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Mammoth Books presents Oh I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside

Christopher Fowler

From Shelf: Christopher Fowler

'Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside' came about firstly because I was commissioned to write a story for the World Horror Convention souvenir book and, as the event was to take place in Brighton, it seemed logical to set a tale on the South coast of England."I had written a fantasy novel, Calabash, some years earlier, hinting at the dark madness of such seaside towns, which are the antithesis of their Mediterranean counterparts. I thought of the depressing Morrissey song "Every Day is Like Sunday", which captures the awfulness of English resorts."Coincidentally, Kim Newman and I were discussing the inherent creepiness of pantomime dames, and I decided it was time to give vent to my horror of these coastal pleasure domes. I wish I'd thought to include screaming gangs of hen-nighters as well. And I thought it was a nice touch to have everyone in the story telling the hero to 'fuck off' until he finally does.

Format:
Electronic book text
Pages:
320
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN:
9781472102607
Published Date:
26/7/2012
Category:
Horror & ghost stories

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Format: Electronic book text

ISBN: 9781472102607

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