


But I’ll name three I love: Steve Rasnic Tem, Melvin Burgess (not heard of him? He writes YA fiction, and his Bloodtide is one of the most impressive slices of pure horror I’ve ever read). Name your three favourite horror writers.

I’ve never been able to find out who wrote it. Such an obvious switch, but as a kid I had no idea it was coming and was totally devastated. The last ‘creature’ turned out, of course, to be a real human boy – the last of his kind. What appeared to be a boy walking with his father through an exhibition of aliens at a zoo. What’s the first horror story you can remember making a big impact on you?Īn SF story I read when I was about 12. And I just enjoyed the idea of a girl totally embracing terror’s destination. He’s given every advantage, the gifts the gods supply him lay Medusa’s death pathetically easily in his lap, and yet he’s remembered … as the HERO. What inspired your story “Who Will Stop Me Now”? His 2006 ghost story Breathe was voted in May 2013 as one of the top 100 adult and children’s novels of all time by the Schools Network of British Librarians. His initial fantasy series, The Doomspell Trilogy, was published in 26 languages worldwide. Cliff McNish, acclaimed as ‘one of our most talented thriller writers’ (The Times), has written numerous award-winning fantasy, SF, horror and supernatural novels for children and young adults.
