About me:

I'm a horror author from Minneapolis, MN, which in and of itself is pretty frightening.

About Being a Horror Author:

“Oh.”

That's the second of two “Oh”s I tend to encounter when meeting new people. The first is when people discover that I’ve written a book.

“Oh!”

That’s the first one. It contains properties of surprise, and positive expression: eyes open, lips curl slightly upward. This is of course followed by:

“What kind of books do you write?”

I used to answer, “Dark Fantasy” but I don’t like to lie. Any story with the word “eviserated” in it falls into one category: “Horror.”

“Oh.”

There’s the second one I was telling you about. Eyes narrow, lips curl slightly downward, sometimes there is a notable shudder. Like Winnie the Pooh said, its ’something that gets you’. The spirit of the art that possesses people is always a pleasant one. I’d rather be happy drawing pictures of unicorns or something, but you have to play the hand you’re dealt.

On Being a Horror Author from the Midwest:

Let’s be honest, Minneapolis is great… in the summer. But when the temp drops to the point where molecular motion nearly stops there isn’t much to do except sleep, drink, and write either progressive rock music or horror novels. Ask Björk, she knows…