Christa Faust (born June 21, 1969, in New York City) is an American author who writes original novels, as well as novelizations and media tie-ins. Faust won the 2009 Crimespree Award (Best Original Paperback) for Money Shot. Money Shot also received nominations for Best Paperback Original from the Edgar Awards, Anthony Awards, and Barry Awards.

Bibliography

Novels

• Control Freak (1998)

• Hoodtown (2004)

• Triads (2004) (with Poppy Z. Brite)

• Money Shot (2008)

• Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire (2010)

• Choke Hold (2011)

• Butch Fatale, Dyke Dick: Double-D Double Cross (2012)

Novelizations and media tie-ins

• A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dreamspawn (2005)

• The Twilight Zone: Burned / One Night at Mercy (2005)

• Final Destination 3 (2006)

• Friday the 13th: The Jason Strain (2006)

• Snakes on a Plane (2006) (Winner of the Scribe Award for Best Adapted novel in 2007.)

• Supernatural: Coyote's Kiss (2011)

• Fringe: The Zodiac Paradox (2013)

• Fringe: The Burning Man (2013)

• Fringe: Sins of the Father (2013)

• Batman: The Killing Joke (2018)

Filmography

• The Shining (1997)

• Dita in Distress (1999)

• Girl Trouble (2001)

• Payne for Hire (2002)

• Rope Sluts (2004)

• Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

• April Flores World (2012)

The Hunger episode "Skin Deep" was adapted from Faust's 1995 short story "Skin Deep."

References

Further reading

• Choke Hold. Publishers Weekly. 2011;258(34):42. Accessed August 9, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=65178720&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site*Jacobsen TL. Choke Hold. Library Journal. 2011;136(13):62. Accessed August 9, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=64501698&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site

• Graff K. Choke Hold. Booklist. 2011;108(1):48. Accessed August 9, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=65426470&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site

• Jacobsen TL. Choke Hold. Library Journal. 2011;136(13):62. Accessed August 9, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=64501698&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site

• Graff K. Money Shot. Booklist. 2007;104(7):27-28. Accessed August 9, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=27969137&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site

• Money Shot. Publishers Weekly. 2007;254(48):55. Accessed August 9, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=28162116&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site

• Leber M. Money Shot. Library Journal. 2008;133(1):82. Accessed August 9, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=28332879&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site

External links

• Official homepage