REPORTER: Are there any authors you're fond of?
A.K. KUYKENDALL: Stephen King, of course.
REPORTER: Is there a particular reason?
A.K. KUYKENDALL: The man is a f**king rock star with a career and body of work I've both followed and have tried my hardest to emulate. Take my monster, for example-
REPORTER: Yes, I was getting to that new monster of yours. So, Stephen King is behind your monster?
A.K. KUYKENDALL: Sir, the King's classic novel, IT, is a big part of my new story.
REPORTER: Stephen King is the creator of Pennywise the Dancing Clown who EATS children. How can that story possibly relate to yours when your story is about the Catholic church?
A.K. KUYKENDALL: I'm the creator of Red Buttons, the phantasm behind the eyes of those priests who RAPE children.
REPORTER: Your controversial title is really getting a lot of buzz and has even received direct pushback from the Vatican itself. Are you concerned?
A.K. KUYKENDALL: Yeah, but, then again, the King never backed down from controversy. Well, except for Richard Bachman's title RAGE, but I don't want to get into all that.
REPORTER: Two writers.... two monsters.... identical child targets?
A.K. KUYKENDALL: Identical targets? Unfortunately...
Pragmatic author A.K. Kuykendall has a passion for writing conspiracy, espionage, horror, and suspense literature that blend the concepts of fact and fiction. For more information on his projects, visit https://www.thewriterofbooks.com/list-of-works/ or, to email the author directly for Q&A on this post, write to info@thewriterofbooks.com.
