John Saul

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John Saul (born February 25, 1942) is an American author of suspense and horror novels. Most of his books have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. [1]

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Biography

Born in Pasadena, Saul grew up in Whittier, California, and graduated from Whittier High School in 1959. He went on to several colleges, including Cerritos College, Antioch College, San Francisco State University and Montana State University, variously majoring in anthropology, liberal arts and theater, but remains degree-less. After leaving college, Saul decided to become a writer, and spent 15 years working in various jobs while learning his craft.[ citation needed ]

Prior to the start of his career writing thrillers, Saul had around 10 books published under pen names, the first of which he wrote in one weekend after unexpectedly losing his job. His first book sale earned him $200. [2] Today he has over 60 million books in print. [3]

In 1976, Dell Publishing contacted him about his writing a psychological thriller. The resulting novel, Suffer the Children , appeared on all the bestseller lists in the United States and reached the number one spot in Canada.[ citation needed ] His 1979 novel Cry for the Strangers was made into a 1982 TV movie starring Patrick Duffy and Cindy Pickett. [4] [5] In addition to his novels, Saul has had several one-act plays produced in Los Angeles and Seattle.[ citation needed ]

Saul lives part-time in the Pacific Northwest, both in Seattle and in the San Juan Islands, and has a residence on the Big Island of Hawaii. Saul is openly gay. He lives with his partner of almost 50 years (since 1975) who has collaborated on several of his novels. [1] He is a frequent speaker at the Maui Writers' Conference.

In 2023, Saul received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. [6]

Works

Novels

YearTitle
1977 Suffer the Children
1978 Punish the Sinners
1979Cry for the Strangers
1980Comes the Blind Fury
1981When the Wind Blows
1982The God Project
1984Nathaniel
1985Brainchild
1986Hellfire
1987The Unwanted
1988The Unloved
1989Creature
1990Second Child
1991Sleepwalk
1991 Darkness
1992Shadows
1993Guardian
1994The Homing
1995Black Lightning
1997 The Blackstone Chronicles
1An Eye for an Eye: The Doll (1996)
2Twist of Fate: The Locket (1997)
3Ashes to Ashes: The Dragon's Flame (1997)
4In the Shadow of Evil: The Handkerchief (1997)
5Day of Reckoning: The Stereoscope (1997)
6Asylum (1997)
1998The Presence
1999The Right Hand of Evil
2000Nightshade
2001 The Manhattan Hunt Club
2002 Midnight Voices
2003 Black Creek Crossing
2005 Perfect Nightmare
2006 In the Dark of the Night
2007 The Devil's Labyrinth
2008 Faces of Fear
2009 House of Reckoning

References

  1. 1 2 Steele, Bruce C (August 28, 2001), "Fear and loving in the best-seller rack", The Advocate , archived from the original on March 26, 2005, retrieved August 30, 2007 .
  2. ↑ "The Horror Zine Presents: an interview with John Saul", The Horror Zine , retrieved September 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ "John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles", The Computer Show , retrieved September 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ Sandra Brennan, "Cry for the Strangers (1982)", Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times , archived from the original on January 30, 2013, retrieved September 14, 2012
  5. ↑ "Review of Cry for the Strangers (1982) at RottenTomatoes.com". Cry for the Strangers. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Lifetime Achievement Award – the Bram Stoker Awards".
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