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About maronovitz2015

Michael Aronovitz is a college Professor of English. He is also a horror writer and rock music critic. -Seven Deadly Pleasures, (Collection), Hippocampus Press, 2009 -Alice Walks, (Novel-Hard Cover), Centipede Press, 2013 (Paperback), Dark Renaissance Books, 2014, (Electronic Version) Cemetery Dance Publications, 2016 -The Voices in Our Heads, (Collection), Horrified Press, 2014 -The Witch of the Wood, (Novel), Hippocampus Press, 2015 -Phantom Effect, (Novel), Night Shade / Skyhorse Publications, 2016 -Dancing With Tombstones, (Omnibus Lifetime Collection), Cemetery Dance Publications, fall 2021. -The Sculptor, (Novel), Night Shade / Skyhorse Publications, fall 2021. -More than fifty short stories published in magazines and anthologies. More than one hundred published music reviews.

“Slender Man and Ghost Films in General”

Posted on July 2, 2019 by maronovitz2015

I just saw the film “Slender Man,” originally released in 2018, based on the “creepypasta internet meme” created by “Something Awful” forums user Eric Knudsen in 2009. It features a tall, thin, faceless dude who mostly exists in the shadows … Continue reading →

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Why Baseball is Different

Posted on June 30, 2019 by maronovitz2015

For anyone who doesn’t like baseball, there are a couple of things that people don’t usually consider that make it stand out. Baseball is the only sport that positions the defense as the team in possession of the object. Baseball … Continue reading →

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Opinion Day

Posted on June 29, 2019 by maronovitz2015

I find it interesting that sometimes new college students find it difficult to disagree with a source. It seems the social media culture attacks deconstruction, as when one gives a negative opinion about something on Facebook, those who oppose automatically … Continue reading →

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Castle of Horror Anthology / July 1st

Posted on June 28, 2019 by maronovitz2015

Jason Henderson, author of Van Helsing, computer games, and several comic book series, is delving into editing and releasing his own anthologies. In a few days on July 1st, his antho titled “Castle of Horror,” named after his podcast, is … Continue reading →

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New Stuff

Posted on March 30, 2018 by maronovitz2015

I’ve been busy. In the last two months I have written rock reviews on Our Last Enemy, Avatar, Sifting, Lillye, High Priests, Ravenscroft, and a few others. I wrote a bio and review for upcoming superstar and British diva, Phoenix … Continue reading →

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Writing and the Future

Posted on November 30, 2017 by maronovitz2015

I have spoken to many experts in the field of commercial and scholastic writing, and it seems formal composition must change. While there are some armchair philosophers that would claim our society lives in a current blur of ignorance, this … Continue reading →

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Alice Walks

Posted on November 28, 2017 by maronovitz2015

I haven’t posted in the blog for awhile. Alice Walks was taken on by Cemetery Dance for a mega-release in E-Book form. I cleaned up the file and added some text making this my most polished work. I don’t think … Continue reading →

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Done Stuff

Posted on April 26, 2017 by maronovitz2015

I completed my fourth novel, The Glorious Secrets of Ghosts last Thursday. It is in the hands of my mentor at the moment so we can determine the best places for submission. Of course, I always feel my work is incredibly commercial, … Continue reading →

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Upon You Love by Marie Lavender

Posted on April 1, 2017 by maronovitz2015

I have added some pics her of Marie Lavender’s cool new book titled Upon Your Love.  Sales links here; pick one up! Amazon Universal link:  https://bookgoodies.com/a/B06XBPVS7D myBook.to/UYL Publisher:  http://solsticepublishing.com/upon-your-love/ Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/upon-your-love-marie-lavender/1125931721 Books-A-Million:  http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Upon-Your-Love/Marie-Lavender/9781625265401?id=6842447479054 CreateSpace link:  https://www.createspace.com/6969887

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Upon Your Love by Marie Lavender

Posted on March 31, 2017 by maronovitz2015

Marie Lavender’s new book, Upon Your Love, is available now. Here is the blurb and some cool pics. The Hill family saga concludes as loyalties are questioned, faiths will be tested and undying love may come at a terrible cost… Fara Hill, … Continue reading →

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