Michael West

Michael West is the critically acclaimed author of Skull Full of Kisses, The Wide Game, Cinema of Shadows, and Poseidon’s Children.  He lives and works in the Indianapolis area with his wife, their two sons, their bird, Rodan, and turtle, Gamera.

He loves to walk on the beach, but he still doesn’t think it’s safe to go back in the water.

 

“I’ve always been a storyteller, and I’ve loved Horror as long as I can remember. I used to trick babysitters into letting me stay up late to watch Night Gallery episodes and Hammer films. I’d collect toys based on the classic Universal monsters. In the eighties, when a new Horror film opened, I was always first in line. Even when I wrote scripts for Educational Television, I found ways to sneak in Horror themes. I pitched a program called Teen Terrors—a look at the stress, fears, and anxieties that all teenagers must face—and filmed host segments in graveyards and the torture chambers of local haunted houses. It was only natural that, when I finally put pen to paper to write prose, the result would be horrific.”

 

 

“Most relationships are complicated, but, in my stories, some of those complications are supernatural.”
~Michael West