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Evan Yarema

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Bethlehem, PA

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Suspense, Horror, Mystery

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Evan Yarema is a self-published author who prefers to work in the realm of suspense, horror, and mystery. He has published eight novels so far.

Strong protagonists are his bread-and-butter, and often he's most comfortable when his characters are gathered around a bar, bantering with each other.

He's a native to Eastern Pennsylvania where he lives with his wife and cats. True to the settings and characters of his novels, Evan is a former private investigator, gun salesman, and a security "Knave" at a casino... that may or may not have been haunted.

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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

Evan Yarema I'm sorry. I can't do that in two sentences. I wish I could but I can't. It's not within my abilities, even though I really want to. The truth is that…moreI'm sorry. I can't do that in two sentences. I wish I could but I can't. It's not within my abilities, even though I really want to. The truth is that I'm not a 'horror writer', I'm a *character writer*. I can make you fall in love with a character through their humor, their quirks, their struggles, their backgrounds, and their dialogue. I can put a name on a page and make them a real person. I strive to do that for my readers, because I simply can't write a book about a character that I don't care about. It's hard to fall in love with an imaginary person, but I work hard to do it with each book. Every author has one thing that they're especially good at, and I like to think that's what I do well.

What makes my stories scary is that I'll take these characters that you start to bond with, and I'll put them in a situation that they may or may not survive. Because the fear for a life (to me) IS horror. To me, seeing Freddy Krueger slash up a nameless goofball wasn't scary. Seeing him slash up someone that I felt a connection to, a personal bond with, or a larger-than-life opinion of scared the hell out of me.

So whether I do it through a serial killer, or a ghost, a lunatic, or a situation that just kind of sucks... my stories are about a character and a situation spiraling beyond their control. And we've all been there. We've all had a moment where we look at our world crumbling around us and whisper with despair "I don't know what to do."

That's what I try to convey in my stories: A person who is a hero, flawed, real, damaged, cool and crazy assessing a situation. And their only thought is "I don't know what to do."(less)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Evan Yarema Oh gosh. My books? Or ones by other authors?

If it's other authors, I 100% would want to be in Michael Crichton's "The Lost World". To me, that book is…moreOh gosh. My books? Or ones by other authors?

If it's other authors, I 100% would want to be in Michael Crichton's "The Lost World". To me, that book is the epitome of every adventure I've ever had a craving for when spring turns to summer. That novel is like a camping trip, only way more dangerous! The first chapters alone fill me with a sense of excitement (no matter how many times I reread it). I relate to the characters so well that by the end of the book, they feel like my friends. When I was a kid, I identified with the characters Arby and Kelly, and wanted to stow away with them to the island. Now as an adult, I like to think I'd make a pretty good weapons expert on the team. Plus, it's an expedition to a dinosaur island! Who WOULDN'T want to be a part of that? What would I do there? Hopefully survive!

As my own novels are concerned...

Well I've already lived and experienced The Eyes and The Knaves (more than the average reader would guess... although for liability reasons: The events featured within said novels are fictitious, blah blah blah...) and I wouldn't recommend living many of the experiences that I have. But, I would totally be cool with living in The Loners. In fact, much of the theme of that novel is about wanderers who find a comfort zone. The town, and the apartment that they make their "headquarters" is pretty much my dream comfort zone. Likewise, the case and the killer aren't beyond my realm of knowledge, so spending nights hunkering down with that group would be fine with me.

What would I do in that novel? Probably just hang out with the four loners and function as the fifth wheel that orders pizza and adds comic relief.(less)

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Sometimes I think "The coolest thing I could have would be a magic computer that translates everything I read and write into a movie, so I could watch it play out like films." But then I realize, "Oh wait, that's called 'imagination'. Never mind!" 😅

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