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Why I Write Fantasy: The Influence of Horror

On April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 By rodericktmacdonaldIn Fantasy Fiction, Reminiscences3 Comments

I grew up in the 70s and 80s. Fantasy existed in book form, but in other media it was pretty scarce, especially in a UK where only three TV channels existed. For a child looking for images to fit his imaginings of monsters and adventure, it was to the creepy and the kooky that it …

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