Withersin’s Damned Interview with:
Ty Schwamberger
I was
born in 1977 in
Really, ever
since I can remember, I have enjoyed writing, reading and watching scary
tales. My first with writing them was back in 5th grade when I wrote
a series of stories called, In The Woods, for English class. Looking back
at the notebook (which I still have), it was pretty scary for a kid
to be writing about. Growing up I also digged the Friday the 13th
movies and other ’slasher’ type films. I am just happy I am now able to
contribute to something I have always enjoyed.
Between
writing and my day job, I enjoy spending time with my wife, Katie and
daughter(s). I currently live in a
suburb of
List published works/accomplishements:
My first short story, ‘Gnomus’, was published in August of 2008 in Orion’s Child Magazine. My second
short story, ‘The Ringmaster’, will be published late winder 2008 with Orion’s Child Magazine, as well.
Another short story, ‘Thirst’, will be published in the January
2009 (#9) issue of Werewolf Magazine.
My first novel, Night School, was released in November
2008.
I have also written several reviews for Withersin Magazine and been interviewed by Blood Moon Rising and The
Horror Writer (magazines). The middle of this month, I also have an
interview scheduled with hellnotes.com.
List website: http://tyschwamberger.wordpress.com
How can we contact you? Either through my website or at ty_schwamberger@yahoo.com
In your own words, define
Withersin.
Edgy,
new, gripping, intense and will come looking for you if you don’t go out and
buy a copy of the mag.
If you were a sideshow act,
what would you be?
A Ringmaster at a circus. Then everyone/thing
under the Big Top would be under my control.
What is your greatest
non-literary influence?
My day job. Because if I don’t make it in writing, I will
forever be there…then again, perhaps that isn’t an influence but rather a fear.
Describe your most
irrational fear.
Tall women and garden gnomes. You know those
little garden dwellers come alive at night, don’t you!? Yikes!
How about your
most guilty pleasure?
Little
Debbie snack cakes…I’ll eat a whole box if they’re in front of me and no one
takes them away.
Name the most disturbing
nursery rhyme/fairy tale you can recall.
Hansel
& Gretel, I would say is pretty jacked up.
Do you eat meat?
“You
kill’em and I’ll grill’em”
– that’s my motto.
What were the skies like
when you were young?
Purple
Rain…Purple Rain. Damn, why did Prince
jump in my head after reading this question?!
Ugh.
Name your favorite garden
tool.
A hoe. You can do lots of different things with a
hoe.
Name your least favorite
color, first job and worst job.
Black & Gray. Simply because people say/think they are
colors, when they really aren’t.
Favorite: Author,
Movie, Music Group, Song, and Quote.
Richard
Laymon
For
Love of the Game – non-horror
Friday
the 13th – horror
Justin
Timberlake? Uhhh…I
mean Korn..yeah, Korn…I’m hardcore like that.
Every Rose Has It’s
Thorn – Poison
"If your
determination to succeed is strong enough, failure will never overtake
you"
If you were a loaf of bread
what kind would you be?
Beer bread.
Weirdest news you have read
in your local newspaper:
Take a whiz with a prosthetic penis
Why horror?
I pretty much stick to the scary stuff,
simply because that is what I have always enjoyed watching and reading. I
like how a horror writer can make pretty much anything into something scary.
You can start a story with a man walking a
cute dog down the street, enjoying the outdoors, his life and his dog. Now, you
can make that scary by having a madman in a car jump the curb, taking them both
out. Say the dog dies but the guy ends up in the hospital and has to fight for
his life. Then after getting out of the hospital, perhaps the guy goes on a
mission to find the reckless driver and put him out of his misery.
See what I mean? Even the everyday things we
enjoy can turn into someone’s nightmare.
That is what writing horror is all about. You
have to try new angles on a classic story or character or writing about
something no one else has ever thought about before.
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