


Michelle Renee Lane writes dark speculative fiction about identity politics and women of color battling their inner demons while falling in love with monsters. Her work includes elements of fantasy, horror, romance, and occasionally erotica. Her short fiction appears in several anthologies. Her Bram Stoker Award nominated debut novel, Invisible Chains (2019), is available from Haverhill House Publishing. The Spanish language translation, Cadenas Invisibles (2022), is available from Dilatando Mentes Editorial.
Born and raised in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania, Michelle spent countless hours of her youth obsessed with the occult and consumed by vampire fiction. She climbed into strangers’ cars, explored abandoned buildings seeking secret passageways to hidden worlds, taught herself to read Tarot cards, and consulted the dead with a Ouija board. Michelle’s first and subsequent heartbreaks have given her much material for her cautionary tales about the perils of falling in love with monsters. She holds an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University.

How to Support Me
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/michellereneelane
- Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Michelle-Renee-Lane/e/B07Q7XSJR5

Publications
- “Crossroads” (2019), Terror Politico: A Screaming World in Chaos, Scary Dairy Press
- Invisible Chains (2019), Haverhill House Publishing
- “Thus Do We Reach the Stars” (2019), The Monstrous Feminine: Dark Tales of Dangerous Women, Scary Dairy Press
- “African Twilight” (2020), The Dystopian States of AMERICA: A Charity Anthology Benefiting the ACLU Foundation, Haverhill House Publishing
- “Cicada Song” (2020), Graveyard Smash: Women of Horror Anthology Volume 2, Kandisha Press
- “The Hag Stone” (2020), Dead Awake: 12 Tales of Darkness, Crimson Creek Press
- “Hunger” (2020), Midnight & Indigo: 22 Speculative Stories by Black Women Writers, midnight & indigo
- “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (2020), episode 1019 of The Wicked Library: Christmassacre 2020
- “Josephine” (2021) The One That Got Away: Women of Horror Anthology Volume 3, Kandisha Press
- “An Acid Trip Through Time” (2021), episode 1102 of The Wicked Library: A Collection of Dark Tales
- “Am I Really a Horror Writer?” (2021) Writers Workshop of Horror 2, Hydra Publications
- Cadenas Invisibles (2022) – Spanish Translation of Invisible Chains, Dilatando Mentes Editorial
- A Marriage Made in Hell: Book 1: The Courtship of Nora Fagan (2022), Stardust Romance
- In Trouble (2023), Omnium Gatherum
Awards & Nominations
- 2020 Bram Stoker Award Finalist, Debut Novel, Invisible Chains
- 2022 Inaugural Michael Knost “Wings” Award
Upcoming Events
- StokerCon 2023, June 15 – 18, Pittsburgh, PA
Interviews
- Interview: Michelle Renee Lane, Author of INVISIBLE CHAINS
7/8/2019 - BREAKING THE INVISIBLE CHAINS, A FIVE MINUTES WITH MICHELLE R. LANE
7/10/2019 - 5 Questions for Michelle Renee Lane
7/22/2019 - My Favorite Things with Michelle Renee Lane
7/22/2019 - RELEASING INVISIBLE CHAINS: AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHELLE RENEE LANE
8/7/2019 - Interview: Michelle Renee Lane about Diversity, Race, New Orleans, and Her Book Invisible Chains
2/20/2020 - Halloween Book Festival 2020 – Michelle Renee Lane
10/10/2020 - The One That Got Away – Kandisha Press Vol 3. Interview with Michelle Renee Lane
2/4/2021 - Black Heritage in Horror: Interview with Michelle Renee Lane
2/6/2022 - A Discussion of Writing and Culture with Michelle Renee Lane
