T.J. Payne is the author of “The Venue,” “Intercepts,” and “In My Father’s Basement.” He writes primarily in the horror and thriller genres. His writing style relies on a light touch, using lean, smooth prose to build and maintain the story’s intensity. Through this style, Payne weaves in deeper themes and questions about human nature, particularly the subtle line between Good and Evil. Traditional Hero and Villain archetypes are often flipped in Payne’s work. His characters may not always be likable, but their faults and sins are profoundly human. Humans are the only species on Earth with the capability to create both great beauty and unspeakable acts of cruelty. The exploration of that duality has always been central to Payne’s work. His new book “Intercepts” is another chilling novel that is a must-read for fans of horror and is featured on Cosmopolitan’s “31 Best Horror Books of All Time” list. (amazon, 2021)

In “Intercepts,” Joe works at a facility that performs human experimentation. His work just followed him home. The government wanted to unlock hidden abilities in the human mind. They put subjects in extreme sensory deprivation. All the test subjects went violently insane. But the research continued. Today it has been perfected. Almost perfected. Noe Joe’s teenage daughter is experiencing terrifying hallucinations. Either Joe’s daughter is having a mental breakdown or her mind has been intercepted by the patients at the her father’s facility.