John Saul
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]
Biography
Born in Pasadena, Saul grew up in Whittier, California, and graduated from Whittier High School in 1959. He went on to several colleges,variously majoring in anthropology, liberal arts and theater, but never obtained a degree. After leaving college, Saul decided to become a writer, and spent fifteen years working in various jobs while trying to improve his craft.
Prior to the start of his bestselling thriller career Saul had around ten 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 just $200.[2] Today he has over 60 million books in print.[3]
In 1976, Dell Publishing contacted him and asked if he'd be interested in 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. In addition to his novels, Saul has had several one-act plays produced in both Los Angeles and Seattle.
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 32 years, who has collaborated on several of his novels.[1] He is a frequent speaker at the Maui Writers' Conference.
His 1979 novel Cry for the Strangers was made into a film of the same name in 1982.[4][5]
In Popular Culture
In the 2012 mystery anime Another, Kōichi Sakakibara reveals in the second episode that he is reading books by John Saul.
Works
Novels
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Suffer the Children |
| 1978 | Punish the Sinners |
| 1979 | Cry for the Strangers |
| 1980 | Comes the Blind Fury |
| 1981 | When the Wind Blows |
| 1982 | The God Project |
| 1984 | Nathaniel |
| 1985 | Brainchild |
| 1986 | Hellfire |
| 1987 | The Unwanted |
| 1988 | The Unloved |
| 1989 | Creature |
| 1990 | Second Child |
| 1991 | Sleepwalk |
| 1991 | Darkness |
| 1992 | Shadows |
| 1993 | Guardian |
| 1994 | The Homing |
| 1995 | Black Lightning |
| 1997 | Blackstone Chronicles |
| 1 | An Eye for an Eye: The Doll (1996) |
| 2 | Twist of Fate: The Locket (1997) |
| 3 | Ashes to Ashes: The Dragon's Flame (1997) |
| 4 | In the Shadow of Evil: The Handkerchief (1997) |
| 5 | Day of Reckoning: The Stereoscope (1997) |
| 6 | Asylum (1997) |
| 1998 | The Presence |
| 1999 | The Right Hand of Evil |
| 2000 | Nightshade |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 .
- ↑ "The Horror Zine Presents: an interview with John Saul", The Horror Zine, retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ↑ "John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles", The Computer Show, retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Cry for the Strangers (1982)", The New York Times, retrieved September 14, 2012
- ↑ "Review of Cry for the Strangers (1982) at RottenTomatoes.com". Cry for the Strangers. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- John Saul: A Critical Companion by Paul Bail
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