A Goodreads user asked Asher Ellis:

What writers have influenced you? How? In what way?

Asher Ellis King (of course, right?) has always been an influence, and many reviews of THE REMEDY have pointed out the similarities. (In particular, DREAMCATCHER.) But another significant influence was the visceral writing of Jack Ketchum and Richard Laymon, especially Ketchum's OFF SEASON and Laymon's THE WOODS ARE DARK. I should also mention that when writing a backwoods slasher, you can't overlook the work of Edward Lee!

And while they didn't inspire any of my debut novel's content, I am always aspiring to capture the lean yet heavy hitting prose of Richard Matheson, David Morrell, and Jim Thompson.

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