Chad’s Comments (group member since Jun 23, 2022)

Chad’s comments from the New and Up and Coming Authors group.

Anna wrote: "Hi! I'm a relatively new author (Retired early from a high school counselor job in 2020 to write.)

I write nonfiction horror based on cases and accounts from people I meet while traveling all ove..."

I'm glad to know you too Anna! Almost finished reading your book, review is coming soon, but spoiler: it's really good so far!

I'll have to give that a read, but Exorcist 3 has a special place in my heart

I'd give Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas a tie

Name a menacing villain in a non-horror based book or film.

My examples are: Milady de Winter, The 3 Muskateers
Hans Landa, Inglorious Bastards
Cathy Ames, East of Eden

Laura wrote: "Chad wrote: "I've never read the book (saw the movie of course, in the theater as a kid...it was great, but I didn't like when they killed the shoe...I cried). Reading your thoughts, I have a curio..."

I think I have PTSD from seeing Bambi when I was 5. They shot the mom!? Don't get me started on Dumbo and E.T. I'm 44, full of tattoos, and a horror writer and I cry like a baby when I watch these movies :)

Also, Tim Curry should be in every movie. He was fantastic.

I've never read the book (saw the movie of course, in the theater as a kid...it was great, but I didn't like when they killed the shoe...I cried). Reading your thoughts, I have a curiosity to check out the book even though it sounds like I will be disappointed, maybe if I go in knowing it will be different from the movie it will be more palatable?

I didn't necessarily use myths, but most of my characters are based on Greek Gods. Zeus, Hades, Poseiden, Ares, Aphrodite, Hera, Demeter, Hermes, Hestia, Appolo, Eros, are all represented. It's called Cerberus (the three-headed dog will be metaphorical). To make it stranger, it's told like a spaghetti western.

I'm also working on a series of three novellas loosely based on Greek mythology. It's a stretch for me too. Megan, maybe we could do a first draft swap and see the difference and similarities in our works and styles?

Hey authors! Describe what you're currently working on/writing, or if you're not actively writing what ideas do you have? What do you want to write?

Generally, the book is better than the movie, but in rare instances, sometimes the movie is better.

Can you list an example?

I'll go first: The Shawshank Redemption

Tom wrote: "Chad wrote: "Tom wrote: "Hi, I'm Tom and I write (and read) scary stuff. I have four books out in the world and a 5th on the way: THE GLOWING (a scifi/horror trilogy) and MALEVOLENT NEVERS (a gothi..."


Never read that one. What genre?

Just sent you an email. Love your website! It looks really polished. If you'd care to check out mine its, https://www.chadmiller-author.com/

Elle wrote: "Chad,
Thank you. Your book looks like my kind of read. Anytime you'd like to swap reads, please let me know. I'm up for it.
- Elle :)"

I'm definitely down for a book swap, I love dark fiction :) I can email you a pdf of mine (disclaimer, I notoriously am a slow reader :))

Elle wrote: "Hey everyone,
My name is Elle Stockton. Recently, I published the third book of short stories in my series, Fictional tales on a ride of twists, turns and the unexpected. This book is different bec..."

Welcome, Elle. I love your book cover! Thanks for sharing. I released a book, The Void, it's also a collection of short stories, dark/fiction. Maybe in the future in this group, we can read each other's work and critique them.

https://www.amazon.com/Void-15-Creepy...

Iseult wrote: "Chad wrote: "Which horror book do you like better, Dracula or Frankenstein?"

Oooh... controversial!

I have to say Dracula. I prefer the preternatural abilities of the vampires, the analogy of the..."

Dracula is my favorite as well. I love the way Stoker tells the story through many sets of eyes and I love his characters.

Frankenstein is a classic, and to me is a scarier book, but I found Dracula more compelling

Iseult wrote: "Hi everyone
My name is Iseult. I'm Irish. I'm passionate about animals. I love horror, fantasy, science fiction, and all the ways they intersect. Stories help me understand life and people and all ..."

Are there any Irish horror books that you know of?

Tom wrote: "Hi, I'm Tom and I write (and read) scary stuff. I have four books out in the world and a 5th on the way: THE GLOWING (a scifi/horror trilogy) and MALEVOLENT NEVERS (a gothic horror novel) are avail..."

Hi Tom! What is your favorite horror book?

Jacob wrote: "Hello friends, I'm Jacob from sunny California. I'm an elementary teacher, educating fourth graders for the past ten years. Prior, I worked in retail management; think of the red and white bullseye..."

Dude, you like TOOL! You're forever cool in my book

Which horror book do you like better, Dracula or Frankenstein?

In this space as a new (small but hopefully will grow) group, we should get to know each other.

I'm Chad Miller, I'm a pharmacist and was born and raised in Philly. I live in Delaware with my girlfriend Natasha. I always bash Delaware as it lacks the culture and life that I covet in a big city, but circumstances for both me and my girlfriend tie us here for the time being. I love music (my favorites are TOOL, Beatles, Zepplin, Tom Waits, and on and on), I love reading (the list is too huge but my two favorite books are Dracula and The Count of Monte Cristo), and my passion is writing.

I have a book of a collection of short stories out now and this October my debut novel is coming out.

Right now I'm reading The House of Leaves, which so far is a mind fuck, and next, I plan to read Malcolm of Earth by another new author Alex Usher (I don't think he's on GoodReads, have to get his ass on here).

There is so much more to me, but I don't want this to be a book. I'd love to find out more about you guys. What drives you? What are your passions? What do you love?