Horror, writing, Asian cinema, Anime, music, reading, film and television
Music
Evanescence, My Chemical Romance, 30 Seconds to Mars, Depeche Mode, Linkin Park, Staind, Duran Duran, Queen, Blue Oyster Cult, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, film scores
ALIENS, Predator, Repo! the Genetic Opera, Evil Dead 2, Dawn of the Dead (original), Audition, Serenity, The Crow, Jaws, Halloween, Gamera (90's movies), Seven, The Road Warrior, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Sweeney Todd, Pulp Fiction, Re-Animator, A Nightmare on Elm Street (if they have Nancy in them, they're good!), Poltergeist, Ringu, Night of the Creeps, Kill Bill, Lethal Weapon 2, The Exorcist, John Carpenter's The Thing, A Tale of Two Sisters, Videodrome, Dead Alive (aka Braindead), Akira, Big Trouble in Little China, Die Hard, The Terminator, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Fly (1986), The Silence of the Lambs, Fight Club, Ghost in the Shell, The Fog (ORIGINAL!), The Sixth Sense, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Session 9; many, many more...
Heroes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, LOST, Battlestar Galactica (original and current), CSI, Law & Order, Rome, Supernatural, ANGEL, Firefly, X-Files, Iron Chef, Twilight Zone
Books
Survivor by J.F. Gonzalez. The Rising by Brian Keene. Berserk by Tim Lebbon. The Stand, 'Salem's Lot, and Night Shift by Stephen King. The Books of Blood by Clive Barker. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
Jerry Goldsmith, James Cameron, John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, Takashi Miike, Stephen King, Clive Barker, Michael Crichton, Tim Lebbon, Joss Whedon, H.R. Giger
"Michael West is a member of the Horror Writers Association and serves as President of its local chapter, Indiana Horror Writers. His first novel, The Wide Game, was published in 2003, and since that time, he has written a multitude of short stories, articles, and reviews for various on-line and print publications. A graduate of Indiana University, West has a degree in Telecommunications and Film Theory. He lives and works in the Indianapolis area with his wife, their two children, their bird, Rodan, and turtle, Gamera.
"His children are convinced that spirits move through the woods near their home."
My short story "Goodnight," published in Wicked Karnival 6, was named Best Horror Short Story of 2005 in the P&E Readers' Poll.
You can visit my website, my message board, or buy items from my store by clicking on the banners below:
Novels:
What the critics said:
"4.5 out of 5...This is simply a well-written tale of terror that could easily be transformed onto the big screen. Don't open the cover unless you want to be sucked into a tornado of horror. Once you start in on this novel you won't be able to pull away...A believable, dark, nasty, piece. I give it my wicked stamp of approval...Just remember the name Michael West because he has a future in the horror genre."
—Brian Yount, Wicked Karnival Magazine
"Michael West proves himself to be a masterful storyteller, flawless in building momentum, and his skills in characterization match or even often surpass some of the most successful writers in the business. This is a first-rate novel, well edited and no holds barred. My jaw dropped, quite literally, at more than a handful of turning points in the story that I just didn't see coming, and I oftentimes couldn't put the book down. I know that's a pretty cliché phrase, but coming from me......well, that sort of intense preoccupation just doesn't occur too often.
"This is a work of first-rate terror and suspense, and for the seasoned reader sports a refreshingly original story methodology as a means to scare the wits out of you. This is his first novel, and I'll be watching the career of Michael West with sincere interest in his works to come.
"And I'll never look at corn fields the same way again."
—Nicholas Grabowsky, author of Halloween 4: the Return of Michael Myers, and The Everborn
"3.5 stars...A very easy read with an interesting
mythos...You could feel the fear of the unknown
everyone was experiencing...To anyone that enjoys
supernatural horror...when you’re shopping for books next time, remember it!"
—Horror Web
“Thrilling, exhilarating, fast-paced and ferocious, The Wide Game delivers the goods.
It’s The Breakfast Club meets The Blair Witch Project. It still haunts me!”
—Marc Morriston, WTTV Indianapolis
"This thing is scary as hell! Creepy, creepy book."
—Cody Stark, "Read This!" FOX-TV
“I breezed through this book in no time…And I can’t say enough about how real the relationship at the core of the story was. You can see this author’s potential. He’s definitely one to keep an eye on.”
—Maurice Broaddus, Feo Amante’s Horror HomePage
“GREAT. Really well-paced...well-drawn characters...I am so impressed.”
—Sara Larson, Indiana Horror Writers
To get your very own copy, visit my main website, or click on the links below:
"(Dark Harvest) is damned serious stuff, and it's scary, suspenseful, and sweat-inducing; but more importantly -- perhaps most importantly -- it's all disturbing as hell, and cannot be easily forgotten. Each author writes as if their very life depends on it..." ~Gary A. Braunbeck, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Mr. Hands and Five Strokes To Midnight.
Edited by Bob Freeman, Dark Harvest features Michael West's non-fiction account of a weekend spent in the oh-so-haunted Woodcarver's Building in Converse, Indiana, as well as heart-stopping tales by Maurice Broaddus, Tracy Jones, Sara J. Larson, and Michelle Pendergrass.
Look for Dark Harvest on the Indiana Horror Writers table at a convention near you!
Michael West's first short story collection, Skull full of Kisses, will be released by Graveside Tales in January 2010!
The collection features a foreword from Bram Stoker Award-winner Gary A. Braunbeck(Coffin County, Mr. Hands) and killer cover artwork by Bob Freeman! Faithful readers can go to the Graveside Tales website or check back here for updates as the release date draws near!
You scored as Jigsaw. You are Jigsaw. You dont enjoy killing people at all. You instead love to see how far people will go to live. However if it ends in a bloody death, you still sleep with a smile on your face.
You are intelligent, and know how to outwit just about anyone. And that spells bad news for anyone who falls into your games of death and torture.
You scored as Spike. You scored as Spike. You feel like you're misunderstood. When you care for others, it's deeper than they'll ever know. Though no one thinks you'll change/pull through, you'll show them.
" The canvas of God for beauty and hope are the clouds and sky above."
Hi,dear friend.Hope all is OK with you and your family.I thing your days are sunny ,because there is Summer.Here is Winter,but our Winter have a lot of sun too.LOL.I ask God peace,harmony and health to you and your family.Much love and hugs.
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