Eoin Dennis asked Edgar Cantero:

We're reading The Fall of the House of Usher in my English class, and I was wondering if you used it writing TSE? As my favorite book, I was also wondering if there was to be a sequel??

Edgar Cantero Hi, Eoin. I am a big fan of Poe, but I am not sure how much I knowingly borrowed from him while writing TSE—especially from "Usher", which I haven't reread in a long time. But sure, they both share a few cliches. The most obvious would be the haunted house, often humanized by the narrator in description, so as to turn it into a distinct character. Another would be the cursed family: both Roderick and Ambrose Wells were ill because of a history of illness in the family. Both are aware of it, and yet they cannot prevent their doom; their death is in some way a self-fulfilled prophecy.

I hope this helps; I know I'm just scratching the surface here, but feel free to e-mail me if you have any follow-up questions. Regarding sequels, there's ideas for them, but I'll only write them if TSE proves popular enough. Thanks for reading it.

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Mr Cantero, Do you make appearances? If so, may I invite you to our public library's 4th Annual Scifi/Fantasy Festival on July 27-29, 2018? We are the Hoover Public Library in Birmingham, AL and would LOVE to host you here. All the best! Shannon Haddock, Fiction Specialist

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Did you choose to set The Supernatural Enhancements in 1995 in order to avoid the easy availability of the Internet or was there something else that made '95 the year for you (the X-Files?)?

Jason (jasonb) asked Edgar Cantero:

Any chance your Catalan books will be translated to English? I just picked up Meddling Kids and now I want to read everything that you write. I love the noir-horror-comedy-punk writing that you do! So, half way through Meddling Kids and I'm a fan. So, any chance? Jason

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We're reading The Fall of the House of Usher in my English class, and I was wondering if you used it writing TSE? As my favorite book, I was also wondering if there was to be a sequel??

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Mr Cantero, Do you make appearances? If so, may I invite you to our public library's 4th Annual Scifi/Fantasy Festival on July 27-29, 2018? We are the Hoover Public Library in Birmingham, AL and would LOVE to host you here. All the best! Shannon Haddock, Fiction Specialist

Did you choose to set The Supernatural Enhancements in 1995 in order to avoid the easy availability of the Internet or was there something else that made '95 the year for you (the X-Files?)?

Any chance your Catalan books will be translated to English? I just picked up Meddling Kids and now I want to read everything that you write. I love the noir-horror-comedy-punk writing that you do! So, half way through Meddling Kids and I'm a fan. So, any chance? Jason

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