Carolyn
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Jonathan Janz:
Do you think you're ever going to write a novel not in the horror genre?
Jonathan Janz
Hey, Lynna! Great question. I’d put the probability of my writing a novel in another genre, at some point, at about 97%. Technically, I’ve already written one book in a different genre; BLOODSHOT: KINGDOM OF SHADOWS was a superhero/action/thriller hybrid with some horror trappings, and it was an absolute blast to write. Also, I try to bring in other genres with my horror novels when I can. DUST DEVILS was a vampire western. EXORCIST ROAD was a mystery/horror novel.
In the future, here are just a few of the projects I’m toying with writing…
--A historical drama/romance
--A sequel to my first superhero book
--A mystery/suspense novel called THE FRED ASTAIRE MURDERS
--A period adventure
--A post-apocalyptic series with western, horror, sci-fi, action, adventure, and fantasy elements (my DARK TOWER, so to speak)
--A modern-day romance
--A resurrection of my only trunk novel, a violent crime thriller called GARDEN OF SNAKES
So…that’s just a sampling of the work you might see from me in the next ten years. That’s of course, in addition to all the horror I’ll be writing. :-)
In the future, here are just a few of the projects I’m toying with writing…
--A historical drama/romance
--A sequel to my first superhero book
--A mystery/suspense novel called THE FRED ASTAIRE MURDERS
--A period adventure
--A post-apocalyptic series with western, horror, sci-fi, action, adventure, and fantasy elements (my DARK TOWER, so to speak)
--A modern-day romance
--A resurrection of my only trunk novel, a violent crime thriller called GARDEN OF SNAKES
So…that’s just a sampling of the work you might see from me in the next ten years. That’s of course, in addition to all the horror I’ll be writing. :-)
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Andi
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Jonathan Janz:
Hey Jonathan! I just want to say that I loved The Dismemberment. When reading it and looking through a couple other reviews, everyone is saying how much this reminds them of an old school Hammer Horror film. Was that your inspiration? Because it could work as one (you should also nudge them into adapting it, lol). Anyway. I loved it, and I was wondering if you were going to return to the gothic horror route again? :)
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