Press Kit
Alex Hunter writes unsettling, character-driven horror that blends the supernatural with the deeply human. His debut novel, The Harvest (2025), received critical acclaim for its raw exploration of grief and survival. His follow-up, The House That Screamed (June 2026), pushes further into dark territory, exploring how trauma can be packaged, commodified, and consumed.
Hunter’s fiction has been praised for its emotional intensity, haunting imagery, and willingness to ask uncomfortable questions. His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, and his work continues to explore the fragile boundaries between the ordinary and the terrifying. He is based in the UK, where he writes in the company of too many books and not enough daylight.
Topics Alex Can Speak On
- Why horror resonates during times of global trauma
- The commodification of trauma in modern media
- Balancing supernatural horror with emotional realism
- Writing haunted house stories for a new generation
Email: alexhuntertheharvest@gmail.com
Praise for The Harvest:
"Hunter weaves a tale that has the "modern horror fairytale" feel of books like Coraline or IT, while weaving in mature topics that add weight to the narrative. His exploration of grief, found family, and the search for purpose create some truly hard-hitting moments. I was thoroughly rapt by this novel." -Carlos E. Rivera, author of The Local Truth, Blackout, and A Hole in the World
"This is a book for those who enjoy King, Lovecraft, and Poe. It is a fresh and original, chill-inducing journey to be taken at night, when embers flicker low, and moon shadows paint the walls with spectral dreamscapes. Be very afraid." -Bill Schweitzer, author of Doves in a Tempest
"The Harvest is delicious, slow-burning horror with genuinely disturbing moments, made memorable by the author's imagery and willingness to understate. Chilling." -Brian Kaufman, author of Mary King's Plague and Other Tales of Woe
"Hunter masterfully transforms a quaint, close-knit street into a microcosm of evil. Demons and memories are palpable here-real forces to be feared and fought by an unlikely group of heroes. Despite the darkness and grief permeating every page, The Harvest is a kaleidoscopic reflection on friendship reminiscent of Stephen King's IT." -Stephenie Sanders Jacob, author of Pyramidia
"The Harvest is a large-scale horror novel in the vein of Stephen King's IT or Joe Hill's NOS4A2. It features a wide cast of characters, sky high stakes, and terrifying scenes." -horroraddicts.net
"A great flair for horror and how to handle it." -Happy Goat Horror
"A genuinely inspired, rather than constructed, work, and Alex Hunter's prose is above par for popular fiction." -voguehorror.com