As the credits rolled at the end, and I sat there trying to catch my breath and fully digest what I'd seen, I saw the screenplay credit. And my big sister had taken me to see the first Star Wars film. The author/filmmaker said he first realized that books and movies 'were actually written and created by other human beings' at the age of 7. 'A lot of what I do, whether it's either horror or children's lit, comes from that period in my life.' 'I was constantly being inundated by other worlds', said Daywalt. Growing up in a haunted house, watching horror movies with my older brothers and getting into their stash of horror magazines and comic books.' ĭuring the same period, Daywalt's mother, Charlene, would often come home from work and read to him from the works of well-known children's authors, like Dr. Also, at the time – this is going back to the mid 70s, almost into the early 80s – they were reading Tolkien and lot of that, so I had that as one side of my experiences. Heavy Metal and Creepy and Tales from the Crypt. I was always getting into their comic books . He relates, 'My older brothers would always let me stay up way too late on Friday nights, drink Mountain Dew, watch horror movies. ĭaywalt's older brothers, however unintentionally, fostered his interest in scary stories.

It looked like ' The Munsters.'' The house had a storied reputation in the local area, having supposedly been a stagecoach stop, a brothel, and a respite on the Underground Railroad at various times. 'I grew up in a house in Hudson, Ohio, that was notoriously haunted. Daywalt is also known for writing scripts for American television and Hollywood studio films, and for creating a number of short horror films for release on the internet.ĭrew Daywalt was born in Hudson, Ohio, on January 5, 1970, the youngest of six children, to Charlene (née Bable) and Charles Daywalt. He is best known for writing the best-selling children's picture book The Day the Crayons Quit, and its sequel The Day the Crayons Came Home, both illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. Drew Daywalt at Politics and Prose, Washington, D.Cĭrew Daywalt (born January 5, 1970), is an American author and filmmaker.

Sequel to the day the crayons quit