Featured Interview With Mark Lukens
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’ve been writing since I was in second grade when my teacher called my parents in for a conference because the ghost story I’d written had her a little concerned. By the time I was fourteen years old I was reading every Stephen King book I could find at the public library. I was hooked – I knew I had to be a writer.
Since then I’ve had several stories published and I’ve had four screenplays optioned by producers in Hollywood; one script is being considered for production by a major studio at this time. I’ve written four books which are available on Amazon and Kindle (Ancient Enemy, The Summoning, Descendants of Magic, and A Dark Collection: 12 Scary Stories). Ancient Enemy was a bestseller on Amazon. I’m a member of the Horror Writers Association.
I grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida but after many travels and adventures I settled down in Tampa, Florida where I live with my wonderful and supportive wife, my son, and a stray cat we adopted.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I had a fascination with books and stories as far back as I can remember. I started writing stories in grade school. I think the writing bug really hit me after reading a book of science fiction short stories my mom and dad had on the bookshelf. In that book I discovered writers like Asimov, Heinlein, and Ray Bradbury. Then I tried to find every Ray Bradbury book I could. And then it was on to Stephen King after that.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love the horror, thriller, and sci-fi genres the most, but I’ll read any genre – I just love a good story.
My favorite authors through the years:
Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Ray Bradbury, Michael Crichton, Larry McMurty, Arthur C. Clarke, Anne Rice, Michael Marshall, Preston and Child, Sue Grafton, Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Dan Brown, Shirley Jackson, Lee Child, Louis L’Amour, Nancy Kress, and there are too many more to list.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is called A Dark Collection: 12 Scary Stories; it’s a collection of spooky stories, one for each month of the year. Two of the stories in this collection were published previously, but the rest of them are new.
I’m also getting ready to put two more books on Amazon/Kindle in the next few weeks:
Night Terrors is about a woman with psychic abilities who is pursued by a serial killer who has psychic powers of his own.
Ghost Town is a novella about six strangers caught in a dangerous game in the middle of a ghost town.
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