Splatterpunk is a sub-genre of horror fiction that came to light during the 1980s. It was, and perhaps still is a movement against the more traditional stylings of horror fiction. I am talking about the ghost stories, the quiet creeping horror that was a staple of the genre, particularly throughout the 80s. Splatterpunk is a no holds barred approach to writing horror. It’s one that isn’t afraid to go that little bit further, to take a chance, to push the readers imagination, and sometimes to push the readers dinner back out of their stomachs. Names like John Skipp, Craig Spector, David J. Schow, Edward Lee, and Jack Ketchum…..these are just a selection of some of the great writers operating within the Splatterpunk genre. Where am I going with this? Well, for this Press-Ups feature I decided to have a chat with Jack Bantry. Jack is a postman by day, avid reader and horror fan by night. Jack is a lover of horror and particularly the Splatterpunk genre. So much so that Jack decided to start his own magazine called Splatterpunk! The first issue came out in 2012 and featured fiction from Dave Benton & W.D. Gagliani, Jeff Strand (a regular contributor to the zine), Tim Curran and a short from Bantry himself. Book reviews and interviews with Jack Ketchum, Wrath James White & Andre Duza and a great little piece by Wayne Simmons. The magazine has gone from strength to strength. Last year saw the release of Splatterpunk #7. Jeff Strand was again involved along with Adam Cesare, Kristopher Rufty and Garrett Cook! I am telling you now, this magazine is superb. Most issues are sold out (lucky I have them all). I sat down with Jack and had a chin wag about the future for Splatterpunk, horror fiction and news of an upcoming anthology. Enjoy...  Director Jeremy Saulnier has followed up 2013’s hugely acclaimed revenge thriller Blue Ruin with Green Room, a tense, gruesome chiller starring Anton Yelchin and Imogen Poots, about a punk band who find themselves at the mercy of a gang of neo-Nazi skinheads led by Patrick Stewart.
THOMAS OLDE HEUVELT
2/5/2016
 THOMAS OLDE HEUVELT Dutch novelist Thomas Olde Heuvelt (1983) is the author of five novels and many short stories of the fantastic. His short fiction has appeared in English, Dutch and Chinese, among other languages. He won a 2015 Hugo Award for his novelette The Day the World Turned Upside Down. He has also been awarded the Harland Award for best Dutch fantasty on multiple occasions, and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award.
Olde Heuvelt wrote his debut novel at the age of sixteen. He studied English language and American literature in his hometown of Nijmegen and at the University of Ottawa in Canada. Since, he has become a bestselling author in The Netherlands and Belgium. He calls Roald Dahl and Stephen King the literary heroes of his childhood, creating a love for grim and dark fiction. HEX is Olde Heuvelt's world wide debut. Warner Bros is currently developing a TV series based on the book. |
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