Michael J. Elliott

Biography

Michael J. Elliott is an Australian author who has been writing since his early schooldays. His headmistress once described him as, "A second Alfred Hitchcock." He majored in Media Studies in College and wrote and directed short films, videos and radio ads. Michael has also written sketch comedy for Australian television. He lives in a bayside suburb in the State of Victoria. When not writing stories to chill readers he enjoys Golden Age Hollywood movies, reading, drawing, and cooking. Michael is single but shares his life with his two cats, Charlie and Smokey.

Books

Portraits Of Dread
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 51,180. Language: English. Originally Published: October 31, 2015 by Plaisted Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
A Gallery containing chilling tales of fear and horror. In Mother Called Today A woman becomes increasingly frightened of phone calls from her mother. She knows a terrifying secret about her that she can't tell anyone. In Speaking Of Death We're told by a greedy financial advisor why we should be scared of the afterlife...very scared. In A Glutton For Punshment we visit a frightening society of...
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater- An Electric Eclectic Book.
Price: $2.50 USD. Words: 8,740. Language: English. Originally Published: December 22, 2017 by Michael J Elliott. Categories: Fiction » Horror
Peter Gord is a simple man with simple tastes. He loves cooking and baking, window shopping for bakeware and kitchen appliances and checking out the latest cookbooks. Unemployed Peter enjoys these things in between doing the housework. And Peter's greatest pleasure is fantasizing about murdering his wife Delores. Brash, overbearing Delores, takes every opportunity to belittle Peter. In his mind...
Black Silk Panties.
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,440. Language: English. Originally Published: January 10, 2016 by Michael J Elliott. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » General, Fiction » Horror
Jacob O'Halloran is a 46 year old bachelor and has never had a relationship with a woman...or anything else for that matter. It's hard to get your motor running when your religious-zealot mother is still haranguing you with guilt from beyond the grave. So he does the next best thing: he lifts women's panties from clotheslines. A nice safe way way to relieve his tensions right? At least it was...
How Does Your Garden Grow
Price: $1.50 USD. Words: 8,290. Language: English. Originally Published: May 27, 2016 by Michael J Elliott. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Davey and Ox are two unemployed British youths. They aren't above burglary and other illegal methods to supplement their benefits. When they learn that local gardener, Mary Menzies, will be opening her showcase garden to the public to raise money for charity they think they have found an easy way to steal some cash. What they don't realise is that Mary's garden is watched over by Mother Nature...
Dinner For Two.
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,470. Language: English. Originally Published: February 1, 2015 by Michael J Elliott. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General
Imagine a world of the future where slugs and snails are considered gourmet food where anything that moves could prevent you from starvation. Gareth and Margaret are an upper class couple dining at a run down restaurant looking for anything vaguely edible. It seems they will only have rodent to eat...until a larger and more succulent item suddenly becomes available. Dinner For Two will terrify...
A glutton for punishment:An Electric Eclectic book
Price: $1.00 USD. Words: 15,290. Language: English. Originally Published: May 20, 2019 by Michael J Elliott. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
A dystopian horror story The time: Not long from now The place: Close to where you live. In a world where health and medical costs have skyrocketed due to obesity and related illnesses, an authoritarian government takes drastic measures. The overweight have their food purchases strictly monitored. They are provided with a Cal-Card which The time: Not long from now The place: Close to where you...
Final Harvest-An Electric Eclectic Book.
Price: $1.00 USD. Words: 12,130. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2018 by Michael J Elliott. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Final Harvest is a riveting dark tale of an old man's desperate wish to be re-united with his deceased family. In a pact with the ancient tree on his land, the old man is assured his reward will be his wish of reunion. But how many innocent victims must suffer for him to achieve his promise to the tree and would his reward be according to his wishes. The Final Harvest is a noir tale of love...
Choice Cuts-A Bite From The Dark Realm
Price: $10.99 USD. Words: 43,500. Language: English. Originally Published: November 8, 2017 by Michael J Elliott. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Welcome to the Dark Realm. A delicious realm of darkness where the residents trade in the mundane for choice cuts of fear and dread. This collection of meaty tidbits will have you screaming for more. Included in this collection are such juicy titles as: PENANCE' Deep within the bowels of an ancient convent, Sister Elizabeta is praying for forgiveness while the Council of Elders plan a...
Mr Westacott's Christmas
Price: $1.50 USD. Words: 5,910. Language: English. Originally Published: February 28, 2015 by Michael J Elliott. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Revised Edition includes bonus preview of Mr Westacott's Holiday. After being a widower for nearly six years Mr Westacott receives a Christmas card from his dead wife. How can that be possible? Christmas has always been a lonely time of year, so Mr Westacott devises a plan-a dark plan to put that right. Slowly he starts preparations, one chilling step at a time.
Sharpshooter
Price: $1.50 USD. Words: 11,780. Language: English. Originally Published: April 26, 2015 by Michael J Elliott. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Horror » Occult
"David's eyes widened at the sight of the head. The skin was mottled with greenish grey patches of decay, The white wispy hair was matted with dried blood." When teenager David decided he must own the Sharpshooter game at any price he could not have known that his violent actions would transport him to a nightmarish realm of hell. He doesn't know that Sharpshooter is far more than just a simple...