Michael was born in Bury, England in 1986. He started writing short stories from a very early age, and first got into writing for a Brussels based ex-pat magazine in the late 2000s. Trying his hand at fiction, he began researching his first novel in 2010, although it would take three years to complete. Michael has a passion for tales with unusual, mysterious and thrilling themes. His favourite authors include John Keel, Thomas Harris and Anne Rice, all three of which are inspirations in his work.