Why Do I Write Horror?

“For me, writing category fiction is not so much about living up to the expectations someone would have picking up a book about vampires; it is, rather, the context wherein I write about the sorts of things writers always write about. You’ll find the same themes in all horror writing. You’ll find them in a good mystery, a romance, or “serious” fiction. I’m talking about the Big Issues: good, evil, love, envy, betrayal, trust, faith, hope, and, perhaps above all else, our need to find redemption.”

- Michael Romkey

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