Nick Cutter is the author of the horror novel Little Heaven. (Kevin Kelly) The Next Chapter19:22Canadian horror mastermind Nick Cutter talks about his latest novel The Queen is the latest work from award-winning author Craig Davidson, known by his pen name Nick Cutter and for chilling titles such as The Troop, and Little Heaven. When Craig Davidson did a creative writing master’s program years ago, the option to write genre fiction for a literary degree was unheard of. His first love was always the eerie world of horror novels – he never could have imagined he’d get the chance to write them, let alone garner the acclaim in the genre he has today. Now, he’s better known as his alter ego and pen name, Nick Cutter, and his latest novel, The Queen , is sure to send bone-chilling tingles down the spines of its readers. (Gallery Books) The Queen is a horror mystery novel that follows lifelong friends Margaret and Charity. Charity Atwater has been missing for more than a month and is presumed dead when Margaret discovers an iPhone on her doorstep containing a text message from her best friend. Set over the course of one impossible day, Margaret must unravel the real story of what happened. As tragedy and disaster follow her pursuit of the truth, secrets are revealed that paint Charity in a whole new light and show Margaret that she never really knew her best friend after all. Horror master Nick Cutter on his stomach-turning superpower Davidson writes horror under the pen name Nick Cutter. He has written several novels, including Cataract City , which was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2013, Rust and Bone , which was adapted into an Oscar-nominated feature film, The Fighter and Sarah Court . His memoir Precious Cargo was defended by Greg Johnson on Canada Reads 2018. Davidson spoke with Antonio Michael Downing on The Next Chapter about his affinity for the horror genre both past and present. You’ve had a lot of success in the horror genre, but you’re actually a bonafide literary fiction guy. What […]
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