The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.

What we like to think of ourselves and what we really are rarely have much in common.

I thought it was great fun to scare people. I also knew it was socially acceptable because there were a lot of horror movies out there.

Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. Drink and be filled up.

Lovecraft opened the way for me, as he had done for others before me

Remember in elementary school you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file from smallest to tallest? What is the logic in that? What, do tall people burn slower?

Give a man or woman back his self-respect, and in most cases-not all, but most-you also give back that person's ability to think with at least some clarity.