Medically Accurate Horror with Mark Allen

Mark Allen is an independent horror novelist, screenwriter, and director. In this interview, he talks vampire fiction, his early passion for screenwriting, and how his Navy background informs his most horrific scenes.

 

Author Bio:

Mark Allen was born and raised in small - town Texas in the 60s and 70s. He wrote his first short story for a 4th grade English assignment. He got an A+ on the assignment, and he's been writing ever since. In 1980, he graduated High School and joined the U.S. Navy. He served as a Navy Hospital Corpsman, and was designated a Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Warfare Specialist. He retired in May 2001.

Mark returned to his first love, this time writing screenplays for feature films. He wrote and directed DELIRIUM (York Entertainment 2007) and wrote and co-produced EARLY GRAVE (Fenix Pictures 2013).

In 2014, Mark was diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer. During radiation and chemo, he began writing what would become his debut novel, NOCTURNAL. Mark is now 8 years in recovery and suffers long-term disabilities related to the cancer and the treatments that killed his cancer. But, grateful to be alive, Mark pushes on.

Mark is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association. He lives quietly with his wife in the Pacific Northwest where he divides his time between novels and screenplays.

He writes every day.

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