In Conversation: a Writer's Perspective, Volume 1: Horror

by James Cooper (Editor)

Original interviews with 16 of today's leading practitioners of horror fiction, exploring the impulses that drive them, the obsessions that illuminate their work, the creative instincts by which they're compelled. Featuring: Joe R. Lansdale, Ramsey Campbell, Graham Joyce, Brian Keene, Conrad Williams, Stephen Gallagher, Tim Lebbon, Mark Morris, Norman Partridge, Tom Piccirilli, Jeffrey Thomas, Peter Crowther, Ray Garton, Greg F. Gifune, Gary McMahon and Gary Fry.

246 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

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[A.J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting enough set of author interviews about writing and the genre of horror. Certain interviews are more insightful/candid than others, of course (depending on what you're personally interested in perhaps). Some writers talk about their different books at length - if you're not 'into' that particular author, then the interview won't engage you so much. Also, with 16 authors interviewed, the format is a touch repetitive. All in all, however, it should engage both aspiring authors and general fans of the genre.