They call me Mr Shiver.
Richard Schiver writes stories that delve into the darker aspects of life and living. Having grown up on a steady diet of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, he brings his own unique take to ghostly subjects. If you enjoy stories of a dark nature you owe it to yourself to check out his work. Sign up for his monthly newsletter and receive a free book available only to subscribers.
Praised by some as adept at characterization, he builds believable characters he then plunges into extraordinary situations. The author of eight novels, three novellas, and a collection of short stories. He continues to work daily on future projects from his modest home in Western Maryland.
A proud military veteran, throughout his life he has played a series of roles, husband, father, son, and lover, but his favorite by far is grandfather. He and his wife of thirty plus years have raised four children and helped raise eight grandchildren. They provide a secure home to two cats, Mylo and Gafield
His wife, Dena, has experienced firsthand the exasperation of living with a writer whose mind tends to wander at the most inappropriate times. Yet she manages to keep his feet firmly planted on the ground.
Richard is also a gamer playing No Man’s Sky on Xbox, his gamer tag is MrSh1ver. The brief clip below is his approach to his freighter. He will soon be uploading videos to YouTube featuring gameplay and a few of his short stories he will narrate.
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