That, I think, is very good, even if it does not quite bear sustained scrutiny (you still have to walk around Horror on your own, surely?) and it also shows how adept he is at delivering scripts to be drawn up by artists. The Horror place is a rather more dangerous place, or it should be: you can walk around Fantasy alone.” Here is the opening of his introduction to an edition of HP Lovecraft stories: “If literature is the world, then fantasy and horror are twin cities, divided by a river of black water. I can see how this could get irritating, but it is at the heart of his technique and success. It’s the careful expository tone of a tale told to children, of a good, scary story that will keep them listening. His tone of voice is readily identifiable.
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