Note: The Puller has been optioned for a major motion picture. Matt Kearns has two choices: fight or hide. The creature in the orchard took the rest. Three days ago, he arrived at his favorite place in the world, a remote shack in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The plan was to mourn his father’s death and figure out his life. Now he's fighting for it. An invisible creature has him trapped. Every time Matt tries to flee, he’s dragged backwards by an unseen force. Alone and with no hope of rescue, Matt must escape the Puller's reach. But how do you free yourself from something you cannot see? "The Puller delivers thrill after thrill as Matt and the mysterious creature engage in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Five out of five stars. " -SF Signal Hodges proves himself to be a master of foreshadowing and of connecting disparate strings of plot to weave an absolutely startling tale.
- James Robert Smith, author of Hollywood-optioned THE FLOCK
Author
Michael Hodges is an American speculative fiction writer. His debut novel, The Puller, was released on April 24, 2015. Film rights for The Puller were purchased by Sonny Mallhi, producer of the film classic "The Strangers". The Puller was acquired by award winning publisher PYR in 2021. Tentative release date is November 2021. Michael's latest release is a short story collection called "The Gloaming". Michael's short stories have been published in over twenty magazines and anthologies, and he's a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He's also taught writing with Game of Thrones editor Anne Groell. His novel, "Black Friday" was called a "Glorious work of literature" by Horror Novel Reviews. Along with writing fiction, Hodges is a professional nature photographer, with work appearing in Outside Magazine (Best Adventure Photography of the Year) and newspapers, amongst other places. Animals often play a big role in his fiction, and the two art forms feed each other. He loves hearing from readers at: facebook.com/MichaelHodgesAuthor/ or his website: https://michaelhodgesfiction.com/
