MATTHEW
TONKS

Matthew Tonks

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AUSTRALIAN HORROR AUTHOR

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I grew up drawn to the stories that never explained everything.

The ones where every answer uncovered another question and something was always left waiting to be discovered.

The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, horror comics like The Tomb of Dracula, and the novels of Stephen King, Christopher Pike and Dean Koontz all taught me that what you don’t show is often far more unsettling than what you do. They trusted the audience. Your own imagination could always create something far worse.

That’s the kind of horror I write.

My stories aren’t just about monsters or bathtubs of blood. They’re about ordinary people whose worlds slowly come apart, where reality unravels and certainty disappears.

I want readers to finish a story still wondering if they really understood what happened.

I live in Tasmania with my family, where the fog, empty roads and ancient forests provide more inspiration than I could ever ask for.

Around here, it’s easy to believe the best horror is waiting just beyond the next bend in the road.