Goodreads asked Brandon Cornett:

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

Brandon Cornett I've always been intrigued by the idea of combining several different sub-genres of horror within the same novel. But for the longest time, I just couldn't make it work. I started, and later abandoned, several novels that just didn't do it for me. Then I got the idea for Purgatory, a reality TV show where death-row inmates struggle to survive on an island full of horrors. The story evolved from there. Like most novels, this one is the product of many overlapping influences. There's a bit of The Running Man in there, along with The Island of Dr. Moreau, and even The Hunger Games.

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