Love and Horror (and a New Work-in-Progress)
Today I joked to a friend that if I really wanted to hurt my characters, I’d write romance instead of horror. This came after he expressed concern over how many characters I killed off in the course of a story I’m working on (taking a break from the...My Horror Movie Watch List for 2016
Yesterday I shared the horror novels that made my reading list for 2016. Today I thought I’d share some of the horror movies that I plan to watch as well. Many of these are films I’ve been wanting to watch for the first time, though some are favorites I...Do You Believe in Ghosts?
I’d like to talk a little bit about the background of my first horror novel today. On its most basic level, it’s a ghost story — based on an urban legend from my college town, but a ghost story nonetheless. Ghost stories appeal to me in large part...What is the Spookiest Place You’ve Ever Visited?
I went to a family party this weekend and ran into an old family friend. It turns out he wants to write books, so we chatted a bit. And I mentioned a spooky abandoned hospital that I desperately want to visit for research, but which isn’t open for public tours....My History With the Horror Genre
Before I start using this blog to yap about my projects and writing process, I thought it was fitting to share a bit of my background with the horror genre as a whole and why I chose to pursue it. In the Beginning My interest in horror and the supernatural began as...About Me
Hi. I'm A.J. Klein. I write. That's pretty much the story of my life.
While I might be relatively new to working in the horror genre, I've been a professional writer for well over a decade under my real name (Jenn), and I come from a background in marketing and PR.
I even run a nifty little site for writers called All Indie Writers (named one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers by Writers' Digest magazine 5 years running). Check that out if you freelance, need help with your author blog, or want information on book marketing and indie publishing.
Spend some time poking around the site to learn about current projects, browse the blog category list below, or feel free to contact me about anything horror or writing-related.