Horror is the removal of masks.

People hear that I am a horror writer and they think that I must be a monster, but actually I have the heart of a small child - I keep it in a jar on my desk.

Funny how we take it for granted that we know all there is to know about another person, just because we see them frequently or because of some strong emotional tie.

I haven't had this much fun since the rats ate my baby sister

So I had this problem -- work or starve. So I thought I'd combine the two and decided to become a writer.

The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.

I always carry a pistol when I go [to the New York Public Library]. Never did trust those stone lions.