I have a dread of sounding pretentious and try not to talk too much about what I do. James Herbert Read Quote
I’ve always suffered from being labelled a horror writer – just because I didn’t go to university, just because I still talk in my natural voice, just because I’m not as articulate as Martin Amis. James Herbert Read Quote
For me, a good friend is someone you might only see once or twice a year but each time it feels as though you’ve just seen them last week. James Herbert Read Quote
I never plan my novels because if I know what is going to happen, it bores me rigid. I let the story tell itself. James Herbert Read Quote
I grew up in the East End of London, the youngest of three boys in a Catholic household. Both my parents were market traders and worked seven days a week. James Herbert Read Quote
I hate violence, and I didn’t plan to write horror; it just poured out of me. James Herbert Read Quote
I’ve always loved comic books. As a kid, I used to read cowboy stories and historical comics about other worlds, unknown places that would take me out of myself and which helped to develop my imagination. James Herbert Read Quote
