Alexander S. Brown was born on March 29, 1985, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to parents Sylvia and William Brown. The majority of his childhood years were spent in his parent’s care, but he also spent a lot of time with grandparents Barbara and Atwood Quirk. Brown had no siblings, so he had a great deal of time on his hands. Most weekends would find him spending Friday nights with his grandparents. His grandfather Atwood introduced him to the world of horror and suspense, his father William offered stories of the urban legends and ghostly myths of Vicksburg, and his mother Sylvia introduced him to the world of the paranormal. These Friday night stories and tales sparked an interest in him to learn as much as he could about the spiritual realm and many tales of folklore.

During recess as a child, Brown would sometimes sit to the side, while the other children played, and focus his time and attention on the works created by the biggest names in horror today. The horrific words of those literary geniuses fueled his imagination further and eventually inspired him to bring life to the nightmares and dreams that frequently came to him.

During his years at Vicksburg High School, Brown discovered two passions: creative writing and photography. He won awards for his art work during his two years in honors photography. In Brown’s senior year, he was granted the opportunity to take a creative writing course and that helped his stories begin to take shape.

Most of Brown’s work comes from his dreams, but some also comes from reality. The works inspired by events other than his dreams are usually exaggerated versions of true events and everyday issues. But, regardless of their origin, raw emotion is woven throughout all his stories.

Brown’s first novel, Sweet Dreams, received rave reviews and Traumatized, his first completed short story collection, promises to be hit as well. Brown says there are more works on the way. He plans to write a series of novels chronicling the lives of residents in a town that is damned and eventually he will pen a fantasy/horror trilogy.