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Katye Tilstone

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in Lancaster, The United Kingdom

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Horror, Crime, Suspense

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Hi I'm Katye Tilstone,

Welcome to my crazy world of macabre and mind bending books. As an indie author I try my best to make my work stand out from the others in this sub genre of horror including personal struggles I have battled with since I was young, to make my readers feel seen and heard if they are going through those struggles themselves. To help others who are stuck in those dark moments, as if my books could be a way for them to escape real life and explore fantasy, horror for me was always a way for my young mind to escape the pain I felt and to forget it for those short moments.

My inspiration for my work comes from many places however, a few I would love to mention are; Darren Shan, R.L.Stine, Tim Burton, Stephen King ect. along Hi I'm Katye Tilstone,

Welcome to my crazy world of macabre and mind bending books. As an indie author I try my best to make my work stand out from the others in this sub genre of horror including personal struggles I have battled with since I was young, to make my readers feel seen and heard if they are going through those struggles themselves. To help others who are stuck in those dark moments, as if my books could be a way for them to escape real life and explore fantasy, horror for me was always a way for my young mind to escape the pain I felt and to forget it for those short moments.

My inspiration for my work comes from many places however, a few I would love to mention are; Darren Shan, R.L.Stine, Tim Burton, Stephen King ect. alongside my future husband, family and friends these authors above moulded my mind and help create the author you see today. I studied the English language and literature extensively through my years at school eventually taking it on at A-level and being told I was writing at university level, from doing poems in the back of my diary's to taking a creative writing course at school its safe to say the stories I would day dream about would one day turn into physical books. Unfortunately I did lose my father young due to cancer so I try to honour his memory and spread awareness of cancer within my books because it is extremely important to me as well as showing support for those who have lost loved ones to the horrendous disease. I, myself, struggle with my own chronic pain, Endometriosis, everyday so I try again to show support for those who struggle with it as well and show that even though it is a invisible disability, it does not control my life.

I love to read on how I can improve as a author and a writer so criticism is encouraged, just as long as it is still kept to a respectful manor, respect me and my work then I shall respect your opinion. If you love extreme horror, gore maxed up to the full and maybe shedding a tear or two then you're in the right place, no characters are safe in my stories. I do try to keep them realistic although this is all fantasy after all, I am a horror movie avid watcher so if any of my books remind you of some of the popular ones that's probably because again they inspired me. "What's your favourite scary movie?" personally mine would be Sam Raimi's 'The Evil Dead' from 1981, due to my love for The Evil Dead franchise and the American actor Bruce Campbell, you can never beat the classics. With Tim Burton I most resonated with his 2005 film 'Corpse Bride' as for a young girl growing up it shows the message of true love unlike Disney fairy tales, 'Corpse Bride' shows the concept that true love it about finding fulfilment by allowing the person you hold and love so dear to be happy even if that means letting them go sacrificing your own happiness. Not everything has to have a happy ever after ending. (Even though I have my happily ever after, some of my books will not.)

I hope that this has given you, as my readers and supporters, a little insight into who I am and what messages my stories bring across, in this world its okay to sprinkle a little madness. My mascot is called 'Mrs. Midnight' a black cat with white stitches and deep pink eyes, I have her because as a cat mum I adore them and feel connected to them, she too will have her own backstory and own domain just like my other books, her inspiration came from the video game 'Fran Bow' released in 2015 by Killmonday Games. A game I would watch gameplays of when I was younger and one I have personally played myself alongside the authors and directors mentioned above this helped me through those dark times, it has proven to always be a game that I have gone back to when I am down because the relationship between the main character 'Fran' and her black kitten 'Mr. Midnight' always reminded me of how I am with my own black cat Lucifer. ...more

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