I don’t believe in Evil as a manifest force. Q: In an interview with Lisa Hannet when talking about the horror genre you say: ‘I find myself fascinated by the monstrous– which really boils down to being anything we’re told “normal” people shouldn’t look at or think about or discuss in polite company. And no, sorry, I’m not going to reveal any more particulars of the dream or even tell you the whole sentence – which I know is a dreadful tease, but the superstitious part of me believes that the talisman will be robbed of any power if shown to the world. I probably don’t need that anymore, now I have the tattoo, but it’s a little late to go changing things. My earlier use of “fearofemeralds” first as an LJ name and then as a twitter handle had a similar motive, making sure it was front and centre on a regular basis. The whole sentence now has such talismanic properties for me that I had it tattooed in mirror writing across my ribs a couple of years ago, as a permanent reminder to keep going no matter what. I seldom remember my dreams upon waking, but this one was vivid and had a lot of impact on me at a time when I was agonising about whether or not I had any talent as a writer at all, and whether or not I should even bother attempting a career in that field. Essentially, the phrase is part of a larger sentence that I took with me from a dream a long, long time ago. That question has a simple answer, but I’m afraid that I’m going to skirt around it anyway. Q: Okay, first the really important question, your twitter handle is Why? Today I’ve invited the talented Kirstyn McDermott to drop by because her new book, Perfections, has just come out. The Eerie series by S.I have been featuring fantastic female fantasy authors (see disclaimer) but this has morphed into interesting people in the speculative fiction world. The Ghost of Annabelle Spoon by Aaron Blabey (picture book) In the Skin of a Monster by Kathryn Barker Riddle Gully series by Jen Banyard (younger readers) Insert Title Here edited by Tehani Wessely

Through Splintered Walls by Kaaron Warren Hoffman’s Creeper and Other Disturbing Tales by Cameron Trost The Last Days of Kali Yuga by Paul HainesĬaution: contains small parts by Kirstyn McDermott Vaudeville and Other Nightmares by Greg Chapman Macabre: A Journey through Australia’s Darkest Fears edited by Angela Challis and Dr Marty Young

The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories by Joanne Anderton The Opposite of Life by Narrelle M HarrisĪustralian Dark Fantasy and Horror series Souls Along The Meridian by Bill CongreveĪfter the World: Gravesend by Jason Fischer Please enter your suggestions for Aussie All Hallow's Reads here (required)

Perfections by Kirstyn McDermott