Anthony Horowitz Quotes

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.

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

Magic is at the core of myths.

One of my favorite things about supernatural fiction is its vast array of creatures.

The genre of fantasy is about magic and occult characters.

There are such beings as vampires, some of us have evidence that they exist. Even had we not the proof of our own unhappy experience, the teachings and the records of the past give proof enough for sane peoples.

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

I have always been fascinated by the supernatural elements in stories, whether fairy tales, myths, film or literature.

I'd go into the woods to look for the witches, the mythical beings.

While the whole 'God Butcher Saga' had elements of fantasy, sci-fi and horror all mixed together, 'The Accursed' is very much high-fantasy. Right out of the gate, we've got elves, talk of fantastic worlds, strange creatures, Malekith riding a flying tiger, as well as more dwarves, giants, trolls and elves than you can possibly count.

I was always fascinated by fairy stories, fantasy, you know, demons, necromancers, gods and goddesses, everything that is out of our kin and out of our everyday world. I was always interested in enchantment and magicians and still am.

I love witches and magic and dress-up and make-believe.

I am a fan of magic and fantasy, particularly when it's grounded in reality.

After being in Harry Potter, I believe a bit more in magic than I did before.

I love supernatural stuff. 'Battlestar Galactica' was my favorite show.

Basically, Urban Fantasy means D&D in New York. Ordinary people have no idea that they share the world with fantastic, supernatural creatures. It can't just be vampires or werewolves; it has to be a whole continuum of fantastic beings, with their own society within society.

I really don't believe in magic.

I love Urban Fantasy, even though I'm inevitably compared to 'Supernatural,' only a little more edgy.

For me, a great fantasy is real people, a world I recognise, human struggle and magic. You've got to have magic to make a fantasy work. But I like my magic to be subtle. I don't want magic coming out of the hands of wizards. I want it to be pervading, sinister somehow.

I'm a fantasy writer, called a fantasy writer. But there's very little, apart from one or two basic concepts in 'I Shall Wear Midnight,' which are in fact fantasy. You have sticks that fly, but they're practical broomsticks, with a bloody great strap that you can hold on to so you don't fall off. And you try not to use them too often.

I think to describe 'The Gates' as a genre show is tricky because when you think of what's a vampire show or what's a supernatural kind of thing, I think other shows... maybe focus on that element probably slightly more than our show does.

Miracles are doomed; they will drop out like fairies and witchcraft, from among the matter which serious people believe.

The Wizard War

I'm still a little certain I'm a wizard.

What if 16th century people were right, and the supernatural and natural coexisted? How would that play out?