Andrew Wolter (January 23, 1975 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a American homoerotic horror author of novels such as The Rules of Temptation and Nightfall.

Since as far back as he can remember, Andrew Wolter had always felt the urge to create entertainment through the written word.

As a child, he was highly influenced by the plethora of horror films, both unforgettable cult and "B" classics, he would incessantly watch in the late evening with his mother. Sure, he was an eleven-year-old child at the time, and a few of them managed to scare him out of his wits! Still, he saw an art in the unknown, an insatiable portrait of dread that revolved a setting without boundaries. So it was, that he decided he wanted to create such dark tales too.

Being a child of the technological age, Andrew's first writing tool was a Sharp electronic typewriter. It was initially his mother's (who writes in the New Age/Sprituality genre). and she gave it to him when she got her word processor. Oh, how he loved the slim black contours and the way he could correct a mispelled word at the touch of a button! Through the years he had managed to (between school, a social life and, ultimately, a career) type out several short stories and a full-length novel. Unfortunately, none of those stories (which he tends to laugh at as he revisits them from time to time) or the novel made it into print. In fact, the novel which he simply titled "The Object," was lost somewhere in the shuffle of his adult moving days.

By the time Andrew was eighteen, he gave up his typewriter and purchased a computer. However, that same typewriter has survived through the years and now rests in the ownership of his younger sister who also has an affinity for the written word.

Perhaps it was the journey into adulthood and the coming to terms with his sexuality that gave Andrew the true fuel it would take to create a salable story. At the age of nineteen, Andrew came out to his family that he was gay. Most of his family welcomed him with open arms. Soon, he decided to blend horror fiction with gay erotica. At the time, books containing such ideas were few and far between and Andrew had his doubts of how receptive the audience who read a novel of such nature would be. However, he was suddenly inspired by a blooming underground author by the name of Poppy Z. Brite. Her novels are without boundary and center on everything from vampires and haunted houses to serial killers and the reality of relationships between gay men. The originality and solidity of her voice kept Andrew craving more and created an inspiration for his own works.

Andrew likes to be known as an author without genre limitations, whether certain pieces of work are filled with burning lust between two men or taking place in a netherland of evil. As long as he can move you--emotionally as you revisit love between characters, physically as you recoil from the unknown darkness, or sexually as you passionately writhe in your seat--then he is at peace with what he writes. Though Andrew always conveys a realistic moral in his fiction, his works remain dark and without remorse. This is what many readers have learned to expect after reading his first novel, The Rules of Temptation.

Andrew's second novel, Nightfall, is unlike his first book. Whereas The Rules of Temptation deals with the horror of reality and is brimming with homoerotic scenes, Nightfall centers on the supernatural. Nevertheless, readers will find that all of Andrew's works contain both gay and straight characters. The development of such characters is nothing more than art imitating life and a knowledge of what he has experienced.

In addition to his fiction writing, Andrew recently resigned his freelance contributions as a columnist to the X-Factor Magazine. Ironically, his first column Hot Off The Press involved writing book reviews for other authors of the gay/erotic genre. Along with Hot Off The Press, Andrew wrote a column spotlighting gay personalities and organizations, revealing who they are and what they contribute to the gay community. Focused on creating imaginary worlds and characters who blurred the boundaries of reality and fiction, Andrew resigned from X-Factor Magazine when his editor attempted to force him into writing "caca" for the magazine to meet deadline. Andrew realized that his words were more than that, and immediately told the magazine that he was unable to put his name to a column lacking style, content, and, ultimately, Andrew's voice.

Though Andrew was born in St. Louis, Missouri, he has spent a majority of his childhood and adulthood in Phoenix, Arizona (along with an unforgettable 5-year vacation in Montana).

Andrew currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona with his fiance, Steven, along with their dog and cat. He is working on a short story collection and his next novel.

External links

AndrewWolter.com

Andrew's E-Journal