THE HORROR OF MY LIFE: A.I. WINTERS

13/7/2021

In this series of articles we invite horror fans, and horror creators to talk about the books, and films that had the biggest impact on them as fans of the horror genre. Today we welcome author A.I. Winters to the site.

A.I. Winters is an award-winning author known for her works of horror and fantasy. She is the author of the young adult fantasy novels Strange Luck, The Nightmare Birds, and A Darling Secret. Her latest horror book, Summoner of Sleep, will be released July 2021.

The first horror book I remember reading

I think it was Frankenstein. I remember being shocked to learn that Frankenstein isn’t the name of the monster.

The First Horror Film I remember watching

Cujo. It scared the hell out of me!

The Greatest Horror Book of All Time

I loved H.P. Lovecraft’s The Lurker at the Threshold and Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla.

The Greatest Horror Film of all time

They Live. Evil Dead II is a close second.

THE GREATEST WRITER OF ALL TIME

All hail H.P. Lovecraft!

THE BEST BOOK COVER OF ALL TIME

Too many good ones to pick. I really like covers on classic literature, like Madame Bovary, In a Glass Darkly, or Phantom of the Opera.

THE BEST FILM POSTER OFF ALL TIME

In the Mouth of Madness.

THE BEST BOOK / FILM I HAVE WRITTEN

My new psychological horror novel, Summoner of Sleep. It’s about a dark family secret. A town that doesn’t exist on any map. And a drug that will unleash an apocalyptic, transformational horror on the world. So you know, light subject matter. :)

THE WORST BOOK / FILM I HAVE WRITTEN

A Darling Secret. It was the last book in the Strange Luck Series and was really hard to finish.

THE MOST UNDERRATED FILM OF ALL TIME

Cemetery Man. I’ve only met a handful of people who’ve seen it.

THE MOST UNDERRATED BOOK OF ALL TIME

Carmilla. It’s a beautiful and haunting Gothic novella and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula.

THE MOST UNDERRATED AUTHOR OF ALL TIME

Sheridan Le Fanu and Arthur Machen.

THE BOOK / FILM THAT SACRED ME THE MOST

As a kid, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. As an adult, anything having to do with aliens. That movie seriously messed me up.

THE BOOK / FILM I AM WORKING ON NEXT

I’m working on a few horror short stories at the moment and plan to start writing a new novel at the end of the year.

Summoner of Sleep by A I Winters

In the isolated mountain town of Marble Woods, the townspeople harbor a dangerous secret. It's here, away from the civilized world, that they can experiment with human genetics that have the power to alter your mind and body. When Ryder Ashling, a down-on-his-luck longtime sufferer of nightmares, discovers the town, he thinks he's found a cure, but bears witness to their research and its terrifying, inevitable unraveling.

In exploring the disturbing crossroads of genetic manipulation and lust for youth and control of the physical, Winters' cautionary tale of the perversion of natural order and desire will entice and rattle readers in this thought-provoking tale of terror.

A.I. Winters

BIO
A.I. Winters is an award-winning author known for her works of horror and fantasy. She is the author of the young adult fantasy novels Strange Luck, The Nightmare Birds, and A Darling Secret. Her latest horror book, Summoner of Sleep, will be released July 2021.

She currently lives in Los Angeles. When not writing books, she enjoys breaking a sweat in Jiu-Jitsu class, baking, and traveling.

WEBSITE LINKS
www.aiwinters.com
http://www.instagram.com/aiwinters_author
http://www.facebook.com/aiwinters
https://www.aiwinters.com/newsletter.html
https://www.amazon.com/A-I-Winters/e/B00XZ88V5A?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1623789472&sr=8-3