Matt, as time goes by and we see more and more found footage films and supernatural themed horror, do you think the "masked" killers have truly died or maybe just on hiatus until we can find a more appreciating audience for them? MM – Again, I adore that particular sub-genre of horror, almost to the point of criticizing Wes Craven's spoof of the formula in the 90s with his "Scream" franchise. I absolutely think slasher fans will find a lot to like about the book, but the story goes beyond what's anticipated-and that's really why I wrote it. She's sort of forced into returning to the scene of the crime, and as she digs into the past, she discovers that the town of Forest Grove has more than a few skeletons in its closet. My main character is a woman in her 40s, and not necessarily beholden to the genre's "rules." She lives in constant fear of Cyrus Hoyt (the killer) coming back for her, but she's also been ground down by a stagnant career and dysfunctional relationships.
This book delivers over-the-top kills, T&A, prolonged chase scenes-expected genre mainstays. As an adult, I've got a lot of nostalgia for those movies, but you can't fill 300 pages with people wandering into the woods and dying, so I wanted to take those classic elements and weave them into a more complex narrative. The combination of likeable young characters, isolated and atmospheric environments, crazed killers and, hopefully, awesome gore FX really captured the attention of my younger self. What is it about that particular style of horror that you like and were you able to put some of those in the book? It's like you just knew the flow of those films, the stereotypes, the T&A, the obligatory rules of the surviving main character. I can remember watching so many slasher films in the 80s and early 90s. MM – So camp horror, masked killers, machetes…this is pulling at my adolescent heart strings. People might read the first chapter and think "okay, I know what this is all about," and my hope is that I'll be able to take them into unchartered waters by subverting that expectation. What I didn't want to do was retell a familiar story. What can you tell us about the story without giving away spoilers?Ĩ0s horror is all over this book, yeah. The main character, Melanie, survives a camp killer and then returns years later to confront her fears. MM – Matt, from the synopsis of your new book, "Under the Blade", it sounds like you are knee-deep in 80s horror. I had the opportunity to talk with Matt about his new novel, his influences and that Megadeth cassette tape that he wore out in high school.
He appeared in the short story collection "All-Night Terror" in 2013 alongside Adam Cesare, and now, he has released his second full-length novel, "Under the Blade", courtesy of Severed Press.
His first book, "Feral", released in 2012. Matt Serafini Massachusetts author Matt Serafini is a new face for horror fiction.
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