"Southern-Fried & Horrified is a perfect read for writers and fans of horror alike. He [Ron] is one of the best storytellers around, don't miss out!" --Jeremy Hepler, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Boulevard Monster

In Southern-Fried & Horrified, Splatterpunk Award-winning author Ronald Kelly shares the story of his life and writing career. The latter spanning nearly-forty years as a self-described Southern storyteller. Kelly shares his early influences, his long road to publication, his success as a horror author under Zebra Books, and recalls the devastating collapse of mass market publishing in the mid-90s. He shares the details about his ten-year hiatus from writing and from horror as well as his triumphant return to the genre.

Sprinkled generously throughout are essays, writing advice, and lists of Kelly' s favorite books and movies, as well as his most cherished heroes, villains, and creatures from the Ronald Kelly mythos.

"This will sit on my shelf right next to King's On Writing. A treasure to be rediscovered over and over." --Hunter Shea, author of Creature and To the Devil, A Cryptid

"All in all, whether you're a reader or a writer or both, Southern Fried & Horrified is worthy of standing alongside Ray Bradbury's Zen in the Art of Writing and Stephen King's On Writing as books that are equally entertaining and educational. Highly recommended." --Blue Gilliand, Cemetary Dance