Michael Richan

Michael Richan is an accomplished American author with a focus on horror fiction. He has been writing in the genre for over four decades, and has built a reputation for his expansive and interconnected series. Richan is perhaps best known for his "The River" series, which is a massive and far-reaching collection of books that are all set in the same universe.

In addition to "The River" series, Richan has also written several other popular series, including "The Downwinders" and "The Dark River". These series, along with "The River", make up a significant portion of Richan's over forty horror and paranormal novels that he has published. His writing is known for its ability to create an immersive and chilling atmosphere that keeps readers on the edge of their seats.

Richan currently resides in Washington State. For those interested in exploring his work, it is recommended to start with "The Bank of The River" and then refer to his website for a suggested reading order. Some of his other notable standalone titles include "The Seances", "The Coldwater Haunting", "Slaughter, Idaho", "The School of Revenge", "I Reside Here", "Aunt Death", and "Terrify". Readers can also follow Richan via email to receive a free novella titled "Residual" and can also find him on Twitter under the handle @michaelrichan.
River Universe Reading Order Books
# Title Year
1 The Bank of the River 2013
2 A Haunting in Oregon 2013
3 Ghosts of Our Fathers 2013
4 Eximere 2014
5 The Suicide Forest 2014
6 Devil's Throat 2014
7 Blood Oath, Blood River 2014
8 The Diablo Horror 2014
9 The Impossible Coin 2014
10 The Haunting at Grays Harbor 2015
11 The Graves of Plague Canyon 2015
12 It Walks At Night 2015
13 The Dark River: A 2015
14 The Blackham Mansion Haunting 2015
15 The Cycle of the Shen 2015
16 The Blood Gardener 2015
17 A Christmas Haunting at Point No Point 2015
18 The Massacre Mechanism 2016
19 The Port of Missing Souls 2017
20 The Nightmares of Quiet Grove 2017
21 Capricorn 2017
22 The Haunting of Johansen House 2017
23 Evocation 2018
24 Descent Into Hell Street 2018
25 The Remains 2019
26 Node 2019
27 Inheritance 2020
28 The Dead Kingdom 2020
29 Spirit Lake 2021
30 Divertimento 2021
The River Books
# Title Year
1 The Bank of the River 2013
2 A Haunting in Oregon 2013
3 Ghosts of Our Fathers 2013
4 Eximere 2014
5 The Suicide Forest 2014
6 Devil's Throat 2014
7 The Diablo Horror 2014
8 The Haunting at Grays Harbor 2015
9 It Walks At Night 2015
10 The Cycle of the Shen 2015
11 A Christmas Haunting at Point No Point 2015
12 The Port of Missing Souls 2017
13 The Haunting of Johansen House 2017
14 Evocation 2018
15 Node 2019
16 Spirit Lake 2021
The Downwinders Books
# Title Year
1 Blood Oath, Blood River 2014
2 The Impossible Coin 2014
3 The Graves of Plague Canyon 2015
4 The Blackham Mansion Haunting 2015
5 The Massacre Mechanism 2016
6 The Nightmares of Quiet Grove 2017
7 Descent Into Hell Street 2018
8 The Remains 2019
9 Inheritance 2020
10 The Dead Kingdom 2020
11 House on Fire 2022
Dark River Books
# Title Year
1 The Dark River: A 2015
2 The Blood Gardener 2015
3 Capricorn 2017
4 Divertimento 2021
5 Malfunction 61 2023
I Reside Here Books
# Title Year
1 I Reside Here 2021
2 I Reside Here II 2022
Mausoleum Books
# Title Year
1 Mausoleum: Anomaly 2020
2 Mausoleum: Hex Roots 2020
3 Mausoleum: Memento Mori 2021
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The School of Revenge 2016
2 Slaughter, Idaho 2017
3 The Coldwater Haunting 2019
4 The Seances 2020
5 Aunt Death 2022
6 The Haunting of Briarwood Manor 2023
The Haunting of Pitmon House Books
# Title Year
1 The Haunting of Pitmon House 2016
2 The Haunting of Waverly Hall 2016
3 A Haunting In Wisconsin 2017