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As buyers of my works I partly value your opinions.
Posted below are a selection of your questions that
made it past my spam filter. My PA sometimes updates
this page so do contact me.
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| DW |
Dear Garth, I've just read
Hell Hath Fury and it
seems to bear striking similarities to Bram Stoker's
Dracula
In both plot, characters and outcome. Is this intentional?
From the Dreamweaver.
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| GM |
Well spotted. Essentially, my work lies somewhere between
Stoker's rendering and some of the themes I'd already
explored in my own short story 'Stake Out'. Of course,
if you'd bothered to familiarise yourself with the territory,
you'd know that Stoker's tale was largely based upon
a number of earlier vampiric texts. Still, worth ironing
these things out, if only to prevent saying them again
in the future.
P.S. 'Denouement' is a far more elegant expression than
'outcome'
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| BL |
Dear Garth, I know you said
Slicer IV
would be the 'final cut', but any chance of a Slicer
V in the near or not
so near future (please let it be near!)??? P.S. I've
read all your books. From Blade.
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| GM |
Heh, heh, heh. Good pun. Let me clarify my position
on this matter. Slicer IV
was not technically part of the 'Slicer' trilogy, although
it was, indeed, part of the 'Slicer' series. Slicer
IV stands as a book in its own right even thought
the character of Blade features once more in the plot
line. But take note, this is Ken Landerton's novel.
Not Blade's. I'm not ruling out the possibility of a
new Ken Landerton novel… I hope that says enough
for now. P.S. As well you should.
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| FB |
Dear Mr. Marenghi, I read in your Playboy interview
that you had been collaborating with the progressive
rock composer Rik Bedford on a horror themed album.
All the major record stores I have asked claim it was
never released commercially. Is this because Rik backed
out? Do you still plan to work with him? From Furyboy.
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| GM |
To be honest, friend, if he walked into the room, I
wouldn't even look at him. Rik yanked me any which way
but loose on that one. We were on the verge of completing
a unique musical invocation of my major themes, and
Rik left the project before we'd even laid down the
final banjo tracks. There is, I'm reliably informed,
a double CD bootleg of the sessions in circulation.
If you find one, send me a copy. So I can prosecute.
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| S |
Dear Garth, Remember me? We
met at the press screening of John Carpenter's Vampires.
Do you watch horror films often, or was it just fate?
From Sally
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| GM |
Heh, heh, heh, I love you too. I certainly remember
making your acquaintance, Sally. Cheers for the pendant.
I've put it with the others. I like to keep abreast
of what's going on in the genre. Mind you, I really
think Carpenter went west on that one. Don't lose that
haunting smile. Garth.
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| WM |
Dear Garth, Beyond the
Valley of the Screams…
care to expand on the why? From the Wishmaster.
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| GM |
Not keen on your tone, Anthony, but here's an answer
nonetheless. Beyond the Valley
of the Screams is written for and about the fallen
of Beachy Head. I once knew a guy who knew someone who'd
seen someone jump off the edge. This is that person's
story. He swears he saw a bony hand help said fellow to
perdition. All I'm asking is this: do these people jump,
or does society push? The bony hand is a metaphor for
indifference. I strongly advise you re-read the text.
And this time, open your mind. Garth. |
