Hello Everybody!

Ive been asked to set this up by The Powers That Be, and Im more than happy to, although I cant really say much about myself seeing as Nick Cutter doesnt exactly exist—hes a pen name. A cool, tough pen name! Your mileage will vary on whether you agree, but that was the thinking. Horror writers should have crisp, punchy names. Stephen King. Clive Barker. Nick Cutter. Not that Im putting myself in their league, no way no how, but Im just saying that was the idea behind the name.

Personally, I wanted to be known as Lemondrop Pennyfeather, but that suggested nom de plume was cruelly stricken down.

Aaaanywhoo, Ive written this book, The Troop. Do you like horror books? Do you like Boy Scouts (not in a weird, Canteen-Boyish way, but in a nostalgic way)? Do you like seeing said Boy Scouts confront a vicious enemy on an isolated Island off the coast of Prince Edward Island? If you said yes to one or more of these questions, you may enjoy this book.

As for me: Ive written a few other books under another name (the one my parents gave me). A few story collections, a few novels. One of them even got turned into a movie. Ive written for magazines and newspapers, too. I cobble together a living with my pen, is what Im trying to say—by hook or by crook. Its a lean living sometimes, but its by and large an enjoyable one.

I live in Toronto with my fiancee and our baby boy, Nick ... so, yeah, the pen name is a little bit of an honorific for my son, too; well see, in time, if he thinks that was such a hot idea!

If you have any questions or want to know more, please shoot me a question. Im pretty good about responding.

Yrs,
Nick Cutter
(but not really)