Shaun Hutson - A Horror Writer With Attitude
I'd bet a lot of money that a lot of people have no idea who Shaun Hutson is.
He isn't as successful as James Herbert or Stephen King but I can tell you now his books are good, packing a good punch, and leaving you dazed but all the more determined to pick up the next book.
He's just like you and I, a normal person who can churn out a cracking story with blood and gore and he has a fantastic eye for detail.
I'll admit some scenes I read left me numb.
Not in a bad way but just the image he paints means you can almost feel the pain his victims are feeling.
From the sharpened blade of a surgeon's scalpel piercing the glistening surface of an eyeball to the sickening splat as someone looks down, only to realise that splat was their intestines spilling onto the cold linoleum floor.
Over the years though Shaun has been less about gore and more about being horrific.
I can see his reasoning behind it because things do change over time.
Fiction, from what I can see, is always on a cycle.
Vampires were in there for a while but the world has gotten bored of them and want something else, but vampires will have their day again.
If you haven't picked up a book by Shaun Hutson then I'd recommend you have a read.
The stories are great, the detail is great, and they're a lot of fun to read.
A word of warning though.
If you have a weak stomach then I wouldn't bother.
He isn't in the business of giving you a smooth ride.
He plays for keeps and he plays hard.
I've read a few lines of writing that he's omitted from some of his books and I can tell you that they are pretty graphic.
Good food makes your mouth water.
Great horror makes your eyes water.
I'd recommend having a few tissues nearby if you decide to pick up one of his books.
Some later books aren't what I'd call horror in the true sense of the word and I think Shaun, by his own admission, has moved with the times and gone for horrific rather than all out horror because the world, for a short spell, grew tired of the whole horror thing and perhaps a horrific book would be easier to sell than a horror one.
Nonetheless, Shaun Hutson still packs a punch.
I'd recommend any Hutson book.
He isn't as successful as James Herbert or Stephen King but I can tell you now his books are good, packing a good punch, and leaving you dazed but all the more determined to pick up the next book.
He's just like you and I, a normal person who can churn out a cracking story with blood and gore and he has a fantastic eye for detail.
I'll admit some scenes I read left me numb.
Not in a bad way but just the image he paints means you can almost feel the pain his victims are feeling.
From the sharpened blade of a surgeon's scalpel piercing the glistening surface of an eyeball to the sickening splat as someone looks down, only to realise that splat was their intestines spilling onto the cold linoleum floor.
Over the years though Shaun has been less about gore and more about being horrific.
I can see his reasoning behind it because things do change over time.
Fiction, from what I can see, is always on a cycle.
Vampires were in there for a while but the world has gotten bored of them and want something else, but vampires will have their day again.
If you haven't picked up a book by Shaun Hutson then I'd recommend you have a read.
The stories are great, the detail is great, and they're a lot of fun to read.
A word of warning though.
If you have a weak stomach then I wouldn't bother.
He isn't in the business of giving you a smooth ride.
He plays for keeps and he plays hard.
I've read a few lines of writing that he's omitted from some of his books and I can tell you that they are pretty graphic.
Good food makes your mouth water.
Great horror makes your eyes water.
I'd recommend having a few tissues nearby if you decide to pick up one of his books.
Some later books aren't what I'd call horror in the true sense of the word and I think Shaun, by his own admission, has moved with the times and gone for horrific rather than all out horror because the world, for a short spell, grew tired of the whole horror thing and perhaps a horrific book would be easier to sell than a horror one.
Nonetheless, Shaun Hutson still packs a punch.
I'd recommend any Hutson book.
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