Paul Zunckel

Paul Zunckel is a thriller and horror fiction author from South Africa best known for authoring the “Blood Trilogy.” Zunckel was born in Zimbabwe in 1957 when it was named Rhodesia. In 1966, his family moved to South Africa, from where he completed his high school studies at Amanzimtoti’s Kingsway Senior High School. He then proceeded to work as an Ops Medic in the South African Defense Force, since he had always wanted to become a medic. Life would get in the way and he would get a Diploma in Human Resource Management only to find himself working in Air Traffic Control for more than two decades and in management for more than twenty-five years. After more than twenty years in Air Traffic Control, he found himself on a retrenchment list as the company believed there were too many whites in management. Taking his sizable pension, he decided to become an owner of a guest farm though it was a short-lived venture as the farm burnt down in a freak fire accident. Starting from nothing, he began organizing events and seminars for people with issues such as teenage pregnancy substance and drug abuse, low self-esteem, and involvement in gangs. That venture also failed and it was at this time that his wife Lucie suggested he try his hand at writing his story.