The other quiet influences would be: A.M. I like that phrase, “quieter influences.” Bradbury’s mix of the mundane and the wonderful (especially in Dandelion Wine) left a mark on me as a reader, and I think there’s evidence of that all over Cosmology. Is Bradbury a quieter influence in your writing? Who are some of the other, quieter influences in your work and what do you draw from them? However, I noticed a quote form Ray Bradbury at the start of the book. Lovecraft many times in the novel, and he appears to be one of your literary heroes. Keep up with what he does next at his website However, no matter what time of the year you read it, that season will transform into Halloween. It’s been hailed as the perfect story for Halloween. A Cosmology of Monsters is his first novel. Shaun Hamill grew up in Arlington, Texas, and earned his MFA from Iowa’s Writer’s Workshop. A Cosmology of Monsters is not for avid horror fans as much as it is for people who love a good story.

Don’t let the genre of horror scare you away.

A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill