Scott Nicholson

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Scott Nicholson (born June 24, 1962 in the United States ) is an American writer who mainly writes horror novels and thrillers . Most of them take place in the rural areas of the Appalachian Mountains . His first novel, The Red Church , was a finalist in the Bram Stoker Awards .

biography

The author and journalist Scott Nicholson lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the US state of North Carolina . He has published more than 50 short stories and novels in six countries. He also writes screenplays and is vice chairman of the American Horror Writers Association . He is involved in the organizations Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers and in 1999 won the Grand Prix in the literary competition " Writers of the Future ". It is a registered trademark of Scientology .

Thank you for the flowers

The anthology Thank you for the Flowers is a collection of 13 short stories in which Nicholson "combines the macabre with science fiction and fantasy elements, peppered with various stylistic elements - from biting satire to gentle sentimentalism". In a review in The Dispatch , Nicholson's work is in part attributed an "apparent glorification of metaphor". The collection includes the award-winning short story Vampire Shortstop .

The Farm

The Farm is the fifth thriller written by Scott Nicholson. In this novel, he processes experiences from his native North Carolina . In an interview with the newspaper "The Times News", Nicholson said that his fascination for the Appalachian religions and the nature of the goats was incorporated into the book:

"The story is all about the mother-daughter relationship," said Nicholson in the article. "The daughter takes drugs, and then all these strange things happen. I wanted to portray her as an outsider who comes to this little community in the mountains. She's rebellious and rebellious because she wants to be different. And because she is so different, she thinks that no one will believe her when these strange things happen to the goats. ... Instead of sticking together in this situation to master it together, she brings mother and daughter even further apart. "

The hunger

In an interview in The Times News , Nicholson describes the book as " Deliverance with vampires".

Prices

  • 1999 - Vampire Shortstop Gold at "Writers of the Future" L. Ron Hubbard.

bibliography

Novels

  • The Red Church , 2002 (German: Die Rote Kirche, 2012)
  • The Harvest , 2003
  • The Manor , 2004 (German: Die Tunnels der Seele, 2012)
  • The Home , 2005
  • The Farm , 2006
  • They Hunger , 2007
  • Disintegration , 2010 (German: Entzweiung, 2012)
  • Drummer Boy , follow-up to "The Red Church", 2010
  • The Skull Ring , 2010 (German: The Skull Ring , 2011)

Short stories

  • Scattered Ashes , 2008 - Collection of short stories
  • Thank You For the Flowers , 2000 - Collection of short stories
  • "Heal Thyself" - published in the anthology Aegri Somnia
  • "Unnatural Disasters", 2011 Collection

comics

  • Dirt , comic series, 2009

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00036234.html
  2. ^ A b c Laube, Leigh Ann: On the Shelf: The Farm haunted by goats , The Times News. September 10, 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  3. ^ Entry in the register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  4. ↑ Wright, Cherriece: Author's compilation a good mix of genres , The Dispatch. October 12, 2000. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  5. ^ L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future - 1999 . Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 28, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.writersofthefuture.com
personal data
SURNAME Nicholson, Scott
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH United States