Winning Short Story: Spookies by Alan Hostetter

Watch the May 2016 Winning Short Story Reading.

Watch SPOOKIES:

Story performed by actor Sean Kaufman

Get to know actor Alan Hostetter:

Matthew Toffolo: What is your 1pg Short Story about?

Alan Hostetter: “Spookies” is about a personal anecdote that happened to me early in my career as a motion pictures gaffer.

MT: What genres would you say this short story is in?

AH: It is part horror, part human interest, part coming-of-age, part adventure, part romance, part tragedy.

MT: How would you describe this story in two words?

AH: In two words, it’s a true story.

MT: What movie have you seen the most in your life?

AH: The movie I’ve seen most in my life is “Taxi Driver.”

MT: How long have you been working on this story?

AH: I’ve been thinking about this story for over thirty years.

MT: Do you have an all-time favorite novel?

AH:…