That story, specifically, sprung from ongoing conversations with a friend about the usually dismal treatment of final girls in slasher sequels. Matt Serafini: Under the Blade grew from my love of slasher movies, naturally. Without giving too much away for any potential new readers, can you discuss your approach to the story of Under the Blade, and what that initial writing process was like for you? And I still love talking movies and books and right now I’m gearing up to relaunch my newsletter, so if you’re curious about what I have to say about older genre stuff (as well as my career news), you can sign up at my website.įor Under the Blade, you take so many elements that I love from slashers and find a way to breathe new life into them.
Like, once I started to feel I couldn’t objectively evaluate a peer’s novel or a screenwriter pal’s movie, I figured it would be best to step aside. But the deeper I got into fiction, I started to realize that it was increasingly difficult to exist in both circles. But don’t get me wrong, I loved doing it! Covering new movies, evaluating Blu-ray transfers, writing book reviews… such a blast. I always thought of it as something more short term. I sort of used film journalism as a way to grow my platform. And that definitely informed the person I wanted to be. It was so thrilling to stay up late, turning pages on some really crazy and creative fiction.
Going all the way back to the 1980s, when I was a kid devouring Stephen King and anything else my mom would bring home from yard sales and used book shops. You know, I always wanted to write novels. It’s kind of incredible when you stop and think about how we’ve known each other since 2009 (despite having never met!)-where does the time go? Let me start by thanking you for including me in this month’s indie horror celebration! For those who don’t know, Heather and I were colleagues writing up horror news and reviews for Dread Central back in the day. Serafini’s first novel, the werewolf-centered Feral, was published back in 2012, and since then, he’s published a handful of other projects, including Under the Blade, Ocean Grave, Rites of Extinction, Island Red and Devil’s Row (Feral #2).Īnd since we’re celebrating authors all this week for Indie Horror Month, I thought this would be the perfect time to catch up Serafini to talk about the evolution of his writing career, the inspirations behind a few of his different novels, his love of slashers, and more.Ĭan you start by talking about the transition of writing about film online and in various magazines to embarking on a career as a horror fiction writer? Was there a catalyst behind that decision?
I’ve known author Matt Serafini for well over a decade now, and it’s been fun to watch his career evolve as he blazed his path as a writer in the world of horror fiction.
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