Hello All,
My name is Mark Tufo. I am the author of the Zombie Fallout series, the newest being
Zombie Fallout 6: ‘Til Death Do Us Part, which was
released on October 1st.
Why the horror genre? Hell why not? Who doesn’t like a good
scare? Ever seen some of those roller coasters? They might be called amusement
parks, but if they could get away with it, I bet they’d go with something more
along the lines of Blood-curdling
Scream Park.
That would be way cooler. Alright, but I’m digressing. If you’ve read any of my
books you’d know I do that a lot. There really is something about a good scare,
about pulling your legs up to the rest of your body and making sure that your blanket
covers you completely, because I’m sure that will stop the sharp toothed clown
with claws for hands from being able to get at the tender meat that surrounds
your throat (sorry I had to) as you watch or read your favorite scary story.
The exhilaration of your heart pounding as the hero or
heroine runs for their life, with the vampire (not the sparkling variety),
zombie, werewolf, or even the guy with a crazy knives hand chases them
invariably through the darkened, wet, and lonely forest. It’s always a forest
maybe because of the innate fear we feel when we’re alone amongst those silent
sentinels. What’s behind that tree up ahead? Did you see it? It could be
anything.
Couple that with Halloween and you easily have my favorite
time of the year. I love the thought of curling up to a good book as I stare
out my rain soaked window, leaves lazily making their way down in the cool
crisp bite of autumn air. I can think of no better time to relax and let a wave
of fear wash over me. Maybe it’s nostalgia. I read Stephen King’s IT way back when in the days leading up
to Halloween, and something took root. I’ve always associated a good scare with
the fall, so when most folks are waiting for the buds to form on trees so they
can pull out of the dark winter season, I am briskly rubbing my hands together
happy to be rid of the yolk of heat.
My books, including the Zombie Fallout series, Indian Hill
trilogy, Timothy, The Spirit Clearing, and The Book of Riley all have one
common element. In one shape, way or form they deal with horror – some
internal, some external. They are meant to evoke feelings of tension and fear, and
maybe even trigger a flight or fight mechanism in you (if that happens I’ve
really done my job!). I’ve had folks tell me that at certain parts of my
stories they’ve had to read while they are peeking through their splayed
fingers. I could think of no higher compliment with which they could tell me!
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to post on your
blog and Happy Halloween!
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All five of us - Tonia Brown, James N Cook, John O' Brien,
Armand Rosamilia and Mark Tufo - hope you have been following along on the
Haunted Halloween Blog Tour 2012. We love to see comments after the posts, and
we also love to pick a random commenter and give away a free eBook or even a
signed print book, so maybe you'll get lucky!
We have centralized all the upcoming dates and blog posts on
a Facebook event page. Feel free to join us there and see what is coming up
next!
