However, his biggest influence was the Horror Writers Association (HWA) that he joined in 1994. He cites the likes of Jack Ketchum, Douglas Adams, Dave Barry, and Richard Laymon among the writers that have inspired his writings. Jeff’s writing which is a combination of horror and comedy is defined by sparse prose and dark humor. He went on to win several awards including the Bram Stoker for “Pressure” and a Splatterpunk Award for “The Tipping Point” that won Best Short Story. It was published in his now-famous comedy-horror style that would come to define his works. After writing several novels in a range of styles, he published Graverobbers Wanted (No Experience Necessary) in 2003. His first ever sold literary work was “The Private Diary of Leonard Parr” that was a short story he sold to Twisted Magazine. After graduating from high school Jeff Strand attended Bowling Green State University, where he studied Creative Writing. He also wrote several plays and poems during this time that were never published. It was during his senior high school days that he got into acting plays and also got obsessed with horror films. He continued writing throughout junior high and even had one of his poems on a Pizza Hut placemat. Jeff discovered his passion for writing from a very young age and by the time he was in the fifth grade, one of his stories was featured on the Daily News Miner. Having been fed up with the cold of Alaska growing up, he now makes his home in Tampa Florida. While most of his works are classified as horror, he writes in all manner of genres from drama, thriller, comedy and even fairy tales. He is a multiple-time nominee for the Bram Stoker Award and his novel “Pressure” was optioned and is set to be made into a motion picture. As an adult, he still wants to do a lot of the things he desired to be as a child but for the moment he is contented with writing humorous comedy novels. As he grew older, he wanted to write movies. Growing up in the cold reaches of Alaska, all he wanted was to be a cartoonist or make video games. Strand was born in Baltimore in Maryland but the family moved to Fairbanks, Alaska when he was still an infant and hence he does not remember much about Baltimore. Jeff Strand is an American author from Tampa Florida best known for writing award-winning horror and comedy novels. Hot Iron and Cold Blood: An Anthology of the Weird West The Gruesome Tensome: A Short Story Tribute to the Films of Herschell Gordon Lewisįantastic Tales of Terror: History's Darkest Secrets Mister October, Volume II - An Anthology in Memory of Rick HautalaĪghast Vol. Monstrous: 20 Tales of Giant Creature Terror The Devil's Guests (With: Armand Rosamilia,Wrath James White,David Moody,Kealan Patrick Burke,Gary McMahon,Mark Tufo)Īttack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Novelization

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