  BIOGRAPHY Harrison Phillips is an English author of horror, sci-fi and fantasy. His literary influences range from Edgar Alan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft, to Clive Barker and Stephen King. He was born and raised in Birmingham, England, where he still resides with his long-suffering wife, their daughter, and a schnauzer named Minnie. When he isn't writing or reading, Harrison also enjoys watching films, both at home and at the cinema. His favourite films are Night Of The Living Dead, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Suspiria. He has a large collection of VHS tapes, which he has amassed over the past decade. He also enjoys video games and can often be found online, playing Dead By Daylight. Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Harrison-Phillips/e/B07DSF1FP9?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000 THE FIRST HORROR BOOK I REMEMBER READING As I’m sure is the case for many people, the first horror books I remember reading were Goosebumps and Point Horror. Although I loved both series, I must admit that I was probably a little fonder of the Point Horror books. They were more adult than Goosebumps, and they did have some pretty cool cover art. The Train seems to stand out in my memory, and I remember The Cemetery had a hand with long, pointed fingernail tearing through a wall. That one always made me think of Freddy Kruger! As a young teenager, when I arrived in high school, I found that the library there was pretty well stocked with ‘real’ books. Immediately, I went and found their Stephen King books. I seem to recall them having quite a good selection. The only problems was, pupils needed a permission slip from their parents in order to be allowed to borrow them. My parent gave their consent of course, and the first book I borrowed – and, therefore, my first foray into Stephen King - was Pet Sematary. It’s still my favourite of King’s books, along with ‘Salem’s Lot. THE FIRST HORROR FILM I REMEMBER WATCHING I can only have been around six when I first watched A Nightmare On Elm Street. At the time, I believed that Freddy’s knives we extendable, and that they grew out of his fingers, like Wolverine’s claws! I also remember watching Halloween around the same time, and talking to my friends about it the next day in school. Not long after that, I was allowed to stay up and watch Friday The 13th Part 6: Jason Lives. It was that film that really made me fall in love with the horror genre. THE GREATEST HORROR BOOK OF ALL TIME I’ve read so many good horror books, that picking one that I would call the greatest is almost impossible. Having said that, I do own The Complete Fiction of H. P Lovecraft. As I feel he is the greatest horror writer of all time, I guess that would, by default, make this collection the greatest horror book of all time. The book itself is huge. It’s hardback and it weighs about a ton! THE GREATEST HORROR FILM OF ALL TIME In my opinion there are three films that all deserve the title of the greatest horror film of all time. They are The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Night of the Living Dead and Halloween. I believe that these are the most important films to the genre. Without them, I don’t believe the horror genre would have become what it is today. Interestingly, in all three, you hardly see a single drop of blood spilled. The is another film that I feel also deserves a mention. The Exorcist is probably the film that I find the most horrifying. As such, perhaps this should be considered the greatest. THE GREATEST HORROR WRITER OF ALL TIME Again, Lovecraft is amazing. I just don’t understand how he was able to come up with some of the things he wrote. This was back in the twenties and the thirties too! The stories he was telling, the creatures he was creating, there was (and still is) nothing else quite like them. As a storyteller, there is nobody better. And he still influences horror writers today, almost an entire century later! Oh, and like most horror fans, I do have a soft spot for Stephen King. THE BEST BOOK COVER OF ALL TIME Once upon a time, my sister gave me a hardback copy of Stephen King’s It. The cover featured a house, where the building is twisted and distorted into the face of pennywise. I used to love that book. Unfortunately, I no longer seem to have it in my possession... THE BEST FILM POSTER OF ALL TIME Have you seen the poster for I Spit On Your Grave? It’s great. As is the original poster for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Back then, in the seventies and eighties, film producers had to rely on exploitation to try and sell their films. These two are absolute prime examples. I absolutely love them! THE BEST BOOK I HAVE WRITTEN I don’t like to blow my own trumpet too much, so I’ll just say that, if somebody wants to start reading my work, then Idle Hands might be a good place to start. It’s a collection of short stories, which would definitely give a reader a strong indication as to my style and the sort of content I include in my books. THE WORST BOOK I HAVE WRITTEN I once wrote a novella that even I thought was a bit too extreme. Well, perhaps not too extreme, but maybe a little insensitive, considering the subject matter at hand. I still believe the concept I came up with was good, and I may still revisit it one day. I decided not to publish that one. THE FILM THAT SCARED ME THE MOST People may laugh. They may call me a wimp. But the film that has scared me the most is The Blair Witch Project. At the time, there was nothing else like it. I knew it wasn’t real (no, I didn’t fall for the excellent viral marketing), but it still felt real to me. It is the perfect example, in my mind, of being able to terrify the audience, without actually showing them anything. THE BOOK I AM WORKING ON NEXT My next release will be a book entitled In The Name Of The Devil. It is about a family who are taken hostage in their own home, by a gang of teenage Satanists. However, the family have some dark secrets of their own... After that will be Shotgun Nun, an over-the-top violent thriller, about a vengeance-seeking nun. Then, my intention is to release a sequel to my most popular novella, In The Valley Of The Cannibals. My most recent novella, The House Of Rotting Flesh, can be found here, available in both ebook and paperback format: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08X6Z4791/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2 The House Of Rotting Flesh: An Extreme Horror Novella |
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