Author: Sawney Hatton

Sawney Hatton is the author of the Dark Comedy novel DEAD SIZE, the YA Noir novella UGLYVILLE, the Dark Fiction short story collection EVERYONE IS A MOON, and the editor of the Sci-Fi/Horror anthology WHAT HAS TWO HEADS, TEN EYES, AND TERRIFYING TABLE MANNERS?

Shaved Gerbil Blues: A Short Script

Sometimes it’s fun to rummage through old work. I recently rediscovered this short script that I believe I wrote back in high school, maybe even junior high. It exhibits the kind of unfettered imagination and…

Lest We Forget: A Grimly Amusing Anecdote

We were visiting from L.A., my friend Chris and I. We sat on the covered wood porch, nursing our bottles of beer with his uncles Mike and Johnnie. It was a quiet afternoon in the…

Sawney’s Recommended Reads

Sometimes I imagine people are wondering, “What does Sawney Hatton like to read?” Wonder no more, my harrowed fans! Here is a list of some my favorite contemporary authors: ROBERT McCAMMON Simply put, Robert McCammon…

DEAD SIZE: The Lost Ending

Many years ago, before I began writing my Dark Comedy novel DEAD SIZE, I had first fleshed out the story in screenplay format. I set aside this detailed outline after the book was finished, and…

The Details in THE DEVIL’S DELINQUENTS

I grew up on Long Island, New York in the 1980s/90s, a time when—despite all the picture-perfect middle-class suburban trappings—there was no shortage of salacious scandals and horrifying crimes being committed. I’d heard about the…

Recycled Writing

After finishing my latest novella, part of an anthology of teen-led Noir stories to be published later this year, I realized it is the final work that I have adapted from one of my original,…