11/2/2022 - Author Chats with Janette: Michelle Lane
5/1/2023
Reviews
- Review: Invisible Chains by Michelle Renee Lane
8/14/2019 - The Power of Women is More than Just Magic
11/17/2019 - Invisible Chains by Michelle Renee Lane
11/20/2019 - What We’ve Been Reading #31, Ladies of Horror Fiction
12/18/2019 - Ben Walker’s Best Reads Of 2019
1/23/2020 - A Crescent City Fright: Invisible Chains
1/26/2020 - Invisible Chains by Michelle Renee Lane
4/12/2020
Courses, Panels, Presentations, Virtual Events & Workshops
- Workshop (Online): Speculative Fiction Academy – Antagonists of Horror: Vampires
This 4-week course takes a deep dive into the evolution of vampires. Are they still scary?
Enroll today! StoryFest 2020 – Beyond Stoker: Contemporary Visions of Vampires
9/15/2020- Salem Horror Fest Reading
10/1/2020 Multiverse 2020: Justice in the Machine
10/17/2020- Multiverse 2020: Horror as a Social Platform
10/18/2020 - Multiverse 2020: Academic Presentation: “With This Ring, You’ll Be Dead: The Acceptance of Violence Against Female Protagonists in Romantic Vampire Fiction”
10/18/2020
- Scream Queens: The History and Future of Women in Horror
10/20/2020 - Pittsburgh HWA Halloween Reading
10/24/2020 - “Women in Horror: Expanding the Horror Canon”, with Jewelle Gomez, University of Pittsburgh Library System Horror Studies Webinar Series
4/6/2021 - Horror and Romance (Con-Tinual Panel Room, Ep. 62)
5/11/2021 - In Your Write Mind 2021: Women Writing Dark Fantasy and Horror
7/8/2021 - In Your Write Mind 2021: Presentation: “Are Vampires Still Scary?”
7/9/2021 - Multiverse 2021: Eroticism and Horror
10/15/2021 - Multiverse 2021: Girls Rule 3.0!
10/16/2021 - Multiverse 2021: From Matriarch to Mary Sue
10/16/2021 - Multiverse 2021: Academic Presentations: “Are Vampires Still Scary?”
10/16/2021 - Multiverse 2021: Othering in Horror
10/16/2021 - Multiverse 2021: Horror Realism
10/17/2021 - Con-Tinual panel “Women in Horror”
3/22/2022 - StokerCon 2022: Creating Short Fiction: Creating Fully Realized Compelling Stories in 5,000 Words or Less
5/13/2022 - StokerCon 2022: Finding Your Scooby Gang: Building a Network and Professional Relationships in Horror Publishing
5/14/2022 - StokerCon 2022: When Character Collides with Plot: The Use of Moral Dilemma in Fiction (Moderator)
5/14/2022 - Healing Through Writing Horror Fiction: Wellness Series Workshop (for PAAR)
9/21/2022 & 10/5/2022 - Multiverse 2022: Breaking the Curse of Bias
10/14/2022 - Multiverse 2022: 50 Shades of Fantasy (18+)
10/14/2022 - Multiverse 2022: Sensitivity Readers: What Are They & When Do You Need Them?
10/15/2022 - Multiverse 2022: Subgenres of Horror
10/15/2022 - Multiverse 2022: Hannibal Enthusiasts UNITE!
10/15/2022 - Virtual StokerCon 2023 Panel: Horror through a Southern Gothic Lens
5/8/2023 - StokerCon 2023: You Can’t Get There From Here: Tales of Weird Pittsburgh
6/15/2023 - StokerCon 2023: Dread and Desire
6/16/2023
Social Media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themichellerlane
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichelleRLane
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle_writes_stuff/
Guest Blogs
Medium: https://medium.com/@chellane
Speculative Chic: https://speculativechic.com/author/chellane72/
Podcasts
- PODCAST: SHADOWS OF THE VAMPIRES
- The New Panic Room Episode 175
- WRITING YOUR FIRST NOVEL – The Horror Show With Brian Keene – Ep 256
- Between the Reads: Recentering Black Horror: A Panel Discussion
10/29/2021
YouTube Videos
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