"I never get bored.  My life is more interesting now than when I was alive. I am technically not dead either, but that is just a matter of semantics." 

Bad Bad Thing

The fist time I picked up a VHS copy of 1991 horror-comedy classic, The Addams Family, I knew I had found something special. The adult themes, warped in the highly stylised Halloween décor and witty script, presented an opportunity to my younger self to discover dark situations with humour. The gorgeous set-designs, and a story that was at its heart all about family. Being weird could actually be cool, if embraced fully an authentically. I've had a soft spot for outcasts ever since.

 

That is why for me the best stories are horror stories. There is a sincerity in them that you don't get in other genres. To be scared of something else is basic human nature. But to be scared of ourselves, that is what we often pretend to ignore when trying to pass as 'normal'. I find it fascinating how horror stories force us to face the inevitable truths of our existence, in ways that empower rather than supress our deepest fears. Being able to truly know ourselves in the vast darkness and beauty of the unknown.

 

After consuming countless hours of books and films, I now have many horror stories that I have imagined on my own. My first novel, Bad Bad Thing, is a genuine love letter to the many books and films of my youth. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I have loved learning to write it. 

 

Stay weird,

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Ela