He is, however, an avid reader of his fellow horror novelists.
He took refuge in books, and became hooked onStephen Kingafter reading his 1980 novelFirestarter.
“He tends to have outsiders as main characters, and I really appreciated that,” Mattson says.
James Han Mattson.Ria Czichotzki
His current insider status aside, Mattson’s aforementioned sense of disenfranchisement looms largest inReprieve.
“I eventually realized this was one singular book,” Mattson says of the two subject matters.
“Fetishism, and its dehumanization, is actually inherently horrific.”
‘Reprieve,’ by James Han Mattson.William Morrow
“But I think all of my writingisgoing to be tinged with darkness in some way.”
“you’ve got the option to’t actually escape yourself,” Mattson says of writing.
“Even when you’re creating something new, you are confined by your experiences and your outlook.
