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Nationalité: USA
Lieu de naissance: Falls Church, Virginia, USA
Lieux de résidence: Staunton, Virginia, USA
Professions: Office manager
web designer
horror writer
Relations: Warner, Deena (wife)
Organisations: Horror Writers Association
Courte biographie: Matthew Warner’s publishing credits span a variety of formats, including novels, short stories, screenplays, and newspapers. His first novel, The Organ Donor (2003), garnered a 5-star review from critic Feo Amante, who labeled the book a “straight-on modern classic of horror.” Publishers Weekly described his second novel, Eyes Everywhere (2006), as “disturbing … compelling and insightful.” Dramatic works include films from Darkstone Entertainment based on his screenplays, plus a radio play and stage play premiered by theaters in central Virginia.

His opinion column, “Author’s Notes,” ran for five years at HorrorWorld.org and consisted of a blend of commentary, autobiography, and tutorials about the writing craft. Guide Dog Books collected the first three years of those columns into its debut non-fiction title, Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word: Essays on Writing & Appreciating the Genre (2008). Warner’s horror novel Blood Born (2011) is an apocalyptic monster tale set in the Washington, DC, area where he grew up. His first urban fantasy novel, The Seventh Equinox (2013), which Publishers Weekly calls “a world-shattering crisis acted out in small scale,” is set in a fictitious Shenandoah Valley town inspired by his current home of Staunton, Virginia. Warner’s latest collection, Dominoes in Time (2015), reprints short stories published over a 16-year period.

Warner lives with his wife, the artist Deena Warner, and sons, Owen and Thomas. In 2007, they opened a print and website design business, Deena Warner Design LLC, serving publishers and authors. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association.

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The Seventh Equinox par Matthew Warner

Received a copy of this through Goodreads giveaways. The story is unique, but reminded me a little of American Gods by Neil Gaiman, so if you liked that novel, you will probably like this one. It's a supernatural novel that avoids tired storylines like vampires and werewolves, and instead creates fascinating myths of its own. It's a relatively short novel and fast-paced. The characters were interesting and unpredictable. A fun read that I enjoyed a lot.

My only disappointment was with a secondary character that I felt wasn't fully explained enough. I won't say much, so that I don't spoil anything, but I felt like there was a deeper secret about this character that wasn't revealed. Maybe a sequel? The book leaves it open for a continuation of the writer's world, and I hope he does.… (plus d'informations)

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dulcinea14 | Sep 18, 2014 |

Blood Born par Matthew Warner

period of one week, it is clear that the rapes aren't being committed by human perps. Detective Christina Randall is investigating the case. The mom of one of the victims, Margaret Connolly, is a doctor at CalPark Fertility Clinic. Randall's investigation leads to this same clinic where a missing person had recently been seen. While she suspects that something is awry at the clinic, all hell breaks loose with an onslaught of women being raped, and people getting killed and eaten by these bigfoot type creatures. Soon Homeland Security and the National Guard are battling it out with these creatures while Randall tries to solve the mystery of how this all started.

Blood Born is violent and visceral, definitely not for the faint of heart. There are some vicious rape scenes that may turn off some readers. The book also has an intriguing and well developed plot. It's part mystery, part thriller, part monster horror novel. The novel moves at a good pace. The bigfoot style monster that Warner uses is well-developed and interesting. There are some big plot holes such as the very delayed involvement of the CDC or WHO when these bizarre pregnancies starting happening, as well as the lack of federal law enforcement until late in the novel. Otherwise this was an entertaining read that I would recommend.

Carl Alves - author of Blood Street… (plus d'informations)

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Carl_Alves | Sep 17, 2013 |