HORROR AND FANTASY WRITER
BRING HER BACK by Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Jeff Strand combines the awkward sweetness of Strand's best characters with a tragedy that ends in brutal violence. Here's the Amazon description: Frank knows that he's creepy. There's nothing he can do about it. His creepiness — along with the fact that his father once killed... Continue Reading →
I cite Jeff Strand’s novel DWELLER as one of the novels that heavily influence me as a writer. In fact, only Robert McCammon’s BOY’S LIFE is more influential on my writing. DWELLER is one of the few novels that I’ve read where I connected with not one but two characters, Toby, and his friend, Owen,... Continue Reading →
In between reading horror and high fantasy novels, I make time to read splatterpunk. Splatterpunk is a cool word for the subgenre of extreme horror, and it’s not for the easily offended or squeamish. For me, they’re some of the most entertaining books I’ve ever read in any genre. Relentless and gut-wrenching, splatterpunk is the... Continue Reading →
I received a comment from a fellow blogger, Nthato Morakabi, on my post last week about why I write horror. Nthato is a South African writer and a darn talented poet who shares a love for the horror genre like I do. Besides having the coolest name of any blogger I’ve seen, Nthato is one... Continue Reading →
When I tell people I write horror, they invariably ask why horror. They joke about my twisted mind and how I’ll never babysit their children. They say it like babysitting their children is some kind of awesome experience that I’m missing. I don’t tell them that I'd never want to babysit their children anyway. Never. ... Continue Reading →
"Life is horror and fantasy, not necessarily in that order." When I was thinking of a defining quote for my website blog, I considered a number of quotes from my favorite horror and fantasy authors. My favorite quote of all time is Gandalf the Grey saying, "All we have to decide is what to do... Continue Reading →
LIONEL RAY GREEN 