I always thought the appeal for vampires are the same as religion, the desire to avoid death and live forever.

I write horror because I enjoy it. I'm endlessly fascinated by the supernatural, by death, by darkness. And, to be honest, I don't have much choice. This is the way my mind works.

Names have power. In certain cultures, just speaking a man's name gives you mastery over him.

Horror writers can write about everything in the real world that a mainstream novelist can--plus the supernatural, which is the most fertile field for metaphor imaginable.

There were shadows galore in the dim light, but there was one shadow that did not correspond to any object in the room. It lurked next to the fireplace, a formless, undulating darkness.

I always thought the appeal for vampires are the same as religion, the desire to avoid death and live forever.

Real life was messier than fiction, and in it you didn't always have time to do or say the right things.