Michael Hodges is an American speculative fiction writer and Facebook influencer. His debut novel, The Puller, was released on April 24, 2015. The film rights for The Puller were purchased by Sonny Mallhi, producer of The Strangers and The Lake House. The Puller also received a five star review from SF Signal. Foreign publishing rights were purchased by Luzifer Verlag, and The Puller was translated and released in Germany. His follow-up novel was The Invasive, a science fiction novel about alien ecosystem replacement in Montana. Michael’s short stories have been published in over twenty magazines and anthologies. In March, 2021, reprint rights for The Puller were sold to Pyr, with distribution by Simon and Schuster. The Puller was developed as an audiobook by Tantor Media, with a release date of February 28th, 2022.

His verified Facebook page reaches 8 to 13 million people monthly,  and averages 4 to 10 million video views a month.

Hodges’ is represented by Lane Heymont of Tobias Literary Agency. Film agent Susan Schulman (The English Patient) handled film rights. He’s also a member of HWA, and SFWA.

He also taught a writing panel with Game of Thrones editor Anne Groell (“How to Improve Your Novel’s Ending”, Missoula Con, 2015).

Along with writing fiction, Hodges is a professional photographer, with work appearing in Outside Magazine (Best Adventure Photography of the Year) and newspapers, amongst other places. Animals and nature often play a big role in his fiction, and the two art forms feed each other. His latest novel is Black Friday.

NOVELS:

“The Puller” – Simon and Schuster. Out now.

“Black Friday” – 2017. Out now

“The Invasive” – 2016. Out now

COLLECTION:

“The Gloaming: A Collection of 16 Organic Tales” Out now

SHORT FICTION:

“Glass Eye Pines” – Perihelion Science Fiction

“Geiter” – Perihelion Science Fiction – January 2014

“Divinity” – Perihelion Science Fiction – May 2014

“Lost Planes, Lost River” – Perihelion Science Fiction – January 2014

“9 Steps from Door 9” – Spark: A Creative Anthology Volume IV – January 2014

“Hydra” – AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review – November 2013

“Swampy Transitions” – Plasma Frequency Magazine – December 2013

“Carillion’s Schemes” – Perihelion Science Fiction – October 2013

“Fletcher’s Mountains” – Perihelion Science Fiction – June, 2013

“Lost Branch of the Silver” – Bards and Sages Quarterly – October 2013

“Uncommon Ally” – Penumbra Magazine – May 2013

“Krieger” – Interstellar Fiction – April 2013

“Seven Fish for Sarah” – Penumbra Magazine December 2012.

“Storm Fronts” – The Old, Weird South Anthology December 2012.

“From the Mountain, Fury” – Bards and Sages Quarterly, January 2013.

“Grangy” – AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review October 2012

“Frequencies” – Plasma Frequency Magazine August 2012.

“Street Lamps and Carbaryl” – Bards and Sages Quarterly April 2012.

“Big, Blue Steel” – Sparks Fantasy Anthology February 2012.

“Window of Jacob” – Big Book of New Short Horror September 2011.

“The Believers” – America the Horrific Anthology 2011.

“The Watcher in the Corner” – Something Wicked Magazine October 2011.

“The Red Aspen” – Ghostlight Magazine September 2011.

“Shiners” – Dead Bait 2 Anthology with Ramsey Campbell, James Robert Smith, and Steve Alten 2011.