Q&A with C J Wright discussion

If you have any questions about what I think or feel about the genre of horror, in whatever form, not just books, then ask away :)

Hello C.J.
The most scary books for me are about entities; invisible, horrendous, evil beings, (followers of Satan), which can materialize when they wish, and interact with us, humans.
Werewolves, vampires and zombies make me laugh.
What's your opinion?
Lilian J.

You've given a good description of The Dark Man, the invisible (to most people), horrendous and evil being in my books Killing Time and Falling Star :)

The only monster that truly scares me are zombies, because they seem to be logically the most likely to exist. The idea of a 'rogue' virus or chemical agent creating them has a grain of reality about it. Also their nature: they cannot be reasoned with, they don't pause, and en masse they are pretty much unstoppable; they also remind us of what we fear about ourselves, death. But maybe that's just me :)

I first heard the word 'zombie' when I was over thirty, and I thought it was a strange fantasy. You've enlightened me, somewhat. I still cannot conjure up a zombie figure.
The spiritual, paranormal world makes me shiver.

You know, it doesn't really matter what kind of story it is, when it's special, it scares me. Greg Slap's Mouth Sewn Shut was EXTREMELY haunting. Alison Littlewood's A Cold Season was crazy Wicker Man-like creepy. King's Joyland was heart breakingly bleak. COMPLETELY different styles that genuinely scared me for completely different reasons. Simmons has released some stuff that terrified me. The Ruins left me sleepless for a few nights.