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Reprinted from The Times (NW Indiana) 2/28/05
HOBART MAN WRITES FOURTH BOOK
BY JUSTIN POST
jpost@nwitimes.com
HOBART | The gates of hell open near Soldier Field in Chicago and "hordes of the walking dead" rule the world in a recent book published by a 39-year-old Hobart man.
Richard Dean said the book, "Final Death," is an end-of-the-world tale that contains underlying Christian themes encouraging faith in religion.
"When people ask what kind of stuff I write I get some very strange looks," he said. "They ask 'how can you mix horror with Christianity?'"
Dean said his books contain a strong religious message without overwhelming the average reader who enjoys a good horror book.
" 'Final Death' is the story of the last days of mankind on Earth, which has been left ravaged by an apocalypse," Dean said. "Hordes of the walking dead now rule the world under the control of a demonic hierarchy."
The book's main character, an atheist named Steve Kuiper, teams up with five strangers while working to close hell's gates, he said.
"For them to survive in the midst of damnation and close the infernal gates, they must somehow reclaim the faith that they have lost, or discover it for the very first time in their lives," Dean said.
Dean began writing short stories in 1991 after he completed a creative writing class at South Suburban College in South Holland and tackled his first novel in 2000.
He has published four books and said "Final Death" is his second full-length novel. A third novel is in the works, he said.
While all of Dean's previous works have been set in Chicago or Indiana, he said he plans to write his next book - tentatively titled "Inhabited" - about an evil force that plagues a small ocean town in Florida.
His other work includes "Leech," "Sanctum of the Mind" and "Total Darkness."
Dean said he hopes one of his books eventually is turned into a movie.
"I'm still daring the dream that could happen at some point," he said. "My whole writing process I visualize as though I am in a theatre and I sit there and let it unfold."
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