To Each Their Darkness

Explore the world of writing horror from a Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild award-winning author’s point of view. Gary Braunbeck uses film, fiction and life experience to elucidate the finer points of storytelling, both in and out of genre. This part-autobiographical, always analytical book looks at how stories develop and what makes them work–or not work–when they’re told. Be warned: reality is as brutal as fiction. Rob Zombie, police shootings, William Goldman and human misery are all teachers to the horror neophyte, and Braunbeck uses their lessons to make To Each Their Darkness a whirlwind of horror and hope for the aspiring writer. “When Gary Braunbeck writes about writing he richly knows whereof he speaks, and you who are new to the game would do well to listen. When he writes about the darkness in his own life he’s harrowing. He does both in this book, intertwining them eloquently. And his clarion call — “go for broke — just don’t go for the easy out” — should be heard, understood and absorbed by writers everywhere.” –Jack Ketchum , author of The Girl Next Door and Off Season “Gary A. Braunbeck is, quite simply, one of the best storytellers working in this genre — or any other. His brooding, poetic prose reaches a deeper level, and impacts both the characters and the reader. Well worth the emotional investment. Braunbeck knows what scares us — and what hurts us too. And it hurts so good…” –Bram Stoker Award-winner Brian Keene, author of The Rising, City of the Dead, and The Conqueror Worms