Jeff asked Sarah E. England:

Ms. England! Thank you so much for writing the 'Father of Lies' trilogy. I could write ten page review about how much I loved it! I did want to know what kind of books inspire you to write such amazingly scary books? Stephen King couldn't scare be if he dressed like a clown, with a knife, and waited outside my house to kill me, but your words did the trick! :)

Sarah E. England Hi Jeff ! By pure chance I came onto goodreads to post about a cover reveal and found your question. Am so sorry it's been 16 days... but I hardly every visit goodreads. First of all, thank you very much indeed for your kind comments - I am thrilled to bits you enjoyed the trilogy. And actually I agree with you re Stephen King, but I think perhaps he appeals largely to a younger readership. I found James Herbert more frightening, and M R James' short stories. I also found Susan Hill's 'The Woman in Black' pretty scary, too. In short, I find creepy, atmospheric novels that crawl under your skin and fire a fear of the unknown, far more frightening than anything fantastical or full of monsters. What inspires me to write scary stuff? A lifelong fascination with the occult, a background in nursing and psychiatry, and a chance meeting with someone who suffered ritual satanic abuse.... It all started from there and now I can't stop! I am also convinced that most psychiatric conditions are not medical but spiritual, and it looks as though some eminent psychiatrists are finally writing papers about this and coming around to that way of thinking! In other words - this stuff is real and hence why it's so damn scary. Anyway, thank you again.. I hope you enjoy some of the others. The Owlmen is an off-shoot from the trilogy and delves into traditional dark witchcraft, as does The Soprano. Hidden Company covers psychiatry again, as it's set in an asylum in the Victorian age, but also delves into a different area of the occult - that of the fae and the folklore surrounding them. Monkspike will be out for Halloween and is probably the darkest yet.. basically demonolatry, so I can only write this one in daylight hours.. serious! Kindest wishes, Sarah :)

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Jeff Hi Ms. England again! Since writing this question, I've finished "The Owlmen" and have started on 'The Soprano.' I guess the first half of the year ha ...more
May 05, 2019 09:08PM · flag

Sarah England THANK YOU! I really hope you enjoyed The Owlmen and The Soprano (which is different from all the others)... and good luck with your own writing too! A ...more
May 24, 2019 05:24AM · flag

Jeff Hi Ms. England! It has been a while, but, for some reason, I didn't read the end of your first post carefully. Were you saying that you have a new boo ...more
Sep 12, 2019 12:10PM · flag