Band of Skulls is joining Cage the Elephant as my new musical caffeine.

Adam Nevill a spine-chiller in the classic tradition, a writer who draws you in from the world of the familiar, eases you into the world of terror, and then locks the door behind you. The House of Small Shadows grows darker and takes on more menacing life with each step forward.

I think if you looked at the kind of ebb and flow of supernatural fiction and horror fiction, it does seem to be more popular in times when were hammered over the head daily with threats from all angles, very real threats.

I think anyone who writes suspense fiction and says that King isn't an influence is either lying or being foolish.

Horror and supernatural novels give you a lot of what you look for in a crime novel, just with a twist that was very fresh for me as a reader.

I started writing as soon as I started reading.

We understand tornadoes scientifically, but it still feels supernatural. The randomness makes it feel supernatural.