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Goodreads asked Josh Deere:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Josh Deere Purgatorium is about a couple who, not long after they meet, are caught up in a crazy paranormal disaster that causes their spirits to be ripped from their bodies. They find themselves stuck in a limbo-like a spirit world where they are fighting to survive while hordes of terrifying demons are hunting them, and trying to possess their bodies.

Oddly enough, the idea for Purgatorium came from a somewhat difficult time I went through a few years ago that included the tragic losses of my brother and father-in-law, some significant health problems, and frankly, some anxiety and depression. I had reached a point (as many of us do) when life seemed monotonous, as if there was nothing else left in the world to explore, and no more magic to discover. Then, one day, I started thinking about what else is out there that is mysterious and completely undiscovered? The answer was the afterlife.

Death is something that we are all going to experience, yet none of us really know what to expect. I happen to believe that life doesn't stop once we die, so that leaves this amazing, enigmatic event that all of us who are still here have yet to experience. That got the ol' noodle thinking about what things really could be like on the other side, and Purgatorium was the result.

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