Welcome to the madhouse. Here's where you'll find me spouting off about the craft of writing, the horror genre, or whatever else decides to spew from my brainpan.
For those of you who may not know me, my name is Scott Emerson. I've been writing horror since I was in the second grade and despite repeated attempts to stop, I'm still at it. Since 1995 I've published stories in various small press and electronic venues, such as Horrorfind.com, Camp Horror, Flashshot, (000)000-0000, and Nightlore, among others. I've also written several scripts for the audio horror program The Grist Mill; my script "The Homecoming," about an estranged couple's run-in with the undead, was one of the first episodes the show produced.
Horror is my favorite genre, but I'm also a fan of mystery/suspense, erotica, mainstream/literary fiction--hell, even Westerns. My favorite authors include, but are not limited to, Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee, Brian Keene, Poppy Z. Brite, Tom Piccirilli, Douglas Clegg, Richard Laymon, Harry Crews, David Mamet, Charles Bukowski, and Edgar Allan Poe.
When I'm not writing, I'm usually watching some godawful movie. Anything out of Italy involving zombies, cannibals, or any combination thereof, is my first choice. But I'll watch just about anything. Favorite movies of mine include The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original, thank you very much), Re-Animator, The Evil Dead, Se7en, Die Hard, Goodfellas, the Star Wars trilogy (the first one), Romero's Dead movies, and pretty much anything put out by Something Weird Video.
Everything else about me is pretty boring. I'm married to Kathleen, also a writer, and we live in Meadville PA. I work as a projectionist at the local movie theater (which is great, since I can find out just how bad most recent releases are without plunking down $7.50) when I'm not writing. I've also returned to acting, having appeared in Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men for the Academy Theatre. I'm hoping to do more acting in the future.
Wow, I didn't realize how long I've gone on about myself. I'll spare you any further details until later.
Welcome to the madhouse. Enjoy your visit.
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