David Morrell is a Canadian author and comic book writer.
Career
Despite an extensive career writing thriller and horror novels, perhaps Morrell's most notable work is the antiwar story First Blood. The book introduced the character John Rambo, who was later portrayed by actor Sylvester Stallone in a series of Rambo films.
Quotes
- "I have a theory that compulsive fiction writers are subconsciously working out traumas that happened to them when they were young. I call this process self-psychoanalysis."Writers Write: A Conversation With David Morrell (October 2002)
- "Remember, I was a professor of American Literature. My goal has been to approach the thriller or the horror field as a wide-open type of fiction that most writers have not treated seriously. It is a total joy for me to explore these genres and take them in directions they hopefully haven't been taken before and treat them with a seriousness that I believe they deserve."Science Fiction Weekly: David Morrell interview
