Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a writer of things that go bump in the night. While everything I write will always have elements of horror in them, I will also include other genres as variety is important. I have a number of stories appearing in Black Hare Press anthologies, Red Cape Publishing anthologies, and three novels: The Shadow Within, The Pope Lick Massacre, and The Sins of the Past.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Sins of the Past is my latest novel. It began as a short story for an anthology but it wasn’t long before I realized it would work better as a longer piece of fiction. The story called for a piece on spiritualism in the Victorian era. I have a love for the time period in fiction so mashing it with my love for horror seemed like a perfect fit. I also wanted to challenge myself to write a tale that didn’t necessarily need the excessive gore and situations my first two novels contain.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
It seems like I’m always writing, but otherwise, I don’t do anything that stands out.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m a huge Richard Laymon fan. I also have been influenced by Robert Jordan, Arthur Conan Doyle, HG Wells, C.S. Harris, Lewis Carroll, David Morrell, and the many authors of Marvel and DC comics.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on the next Ephraim Godwin Chronicles project. It will be a sequel in a way but the books in Ephraim’s world will be able to be read as a stand-alone if the reader so chooses. I’m also working on a splatterpunk throwback to the 80s camping horror.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
You can find all my stuff on my blog/website ericbutlerauthor.com and on my Facebook page.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Number one thing is to write…all the time. You may not use it but it will make you a better writer in the long run. Also, don’t pigeonhole yourself to a genre when reading. I love horror, but I don’t limit my reading habits to that genre. I like to see who other writers work within their chosen genre. You can learn a lot by just reading.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Remember to treat others how you want to be treated. Don’t make enemies on your way up because they will be more than happy to help you back on your way down.
What are you reading now?
I’m getting into the indie horror writers like Carver Pike, Lee Franklin, Daniel Volpe, Aron Beauregard, and the Paperbacks from Hell series. I’m a big comic nerd so I’m always reading a collection of Batman or Marvel Epics – right now it’s Power Man and Iron First Vol 1.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully, it’s more of the same. I plan on getting a few more novels out this year and I have a number of stories appearing in anthologies from Black Hare Press, Red Cape Publishing, and a few others…
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising
Arthur Conan Doyle’s complete Sherlock Holmes
Richard Laymon’s Night in the Lonesome October
Spiderman Omnibus by Roger Stern
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