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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 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. -The Winslow Sisters / Sequel to The Sculptor. Published by Cemetery Dance January, 2024. -More than fifty short stories published in magazines and anthologies. More than one hundred published music reviews.

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Posted on November 25, 2016 by maronovitz2015

“Phantom Effect” was my most successful novel out in the sales market to date. I sold out the hardcover run of “Alice Walks” at Centipede Press. The ebook for “Alice Walks” comes out in a couple of months! I am … Continue reading →

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“Phantom Effect” Explodes, and the “Goblet of Shock” Series Expands!

Posted on March 8, 2016 by maronovitz2015

Forgive me, Father, for it has been too long since my last confession, heh, heh. Yes, I have been busy, and I am pleased to say that a couple of projects are starting to really take off. My new horror … Continue reading →

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Phantom Effect – My 2016 Release

Posted on February 2, 2016 by maronovitz2015

Phantom Effect Serial killer Jonathan Martin Delaware Deseronto is stuck with two flat tires on an abandoned construction site with the body of his latest victim, the lovely co-ed Marissa Madison, in the trunk. What he doesn’t realize is that … Continue reading →

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‘Phantom Effect’ is LIVE!

Posted on February 1, 2016 by maronovitz2015

Today is the day before ‘Phantom Effect’ comes out through Night Shade Books. This is my most bold piece, that in effect, took a lifetime to write. This is my biggest stage, as Night Shade/Skyhorse is the most prestigious publisher … Continue reading →

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Goblet of Shock / Reviews There and Here

Posted on January 7, 2016 by maronovitz2015

I have a new review series called “Goblet of Shock” which gives serious commentary on horror and new heavy rock bands that matter. I have my own page now on the site shared by famous horror authors Tamara Thorne and … Continue reading →

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Rock Review – Ravenscroft

Posted on December 11, 2015 by maronovitz2015

I am starting a series of hard rock reviews that merge horror fiction and hard new music. I have a strong relationship with the people who run the awesome blog Hellnotes, that which is also connected to Journalstone Publishing and … Continue reading →

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Becky’s Kiss is Live!!

Posted on November 30, 2015 by maronovitz2015

I usually reserve this blog for hard core, gratuitous horror stuff under my real name, but “Becky’s Kiss” went live today, my paranormal teen romance story written under the pen name Nicholas Fisher. At one point this piece was agented … Continue reading →

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“Quest for Sadness” from ‘Seven Deadly Pleasures.’

Posted on November 19, 2015 by maronovitz2015

The third story in the ‘Seven Deadly Pleasures’ collection is surely the creepiest, titled “Quest for Sadness.’ Though the tale went through multiple drafts, it was pretty much completed after the first run, written over the span of one snow … Continue reading →

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“The Clever Mask” from Seven Deadly Pleasures”

Posted on November 13, 2015 by maronovitz2015

The story that appears in the two-hole in my first collection is titled “The Clever Mask.” This was the first horror story to get accepted anywhere long before I put Seven Deadly together, and it has a nifty little story … Continue reading →

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Close-up view of “How Bria Died” from the first collection titled “Seven Deadly Pleasures.”

Posted on November 12, 2015 by maronovitz2015

I am new on Twitter, and I thought a nice celebration would be an in-depth view concerning different parts of my books. Today, I am going to talk about the opening story in my first collection, “Seven Deadly Pleasures” (2009 … Continue reading →

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