Rick Hautala
Rick Hautala was an American speculative fiction and horror writer. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1974, where he received a Master of Art in English Literature. Hautala arrived on the horror scene in 1980 with several of his early novels published by Zebra books. He wrote and published over 90 novels and short stories since the early 1980s. A number of his books have been translated to other languages and sold internationally. Cold Whisper, published in October, 1991 by Zebra Books, Inc. was also published in Finnish as Haamu by Werner Söderström, Helsinki, Finland, in August, 1994. Toward the end of his life, many of his works were published with specialty press and small press publishers like Cemetery Dance Publications and Dark Harvest. His novel The Wildman, was chosen to be Full Moon Press' debut limited edition title.
Rick Hautala's third novel, 1986's Night Stone, was one of the first books to feature a holographic cover and it became an international best-seller, selling well over one million copies. "Knocking" was a part of the Bram Stoker Award winning anthology 999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense. His short story collection, Bedbugs was selected by Barnes & Noble as one of the most distinguished horror publications of the year 2000.
Hautala also wrote screenplays, including a 2008 adaptation of Kealan Patrick Burke's short story "Peekers". He also wrote the screenplay for the 2007 short film Dead@17 based on Josh Howard's graphic novel series of the same name, and The Ugly File, directed by Mark Steensland, based on the short story by Ed Gorman.
The Horror Writers Association gave him and Joe R. Lansdale the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement for 2011, which they received at the Bram Stoker Awards Banquet in Salt Lake City, Utah on 31 March 2012.
He died of a heart attack on March 21, 2013.
Selected bibliography
Novels and novellas
Moondeath Moonbog Night Stone Little Brothers Moon Walker Winter Wake Dead Voices Cold Whisper Dark Silence Ghost Light Twilight Time Shades of Night Beyond the Shroud The Mountain King Impulse Poltergeist: The Legacy – The Hidden Saint The Wildman – artwork by Alan M. ClarkReunion Rough Winds Indian Summer Chills The Demon's Wife Star Road, with Matthew Costello- ''Waiting''
Chapbooks
Oilman -released as a double chapbook with Gary A. Braunbeck's Our ThingsChrysalis – A Little Brothers related story.Scared Crows – with Jim Connolly. A HELLBOY story.The Jenna Blake ''Body of Evidence'' series
All books in the Body of Evidence series are co-authored with Christopher Golden- Skin Deep
- Burning Bones
- Brain Trust
- Last Breath
- ''Throat Culture''
As A. J. Matthews
Books published under the pseudonym A. J. Matthews:The White Room Looking Glass Follow- ''Unbroken''
Screenplays
Lovecraft's Pillow – based on a suggestion by Stephen KingDead@17 – based on Josh Howard's graphic novel seriesPeekers – based on the short story by Kealan Patrick BurkeThe Ugly File – based on the short story by Ed GormanCollections
Bedbugs – Short story collection illustrated by Glenn ChadbourneFour Octobers – Novella collection that includes: Tin Can Telephone, Miss Henry's Bottles, Blood Ledge, and Cold RiverUntcigahunk: Stories and Myths of the Little Brothers – Contains the novel Little Brothers and collects all of the Little Brothers related short stories to date.Occasional Demons – Short story collection that includes some of his Little Brothers related stories- ''Glimpses: The Best Short Stories of Rick Hautala''