HA: What acto rs should play Uncle Rusty and Mia if there’s a movie version of Ferocious ? None of these are individual characters - I tend to like my own characters based on how they interact with each other. Then I’d cheat and say that it’s a tie between Uncle Rusty and Mia, George and Lou from Wolf Hunt, Todd and Amy from Kumquat, Frank and Abigail from Bring Her Back, the family from Sick House, and Toby and Owen from Dweller. I switched the order after I typed that the first time. At gunpoint, forced to choose, I’d say that Kevin and Rachel from Blister are my favorite characters, followed closely by the heroes in Cyclops Road. I’m honestly not sure where I’d rank them. In a book that has “once it gets going it never stops” pacing, it was really important that you start rooting for these characters early on. STRAND: It’s fun to write a really nasty villain like Darren in Pressure or Ivan in Wolf Hunt, but I’ll admit that it’s more fulfilling to create characters that the reader really likes. I love their relationship from the moment she asks her uncle, “Did you get the tampons?” Where would you rank them among your character creations? Do you like certain characters you create more than others? HA: In the more than 40 books you’ve released, Uncle Rusty and Mia from Ferocious are two of my favorite characters that you’ve created. So, then it became, “Okay, what can go horribly wrong in their lives?” After much brainstorming, I settled on “zombie animals,” which isn’t a unique concept but certainly an under-utilized one. STRAND: I had no story idea when I wrote the first chapter - I just liked the idea of this gruff, antisocial guy living in a cabin deep in the woods suddenly having a baby thrust upon him after his sister died. HORROR ADDICTS: Undead animals? What sparked the idea for Ferocious? He even answers the question if there will be a second Wolf Hunt sequel. Strand, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, agreed to an exclusive interview with about his new book and shares news on a couple of other future projects. Purchase the Kindle edition of Ferocious here.

Strand’s horror novels, Pressure and Dweller, earned Bram Stoker Award nominations, but the versatile author has also written young adult comedies, horror comedies, and even a romantic comedy.Ĭheck out his website and ridiculously long bio here.

Strand’s first new release of 2019 is the Kindle version of Ferocious, an action-packed novel about wild zombie animals on the prowl in a forest where Uncle Rusty and his teenage niece Mia live off the grid in a cabin. Horror author Jeff Strand is already having a ferocious 2019 following a productive 2018, which featured five new releases from the four-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated writer.

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