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

A light wind blew through here that carried with it scents of sadness and loss, not recognizable odors but smells that corresponded to nothing, chimerical fragrances able to evoke melancholic memories.

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.

I think the internet is a great marketing tool--but marketing is not my job. I'm a writer. My job is to write novels.

Real life ... it was an ambiguous world, where actions sometimes had no meaning, where chaos reigned and no one was allowed to see the big picture, only their small portion of it.

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

Life is short. Eternity is long.