The sequel, THE HAPPENING, was one of my hardest books to write. But readers asked me “What happened to Ansel? Polly? The world?” And I felt, over time, an obligation to answer those questions.

And I think it works on that level, following the title character through her transformation. Ruschelle: The werewolf trilogy is now complete…or is it? When you began your first Wolfshadow book did you have plans for three books or was it something that transformed as you were penning that first novel?ĭ.T.: When I originally wrote SAAMAANTHAA, I only saw it as a one-off horror novel-trying to do right by werewolves. I was in a dark place when I wrote that book, and the book was a reflection of it. I very much thought of it as a metaphor for anyone having to deal with an emotionally draining relationship (pun fully intended). SUCKAGE originally came out in 2013, ahead of the movie and the television series, but at the time I wrote it, I felt like everyone focused on vampires, and the troublemaker in me was like “Well, what about the minions?” And Nate Sharp was born. Ruschelle: Where did the concept of telling the tale of Suckage from the minion’s perspective? It’s Guillermo from the television show What We Do in the Shadows, isn’t it? And if you haven’t watched it – don’t tell me! LOLĭ.T.: I love WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS! So much fun! When I saw how much attention they paid to the woes of the minion, I think Nate would relate. For me, it’s a very Gen X kind of vampire novel, mixing dark humor with horror. Now that what I would consider toothless vampires have come and gone, the time seemed right to exhume SUCKAGE and let it afflict a new bunch of readers. I wrote that book as a reaction to the trend of sparkly vampires at the time. What made you decide to re-release it on the unsuspecting public?ĭ.T.: I love vampires! When I first wrote SUCKAGE, people were still suffering from a very TWILIGHT-infused cultural hangover. Great works from an author to be plucked from Amazon and Barnes and Noble! Before we wrestle with the werewolf let’s discuss your fresh bloodletting of Suckage. A Halloween baby! But a scant month before Neal rolled out the blood red carpet his re-vamped edition of Suckage. Neal who released the third book in the Wolfshadow trilogy, Norm, this past October 31 from Nosetouch Press. Ruschelle: Today in the darkest part of the Horror Tree Forest we welcome author D.T. The Horror Tree Presents…An Interview with D.T.

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