The Devil in Mia by Jan Miklaszewicz

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The Devil in Mia

by Jan Miklaszewicz

Why we picked it

A strong pick for readers who like dark, biting horror with flawed characters and rising danger. Its standalone novella format and grim, irreverent tone make it easy to jump into.

About this book

Jan Miklaszewicz’s The Devil in Mia is a dark fiction novella centered on the troubled Smith family. Matt is selfish and drinks too much, while his patient wife becomes entangled with a deeply sinister presence. As chaos takes hold and the threat to her life grows, their already strained home turns into something far more dangerous.

Forced to confront horrors both inside himself and beyond him, Matt must face more than one kind of monster. This standalone entry in the Hartmouth Horrors series delivers a nasty streak of irreverent darkness, mixing domestic trouble with escalating menace as it asks whether he can finally become the man the moment demands.

The vibe

Domestic horrorSinister presenceDarkly irreverentEscalating menaceTroubled family

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Author
Jan Miklaszewicz
Genre
Fiction
Published
November 16, 2025
Publisher
Independently published
Pages
133
Reading time
About 3 hours
ISBN
9798269840222

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For your book club

  1. How does the family’s strain shape the story’s sense of danger?
  2. What makes horror rooted in the home especially unsettling?
  3. How might Matt’s flaws affect your sympathy for him?
  4. What does the idea of facing more than one monster suggest to you?
  5. How does irreverent darkness change the tone of a horror story?

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