Rick Hautala (1949 - )

Genre: Horror, General Fiction

Horror and suspense writer Hautala was born and raised in Rockport, MA, graduated from University of Maine-Orono, lives in Westbrook, and frequently appears for book-signings and book-readings at local bookstores.

Books include:

• Occasional Demons (2007), a short story collection
• Untcigahunk: The Complete Little Brothers (2007), a collection featuring the novel Little Brothers plus five short stories and three myths concerning the creatures who emerge from underground every five years to wreak havoc on the Maine town of Thornton, was published as part of Volume 4 of the Dark Essentials series by Delirium Press in 2006
• Throat Culture (2005; Body of Evidence), with Christopher Golden
• Last Breath (2004; Body of Evidence), co-written with Christopher Golden, involving medical examiner Jenna Blake in a series of murders wrought by a psychokiller, who is drowning his victims in Boston's most public places
• Four Octobers (2003-06), a collection of nostalgic supernatural/suspense 'coming of age' novellas set in fictional Stonepoint. Each story is set in October.
• Brain Trust (2001; Body of Evidence), with Christopher Golden
• Burning Bones (2001; Body of Evidence), with Christopher Golden
• Skin Deep (2000; Body of Evidence), with Christopher Golden
• Bedbugs (2000), a collection of 26 short stories, mostly set in Maine
• The Hidden Saint (1999; based on TV series 'Poltergeist: The Legacy,' in which ghost-hunters pursue evil from San Francisco to Boston and into Maine)
• Impulse (1996), which is partially set in Hilton, Maine
• The Mountain King (1996/2001), set in Bolton, Maine.
• Shades of Night (1995)
• Beyond the Shroud (1995)
• Twilight Time (1994)
• Ghost Light (1993)
• Dark Silence (1992),
• Cold Whisper (1991)
• Dead Voices (1990)
• Winter Wake (1989)
• Moonwalker (1989)
• Little Brothers (1988)
• Night Stone (1986)
• Moonbog (1982)
• Moondeath(1980)

Hautala also writes under a pseudonym, A.J. Matthews, publishing the horror novel The White Room in 2001. Other novels published under the pen name are Looking Glass (2004), Follow (2005), and Unbroken (2007), in which Kiera is haunted by memories of a dead friend and fears she may be responsible for recent murders.


Last Update: 04/05/2008

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