Scott Nicholson (born 1963) is an American author specializing in horror or

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, often set in rural

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. His debut, ''The Red Church'', was a finalist for the

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''Thank you for the Flowers''

The anthology ''Thank you for the Flowers'' was a collection of 13 short stories in which Nicholson merges "the macabre with science fiction and fantasy tales loaded with everything from biting satire to fluffy sentamentalism." In a review in ''The Dispatch'', some of Nicholson's work constituted "a seeming glorification of metaphor". This collection featured the award-winning short story ''Vampire Shortstop''. Nicholson wrote stories that were included in

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's zombie anthologies edited by

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''The Farm''

Nicholson's book ''The Farm'' was his fifth thriller, and was based around his experiences near his home in

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. In an interview with The Times News, Nicholson noted that his fascination with Appalachian religions and goats influenced him in the writing of the book. In the article, Nicholson was quoted as saying: "The core of the story is the relationship between the mother and daughter," Nicholson said. "Then these weird things start happening because she was into drugs. I kinda wanted her to be an outsider coming in to the little mountain community, being rebellious, going overboard, being really defiant so she could stand out. Because she's so weird she doesn't think anyone will believe her when things start happening with the goats. ... The situation is pulling them apart instead of drawing them together to deal with it."

''They Hunger''

In an interview with ''The Times News'' Nicholson described the book as "

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with vampires".

''After and Next''

After is a post-apocalyptic series. A massive solar storm erases the world's technological infrastructure and kills billions. While the remaining humans are struggling to adapt and survive, they notice that some among them have changed. The Next series is a sequel in the same world, 5 years later.

Prizes

* 1999 – ''Vampire Shortstop'' won the Writers of the Future L. Ron Hubbard Gold Award.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''The Red Church'', 2002 * ''The Harvest'', 2003 * ''The Manor'', 2004 * ''The Home'', 2005 * ''The Farm'', 2006 * ''They Hunger'', 2007 * ''Disintegration'', 2010 * ''Drummer Boy'', sequel to Red Church, 2010 * ''After #1 : The Shock'', 2014 * ''After #2 : The Echo'', 2014 * ''After #3 : Milepost 291'', 2014 * ''After #4 : Whiteout'', 2014 * ''After #5 : Red Scare'', 2015 * ''After #6 : Dying Light'', 2015 * ''Next #1 : Afterburn'', 2015 * ''Next #2 : Earth Zero'', 2016 * ''Next #3 : Radiophobia'', 2016 * ''Next #4 : Directive 17'', 2016 * ''Next #5 : Crucible'', 2016 * ''Next #6 : Half Life'', 2017

Novellas

* ''After #0 : First Light'', 2014

Short stories

* ''Scattered Ashes'', 2008-Collection * ''Thank You For the Flowers'', 2000 – story collection * "Heal Thyself" – appeared in the anthology ''

Aegri Somnia ''Aegri Somnia'' is an anthology of horror stories edited by Jason Sizemore and Gill Ainsworth, and published by Apex Books in 2006. The twelve stories in this collection were all written by different authors. In 2006, ''Aegri Somnia'' was nom ...

'' * "Unnatural Disasters", 2011-Collection

Comics

* ''Dirt'', (forthcoming) 2009-Comic series

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholson, Scott American horror writers Living people American thriller writers Place of birth missing (living people) American male novelists 1963 births