Otto Penzler Quotes

Why a ghost story? Well, I love them. They're fun to read - and, yes, fun to write.

I want to believe in ghosts. I love ghost stories.

The ghost story is a popular genre of mine and is particularly adaptable to the visual media.

As a child I loved ghost stories.

I love horror, fantasy and sci-fi. Those are my genres of love and devotion.

I like something where I can really use my imagination and be an active participant in the construction of the monster and usually that's in the world of the supernatural or the world of the fantastic, so that's why those kinds of stories about demons and the supernatural appeal to me or maybe I'm really interested in that subject.

The first ghost story I ever heard was from my mother.

Science fiction is no more written for scientists that ghost stories are written for ghosts.

I've wanted to write a ghost story for years, and my main aim was to write the most frightening ghost story that I could think of.

I love the paranormal, because there, every genre I write can become one beacon for my imagination.

Everyone has a ghost story, or at least that's how it has always seemed to me.

All cultures have had a belief in ghosts and a fear of ghosts. People have always told stories, and everybody likes being frightened, especially when you feel safe. Personally, I find them scarier than vampires or zombies.

Magic is at the core of myths.

I have always loved reading a little creep-factor and a lot of suspense.

Ghostly things don't really scare me, but they really intrigue me.

I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.

I loved all ghost stories. So I guess it was only a matter of time before I wrote one.

People keep asking if I believe in ghosts. If you're talking about poltergeists and weird, supernatural phenomena, not really.

I love really, really deep, dark-as-Russia storylines. I love supernatural aspects. I grew up with ghost stories.

In a ghost story, usually you've got to hang on until daylight, and you'll be alright. But if daylight's four months away, then you have a problem.

Everybody loves monsters.

I always wanted to live in a haunted house.

I like fantasy.

And, of course, supernatural elements just make a story more interesting.

I'm a huge sci-fi/fantasy/horror guy. I love anything in the sci-fi or fantasy genre.