25 Quotes by Nancy A. Collins

Personally, I don't trust people who go out of their way to state they never read or watch horror and insist there's something wrong with those of us who do.

I cannot sing Vampirella artist Patrick Berkenkotter's praises loudly or often enough.

Vampires are handy characters, as they can do double duty as monster/villains and the classic, misunderstood romantic hero.

The best advice I got as a writer was also the first advice, which came from the late fantasy author and editor Karl Edward Wagner: Any agent who charges to look at your work is a crook.

Horror serves a cathartic role in human society, all throughout the world. It is a way of confronting the darkness, both within and without.

The vampires in the 'VAMPS' series judge each other as harshly as they judge humans, and basically, vampires don't get along very well. So you've got a culture that's from cradle to grave like the worst high school you've ever been in.

If you could stay at this stage - you're 17, and you're always going to be in love with your first love - that's probably attractive.