Canadian dark fiction author William Blackwell studied journalism at Calgary's Mount Royal University and English literature at Vancouver's University of British Columbia. He worked as a journalist and a newspaper editor for many years before pursuing his passion for storytelling.
He's written many highly acclaimed books including Brainstorm, Nightmare's Edge, Phantom Rage, Poison Rage, Infected Rage, Assaulted Souls, Assaulted Souls II, Assaulted Souls III, Orgon Conclusion, Rule 14, Resurrection Point, Black Dawn, The End is Nigh, The Strap, Blood Curse, A Head for an Eye, Freaky Franky, The Witch's Tombstone, and The Dark Menace.
His work has been characterized as graphic, edgy, and at times terrifying. Currently living on a secluded acreage on Prince Edward Island, Blackwell finds much of his inspiration from Mother Nature, odd people, and wandering aimlessly around the globe.
To read the musings of a meandering mind, visit Blackwell’s website: https://www.wblackwell.com/
In horror novel Freaky Franky, Franklin Reiger is one of the main characters. I think he's interesting because his motivations are not black and white. His personality contains many shades of gray. As a child, he witnesses the deaths of many close family members, and eventually believes he's cursed. Everyone around him seems to be dying. He flees to the Dominican Republic and starts to change, praying for the deaths of his enemies. But he becomes wracked by guilt and remorse and embarks down a landmine-laced path of redemption and rebirth. Although Freaky Franky is a work of fiction, it is a fact-based, well-researched novel examining the terrifying consequences of worshiping the cult of Santa Muerte with evil intentions.