D.M. Dondero asked Jess Lourey:

I just finished BLOODLINE and loved it. I had just finished reading Ira Levin's, The Boys from Brazil, when I picked up Bloodline to read next. Coincidently, Levin wrote both Rosemary's Baby and The Stepford Wives. I had no idea when I choose Bloodline to read that it would be compared to both of Levin's stories. Strange & serendipitous coincidence. Did you plan for the story to resemble either classic?

Jess Lourey Thanks for reading it, DM, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I immersed myself in 60s and 70s horror (books and movies) to write BLOODLINE, and two of my faves were definitely Levin's, as well at the 1978 movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I wanted to capture that creepy sensation of not knowing whether you're going insane or the whole town is out to get you. :)

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