Current Release
Dreadmere: The Unwritten
Nobody applies. The academy chooses. Step into Dreadmere, where five Disciplines await—and discover which one will claim you.
THE WORLDS OF MICHAEL PAUL PATRICK
Some stories
don’t let you go.
Enter the Horrorverse. Psychological thrillers, supernatural horror, and the darkness that follows us home.
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS · SUPERNATURAL HORROR · DARK FANTASYSCROLL TO ENTER ↓
EIGHT NOMINATIONS · TWO BOOK AWARDS
Crowes, assemble.
Love the stories? The characters? Your favorite twisted author?
Michael Paul Patrick is a finalist in eight categories across two book awards. Find every ballot and support fellow indie authors in one place.
Inks & Echoes: vote daily until November 1, 2026.
Booktok Awards: vote once per category until November 15, 2026.
All the links. All the deadlines. Every vote counts.
Upcoming Release
The Mourner’s Club
Grief brings people together. What happens inside that circle is another matter. A dark exploration of loss and the need to be understood.
ONE HORRORVERSE. MANY WAYS IN.
Choose your darkness.
Different doors. Familiar shadows.
Every world leaves something behind.
A WORLD WITHIN THE HORRORVERSE
The Crowes universe
A brilliant mind. An unquiet shadow. Follow Dr. Elias Crowe into a world of obsession and fractured identity.
Enter the Crowes universe ↗A WORLD WITHIN THE HORRORVERSE
Blackthorne
Behind the doors of Blackthorne State Psychiatric Institute, some things were never meant to be contained.
Enter Blackthorne ↗A WORLD WITHIN THE HORRORVERSE
Dreadmere
Nobody applies to Dreadmere. Five Disciplines. One will take you. Step into the academy and face the Choosing.
Discover Dreadmere ↗NEW HERE? START WITH ELI.
The first descent.
Read the original Crowes trilogy in order.
Then follow the shadows to Blackthorne.
THE READING ROOM
Find what haunts you.
A Murder of Crowes
Explore the title & editionsAs the Crowe Flies
Explore the title & editionsThe Crowe’s Nest
Explore the title & editionsThe Containment Ward
Explore the title & editionsMr. Tall
Explore the title & editionsAbsolution
Explore the title & editionsReturn to Blackthorne
Explore the title & editionsThe Last Chapter
Explore the title & editionsThe Mourner’s Club
Explore the title & editionsThe Four
Explore the title & editionsThe Perfect Stranger
Explore the title & editionsApartment 4C
Explore the title & editionsPleasant Oaks
Explore the title & editionsDreadmere: The Unwritten
Explore the title & editions
THE CROWE ATLAS
The places stay
with you, too.
Walk the streets of Blackthorne City, trace Greyhaven’s coastline, and discover the places that connect your favorite stories.
Explore the locations, filter by book, and choose when to reveal story connections.
A STUDY IN INSTINCT
Which character lives
in your shadow?
Seven questions. Seven familiar faces from the Horrorverse. Follow your instincts, discover your match, and share your personality card.
Find my Horrorverse character ↗- Eli Crowe
- Dr. Locke
- Mr. Tall
- Father Severin
- Dr. Eleanor Kane
- Lily Mercer
- Elena Cross
DREADMERE · THE UNWRITTEN
You don’t choose
the academy.
The academy chooses you.
For four hundred years, Dreadmere has chosen its students according to instinct. Discover where you belong in the official Choosing.
IN SANGUINE VERITASDreadmere
What you notice.
What you protect.
What you are willing to carry.
THE AUTHOR BEHIND THE SHADOWSMEET MICHAEL
The horror is fiction.
The humanity isn’t.
Michael Paul Patrick writes psychological thrillers, supernatural horror, and dark fantasy about trauma, grief, fractured identity, and the ways people survive.
A former trial attorney and ICU survivor, Michael began writing to process an experience that changed his understanding of fear and recovery. That doorway led to the interconnected Crowes Horrorverse.
He lives in Central Florida with his wife and children. Beyond the page, he advocates for people living with the effects of critical illness.
Read Michael on Substack ↗BEYOND THE LAST PAGE
The story continues.
FOR YOUR SHELF
Visit TikTok Shop ↗A little more personal.
Find signed copies through Michael’s TikTok Shop. Direct signed-copy orders here are planned for the future.