A master of horror, Matthew Lutton is the author of 10 Drink Minimum (2022) and Candy Dish (2023).
Q: When did you first catch the writing bug? What drove you to persist?
A: I had written when I was younger and enjoyed telling stories. I was driving a lot for work and would listen to audiobooks on my drive, and then I would start to write my own endings to the stories. Some would be better in my head than the actual ones so I decided to try writing some short stories, and my coworkers seemed to really like them.
Q: What/who were your early literary influences, and how do you think their writing has shaped you as a storyteller today?
A: I have always been a big Clive Barker guy. Just the way that he can make grotesque stuff sound beautiful. Chuck Palahniuk is another huge one. I have always said if it makes you uncomfortable it’s horror, and he’s the master of that.
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