Could you tell the readers a little bit about yourself? Hello everyone, my name is zasx and I am an author who to be honest is just starting out on the journey of writing. I am learning something new every day and hopefully tuning my craft that much more with each thing I learn both good and bad about my work and writing in general. My main motivations for writing since I started and to this day are to create historical and cryptid horror. A few years back I noticed a severe lack of serious and well developed cryptid storytelling in the world, especially in the world of horror where there is limitless potential and opportunity for tension, atmopshere, chills, and thrills using mythology and folklore dating thousands of years of generational storytelling that have led to modern day mythologies and legends. I hope to keep these legends going, and keep the spark of cryptid storytelling alive and also inspire others to do so as well. Which one of your characters would you least like to meet in real life? I would not like to meet sheriff Perkins, yikes. Other than the horror genre, what else has been a major influence on your writing? History is easily the most pervasive influence on my writing, it simply has so much creativity, motivation, and story telling opportunities for those who look. The term horror, especially when applied to fiction always carries such heavy connotations. What’s your feeling on the term “horror” and what do you think we can do to break past these assumptions? I feel that horror is a broad, malleable, and varied genre that can be broadly bent and sculpted in a variety of ways creating a variety of stories with varied themes, atmospheres, tones and types of methods for scaring or provoking uncomfortable emotions in the reader and I think horror should be seen as a diverse genre rather then a cheap “lazy” popcorn type of genre that horror is quite often unfairly viewed as. A lot of good horror movements have arisen as a direct result of the socio/political climate, considering the current state of the world where do you see horror going in the next few years? I am honestly not sure where horror is headed but I hope its somewhere good, I think its based a lot on individuals visions for what they want to create in regard to horror and what scares and inspires them. I think we are going to see a lot of good things come from the world of horror as more people come out of the woodwork and throw their own horrific visions into the world. I believe the world of creating horror related projects is a lot more welcoming and inviting then it once was with the abundance of resources and information we have readily available in the day and age we live in. I will say this I'm no psychic but I i'm absoulutly certain we will be seeing an abundance of Covid-19 related horror projects in the future both inspired and uninspired. I believe a rather terrible film has already spawned from the subject. Given the dark, violent and at times grotesque nature of the horror genre why do you think so many people enjoy reading it? People, myself included, have a morbid curiosity and fascination with the dark nature of our world and its inhabitants, and what else crawls from the darkness but fear and horror? What, if anything, is currently missing from the horror genre? I belive there is a severe lack of cryptozoology related horror projects out there and I would love to see more people add their own flair to timeless mythologies and legends. What new and upcoming authors do you think we should take notice off? Well me of course :) Are there any reviews of your work, positive or negative that have stayed with you? No not really, I am not quite at the level of popularity where I have an abundance of reviews. What aspects of writing to do you find the most difficult? Like with literally anything us humans do, starting it is always the most difficult part, getting that lazy and hesitant part of our brain to shut up and go away is always the most difficult aspect of writing, and well anything at all. Is there one subject you would never write about as an author? I am not sure, I would like to think I could write about anything but in truth I am more then happing staying in my lane and focusing on my passions, cryptozoology and historical fiction. Writing, is not a static process, how have you developed as a writer over the years? Well like many others I imagine I have developed knowledge and understanding of the creative process through trial and error. Looking back at my first projects and aimless writings I quite literally cringe in embarassment at the absoloute haberdash I put to paper. I would like to think that I have significantly improved in both my knowledge of the writing process and good storytelling in more general terms. What is the best piece of advice you ever received with regards to your writing? The best piece of advice I ever received was one, to write honestly and plainly from your own writing spirit, and two, no writer can be both a writer and a critic at the same time. Which of your characters is your favourite? I have a soft spot for dinosaurs :) Which of your books best represents you? I believe “Hunted: A Short Story” Best represents my intent and what I hope to achieve when I write. Do you have a favorite line or passage from your work, and would you like to share it with us? I am not so good with picking favorites. Can you tell us about your last book, and can you tell us about what you are working on next? My last book is quite ridiculous if I am being honest, if you are into raunchy, goofy, chaotic madness then I would check it out, also if you like dinosaurs, I WUV DINOSAWS If you could erase one horror cliché what would be your choice? The concept of the final girl. What was the last great book you read, and what was the last book that disappointed you? The last great book I read was “The Terror” by Dan Simmons lovely horror. I have not recently read any books that dissapointed me. What's the one question you wish you would get asked but never do? And what would be the answer? The one question I wish I got asked is: “Why are you such a good writer and so damn attractive?” My answer is I don't know, I was just born that way.  BIO Howdy, everyone! I am an independent and self-published aspiring novice author living in Denver Colorado, born and raised. I am very much interested in horror, Gothic literature, westerns, pirates, thrillers, and cryptids, so I thought I would combine them to create captivating stories in my own style that readers and myself can be entertained by. WEBSITE LINKS https://www.amazon.com/Brandon-Tolin/e/B08L27C9SP/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1 Rattletooth: A Short Story by Brandon Tolin What happens when cold war Russians experiment with hybridization and combine DNA from different species? Embark on a whacky horror yarn in the redwood national forest, where two forest rangers and a group of police officers uncover a ridiculous plot of DNA fusion, terrorism, and military experimentation. TODAY ON THE GINGER NUTS OF HORROR WEBSITE [COVER REVEAL] |
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