Michael Cieslak is a lifetime reader and writer of horror, mystery, and speculative fiction. A native of Detroit, he lives in a house covered in Halloween decorations in October and dragons the rest of the year. He is a member of the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers and is the editor of the Erie Tales anthologies. His works have appeared in a number of collections including
DOA: Extreme Horror,
Dead Science,
Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes, the GLAHW anthologies,
Alter Egos Vol 1,
Pan’s Guide for New Pioneers (a supplement for the Pugmire RPG), and the collaborative steampunk novel
Army of Brass.
Urbane Decay, a collection of Michael’s short fiction, was released in 2018 by Source Point Press. A new edition is now available from Dragon’s Roost Press along with his second collection
Seeing Through Skull Shaped Eyes. He reviews horror movies for the Dead On Movie Reviews podcast.
His weekly rants can be found at https://substack.com/@dragonsroostpress.
Michael is the Editor in Chief of Dragon’s Roost Press (
thedragonsroost.biz).
