He wrote and directed the film Dear Dead Delilah in 1973. 1936) is an American writer. Raised in Tennessee, he graduated from Central High School in Memphis and attended Southwestern University there. He is responsible for a large number of novels, including When Michael Calls and All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By. He has had several plays produced off-Broadway, and also paints and writes poetry.
This thrilling story may be John Farris's finest suspense novel, a terrifying and tragic look at the life of Greg Walker, who is compelled to visit an ancient Mayan temple every nineteen years in order to prolong his unnaturally long life Told from the point of view of Greg, his daughter Sharissa, and the relentless police detective who tracks him, Sacrifice is a winner, here presented with new cover art by Tomislav Tikulin, a fine introduction by Dean Koontz, loads of color images, and a bonus short novel, Horrorshow igned by John Farris.