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Jack Ketchum
Jack Ketchum is the pseudonym of American horror author Dallas Mayr. Born in 1946, Mayr has received much critical acclaim by such literary masters as Stephen King, and condemned by a Village Voice critic who dismissed his work as "violent pornography". A former actor, teacher, literary agent, and lumber salesman, Ketchum attributes his aims to build a successful career in the writing world to his childhood love of Elvis Presley, dinosaurs, and the horror genre. His 1981 debut novel, Off Season, started a series of novels and short stories (often inspired by real-life events) in which humankind proves to be the most dreaded horror of all. His novel The Girl Next Door was inspired by the 1965 murder of Sylvia Likens. Over the years, Ketchum has received many Bram Stoker Awards for such works as The Box, Closing Time, and Peaceable Kingdom, and his short story Gone (which was first published in October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween, a horror anthology edited by Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish) was nominated for the 2000 Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction. Several of Ketchum's works have also been translated into movie adaptations, including The Lost, The Girl Next Door , and Red. In addition, his novels have been translated into many foreign languages. His short stories have been collected in the books Exit At Toledo Blade Boulevard, Broken on the Wheel of Sex, and Peaceable Kingdom. His novella The Crossings was mentioned by Stephen King in his speech at the 2003 National Book Awards. Details of upcoming film adaptations of Ketchum's novels Off Season and Offspring can be found at the Official Jack Ketchum Website Jack Ketchum lives in New York City. All of Jack Ketchum's works can be purchased by clicking on the relevant text link under each book listed below.
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