Guest Interview: Su Halfwerk

Today, I'm interviewing a fellow Damnation Books author. Her name is Su Halfwerk and her novel, ZUPHREEN, Bestower of Damnation is now available.

Thanks, Yolanda for having me over. It's nice and cozy in here. :)

1) Tell us a little bit about you.

A little bit about me? Okay. I won't take you through my infatuation with the written word, it's a given considering I'm an avid reader and writer. Instead, I'm going to tell you how my horror fixation started.

When I was a teenager, I watched "Evil Dead," my first real horror movie, with my mother and two sisters on one cloudy afternoon. When it ended, BAM! The electricity went out. We remained still, watching each other's silhouette, until my little sister turned her head real s-l-o-w towards me. It was freaky and damn right paralyzing after watching "Evil Dead."

Time froze, my heart slowed down as I stared at her. The rush of adrenaline that surged through me as I remembered that she had a stiff neck felt out of the world, almost euphoric. I got addicted to that sensation of ultimate fear and then relief. Now I try to share both with others every chance I get through my writing.

At this stage of my life, I write horror and paranormal romance. I try to inject that rush of adrenaline in both.

2) What inspired you to write Zuphreen, Bestower of Damnation?

The inspiration came as I watched a nasty verbal exchange take place between two very good friends. Human nature fascinates me, but that fight, and the repetitive use of "I wish you'd…" got me thinking. With a bit of dark imagination, Zuphreen, Bestower of Damnation, came to be. Writing this horror book was fun, but I can't ignore how helpful Zuphreen was. :)

And no, I didn't conjure him.

Here's a bit about the book:

Diana, Sally and Art are three unlikely friends who unwittingly unleash the horrors of hell in a vain attempt to boost their grades. Duped by their scheming professor, the friends summon an evil demon and command him to bestow his gifts upon them. But the gifts soon become curses and the friends watch in horror as they slowly turn into monsters. In a desperate race against time, the students must undo the curses before the demon's gifts destroy them forever. How far will they go to lift these curses? How deep will they sink to save themselves?

You can watch the trailer on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvXbEywYebY

The book is available here.

3) Where can we find you online?
• My website is: http://www.su-halfwerk.com/
• You can catch my tweets here: http://twitter.com/SuHalfwerk
• Or read my Facebook wall posts here: www.facebook.com/Su.Halfwerk
• I blog about anything and everything over here: http://www.suhalfwerk.blogspot.com/

By the way, you're all invited to Zuphreen's release party over at Bitten by Books on June 3rd.

Come on over and check it out. Even if you don't win, you'll get the chance to have some fun by answering a couple of my quirky questions.

Thank you for reading; I hope you had as much fun reading this post as I did writing it.

Back to you, Yolanda.

Su, thanks so much for dropping in! You're welcome to come back any time. :)

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