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'Whenever I wrote about Whitby
I always went there to absorb the haunting atmosphere of the
place. During one of these visits I saw a headline in the
local paper, "Missing Cats Mystery" which got me thinking
on a tangent and that's how the fish demon evolved. I thought
it would be a lovely irony for a fish to eat a cat. I actually
put the headline from the newspaper in the book as a thank
you.
The fish demon became one
of my favourite elements, but when I suggested putting him
on the cover, the publishers thought the image might be a
bit too horrific. Now, after 8 years he's finally going to
be put there when the rejacketing happens in a few months
time, so watch this space!'
'After publication of this
book I received a letter from someone who was investigating
serpent cults. He was interested in what I had uncovered about
Whitby and wanted to know if he could use my research notes
in order to further his investigations. Sadly I had to write
back that there had been no research into a genuine serpent
cult in Whitby, the Morgawrus of my novel was a complete invention.
I hope I didn't disappoint him too much.'
'The fish demon was real though...'
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