I write horror.
Sounds simple, no?
In the coming weeks I will be putting up horror stories on this blog. I think they're very good. I'll also be improving the appearance of this blog so it won't look like it's five minutes old (at the time of this writing, it is five minutes old.) I want you to read them, comment on them. I think I have something to say.
I've been a horror fan all my life. As a child I was a late reader, but what got me reading was a copy of The Dark, by James Herbert, which I found in my Grandfather's study. It had loads of the old ultra-violence, and made me realize that you could envision anything in books. I was having trouble reading because of a rough childhood, but the stories I had to read weren't cutting it. They were about dragons wandering through flower gardens, and kids playing ball and petting kitties. Horror taught me that I could love reading. If I ever meet James Herbert, I'm going to thank him. That violent and gory book was meant to frighten and horrify, but in my case James Herbert failed. In my case, his book taught a little boy how to read.
So that's it for now. There will be more to come.
Sincerely,
Mac Campbell
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