[3] A reviewer for The New York Times named Peterson as being among trendy writers creating apocalypse fiction featuring zombies.
[4] Peterson’s poetry often features movie monsters and characters inspired by the final girl trope.
[3] Peterson's multidenominational religious background including Jewish, Christian, and Native American faith has influenced his poetry.
[6] Peterson has been sought for comments on HIV issues and PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis),[7] LGBT themes in comics,[8] and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[9] In 2017 Peterson released the nonfiction book The PrEP Diaries: A Safe(r) Sex Memoir, published by Lethe Press.