddamn annoying! But I can breathe easy because the book itself is perfect and still in mint condition. It a miracle! . I was fortunate enough to read an ARC of this a few weeks ago and posted my review in a couple spots. You can find it on HighFeverBooks.com or subscribe to my reviews on https://www.patreon.com/join/michaelpatrickhicks. . What I will say here is, SCANLINES is a 5-star read all the way! If you haven’t gotten a copy yet, I encourage you to head over to the Dim Shores website and buy a copy if they have any left. Also, be sure to keep an eye out for Todd’s DEVIL’S CREEK in June, because that is one bad-ass epic of small town horror. So, so, so good! . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookreview #bookreviews #bookreviewer #patreon #patreoncreator #igreads #igbooks #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #bookporn #bookphotography #bookaddict #bibliophile https://www.instagram.com/p/B-LCqiKAph8/?igshid=yqzgulpl3cc0

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Currently reading: THE FOURTH WHORE by EV Knight! Knight recently wrote an article for Ink Heist about reclaiming the word whore, and it put this ARC from @rdspress immediately at the top of my reading pile. I’m not too far into it just yet, but it’s already dark and bloody, and my curiosity is most certainly piqued. Who else is checking this one out? . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #currentlyreading #bookreviewer #bookblogger #booklover #bookaddict #bookworm #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #igreads #igbooks #ighorror #horrorstories #horrorbooks #rawdogscreamingpress https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Ki93TgZW6/?igshid=1mj6b4vrq5inm